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Kim Cooks earned a bachelor's degree in biology, medical technology, and business management from the University of Texas at Arlington and a law degree from Texas Southern University.

Kim is a Texas District Court Judge. She works at the 194th District Court in Dallas County, where she has been for 10 years. She previously worked as a trial attorney in private practice for 13 years handling criminal, family, and civil cases and earlier worked as a medical technologist in a hospital laboratory's hematology department.

Kim previously worked as an attorney in criminal, family, and civil law, a medical technologist, a mediator, a realtor, and a professional body builder.

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Kim previously served as a judge for the Texas 255th District Court. She was first elected in 2014 and served two terms. Kim ran for judge for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Place 11 in 2024 but did not win.

As a licensed attorney for 23 years and a Texas District Court Judge for 10 years, Kim Cooks has experience as a trial attorney in Criminal, Family, and Civil law, currently presiding over cases in these areas.

As a licensed attorney for 23 years and a Texas District Court Judge for 10 years, Kim Cooks has experience as an attorney and presiding judge in criminal, family, and civil law cases.

- As a licensed attorney for 23 years and a Texas District Court Judge for 10 years, Kim Cooks has experience as an attorney and presiding judge in criminal, family, and civil law cases.

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Said she has a "commitment to ensuring fairness, justice, and dignity when adjudicating cases [and] upholding the integrity of the Judiciary."

- Said she has a "commitment to ensuring fairness, justice, and dignity when adjudicating cases [and] upholding the integrity of the Judiciary."

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Peggy Hoffman has a law degree from Southern Methodist University. She has two children.

Peggy is a judge. She works at the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 9, where she has been since 2014.

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Peggy is an adjunct professor at the Southern Methodist University School of Law. She was previously a solo practitioner in criminal defense, a felony prosecutor in Brooklyn, New York's District Attorney's Office, and a Dallas County prosecutor.

Peggy Hoffman is currently a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 9 in Texas. She was elected in 2014.

Peggy is currently a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 9 in Texas. She was elected in 2007.

As a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 9 since 2014, oversees criminal cases within the court's jurisdiction.

As a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 9 since 2014, she oversees criminal cases within the court's jurisdiction.

Experienced as a felony prosecutor in Dallas's Child Abuse Division.

Represented clients throughout North Texas in cases ranging from murder and aggravated sexual assault to driving while intoxicated.

- As a judge of the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 9 since 2014, she oversees criminal cases within the court's jurisdiction.
- Experienced as a felony prosecutor in Dallas's Child Abuse Division.
- Represented clients throughout North Texas in cases ranging from murder and aggravated sexual assault to driving while intoxicated.

As of April 1, 2026, Peggy Hoffman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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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.

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