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Julia is a judge. She works at the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2 in Texas, where she has served since her election in 2010. She previously clerked for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in Dallas, investigating discrimination in federally funded educational institutions across five states; managed the technology transfer division of the University of Texas at Dallas’s research and graduate education program; and ran her own law practice handling criminal and family law cases.

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Julia clerked for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in Dallas, investigating discrimination in federally funded educational institutions across five states; managed the technology transfer division of the University of Texas at Dallas’s research and graduate education program; and ran her own law practice handling criminal and family law cases.

Julia Hayes is currently a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2 in Texas. She was first elected in 2010 and has served four terms.

As of January 22, 2026, Julia Hayes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Prioritizes the fair and impartial interpretation and application of the law above all else.

Actively utilizes diversion and rehabilitation programs whenever possible to help individuals pivot away from the criminal justice system.

- Prioritizes the fair and impartial interpretation and application of the law above all else.
- Actively utilizes diversion and rehabilitation programs whenever possible to help individuals pivot away from the criminal justice system.

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Julia Hayes

Julia Hayes is from California. She has a bachelor 27s degree in English from the University of California and a law degree from Syracuse University. 

Julia is a judge for the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2. Before taking the bench, she operated her own law firm, practicing criminal and family law. She also clerked with the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, where she investigated allegations of discrimination in federally funded educational institutions. Additionally, she worked at the University of Texas, Dallas, where she managed the University's Technology Transfer Division of the Research and Graduate Education Program. 

Julia is currently a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2. She was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Julia is a judge. She works at the Dallas County Criminal Court at Law, where she has been since 2010. She previously operated her own law firm practicing criminal and family law, clerked for the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights investigating discrimination in federally funded educational institutions in five states, and managed the Technology Transfer Division of the Research and Graduate Education Program at the University of Texas, Dallas.

Julia Hayes is from California. She has a bachelor 27s degree in English from the University of California and a law degree from Syracuse University. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

Julia is a judge for the Dallas County Criminal Court at Law. She previously operated her own law firm, practicing criminal and family law. Before that, she worked as a clerk for the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, where she investigated allegations of discrimination in federally funded educational institutions. She also worked at the University of Texas, Dallas, where she managed the University's Technology Transfer Division of the Research and Graduate Education Program. Julia is also a criminal law professor.

Julia is currently a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2. She was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Her current term ends in 2026.

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- Handles cases for Class A misdemeanors–including assault of a family member, property theft between $750 and $2,500, and using force against a law enforcement officer when resisting or evading arrest–and Class B misdemeanors–including criminal mischief and property theft between $100 and $750.
- Serves as an appellate judge for cases from local courts. They work on all cases they receive until they are closed or appealed to a higher court.
- County criminal court-at-law judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, have been a Texas and county resident for at least 24 consecutive months, a practicing lawyer and/or judge in Texas for at least four years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county criminal court-at-law judges ranges from $174,000 to $244,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Handles various misdemeanors and criminal appeals from local courts.

Dallas County Criminal Court at Law Judge, Post 2, Democratic Primary

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