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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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Cindy earned an Associate of Arts with Highest Honors from Tarrant County College and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Arlington. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law.

Cindy began her career in uniform, serving as a police officer for ten years before transitioning to the legal field. She is a former elected District Attorney (235th Judicial District) and served as the Chief of the Mental Health Division in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. She is a Professor of Government who has also taught criminal justice and legal assisting. She is the published author.

Cindy Stormer served as the District Attorney for the 235th Judicial District (Cooke County, Texas) from January 2005 through October 2008.

Has received praise from opposing attorneys, judges, and co-workers for her legal experience and ability to balance independent problem-solving with keeping superiors informed.

Has experience in both trial and appellate courts.

- Has received praise from opposing attorneys, judges, and co-workers for her legal experience and ability to balance independent problem-solving with keeping superiors informed.
- Has experience in both trial and appellate courts.

Legal Experience

Supports reducing crime by expediting case processing and ensuring violent offenders are imprisoned rather than released on bond.

Supports reducing the jail population by ending the practice of sending inmates to out-of-county, for-profit prisons.

- Supports reducing crime by expediting case processing and ensuring violent offenders are imprisoned rather than released on bond.
- Supports reducing the jail population by ending the practice of sending inmates to out-of-county, for-profit prisons.
- Aims to reduce jail overcrowding.

Judicial Administration

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

Judicial Philosophy

Supports due process for both victims and the accused.

- Supports due process for both victims and the accused.

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

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- Has original jurisdiction over all felony criminal matters in the district.
- Cases either go to the Court of Appeals or directly to the Court of Criminal Appeals, where their legal reasoning may be reviewed. May hear appeals from county courts when authorized.
- County’s criminal courts administration–which has positions like case managers, magistrate support officers, and bailiffs–reports to each county’s criminal district judge.
- Criminal District Judges are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. 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 eight years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The salary for Criminal District Judges range from $175,000 to $245,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Presides over all felony criminal cases within the elected district.

Tarrant Criminal District Judge, Democratic Primary

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