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Brody Shanklin

Brody Shanklin has a bachelor 27s degree in criminal justice from Stephen F. Austin State University and a law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law. He has lived in Denton County since 2000.

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Brody is a judge for the Texas 211th District Court. He has been on the bench since 2014. Before taking the bench, he worked as a trial attorney at Harris Cook, LLP from 2007 to 2014. He also served as an assistant criminal district attorney for the Denton County District Attorney's Office from 2001 to 2007. He briefly worked as an attorney at Chris Harris & Associates, P.C. from 2000 to 2001. Before attending law school, he worked as a police officer for the Fort Worth Police Department from 1995 to 1999.

Brody is currently a judge for the 211th District Court in Denton County. He was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022.

As a state district court judge, oversees felony criminal, probate, and civil cases, exercises exclusive authority to issue divorce, marriage annulment, and legal separation decrees, and reviews decisions made by certain state administrative agencies.

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Brody Shanklin has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Stephen F. Austin State University and a law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law. He is a judge for the 211th District Court in Denton County, Texas.

Brody is a judge for the Texas 211th District Court. He has been on the bench since 2014. Before taking the bench, he worked as a trial attorney at Harris Cook, LLP from 2007 to 2014. He also served as an assistant criminal district attorney for the Denton County District Attorney's Office from 2001 to 2007. Earlier in his career, he worked as an attorney for Chris Harris & Associates, P.C. from 2000 to 2001. Before attending law school, he worked as a police officer for the Fort Worth Police Department from 1995 to 1999.

Brody is currently a judge for the Texas 211th District Court. He was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022.

Worked as an assistant district attorney for the Denton County District Attorney's Office for 6 years.

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- District judges manage Texas district courts, which are trial courts with general jurisdiction, and have exclusive authority over felony cases. A judge may be presiding over a civil, criminal, juvenile, or special court. They also share jurisdiction with Texas county courts.
- Texas has over 470 district courts, each presided over by a single judge. Some courts cover multiple counties, while others are assigned to single counties based on population size.
- District judges are elected through partisan elections for four-year terms. Candidates must be between 25 and 75 years old, have lived in the district for at least 2 years, and be licensed lawyers with at least 4 years' experience.
- The annual salary for district judges ranges from $175,000 to $245,500, depending on years of service.

Presides over a trial court with general jurisdiction. 