Judge, 87th Judicial District Court

Amy Thomas Ward (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 87th Judicial District¹. She is the sitting judge of the 87th District Court, which serves Anderson, Freestone, Leon and Limestone Counties². According to the court page, she was licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1991 and has been a solo practitioner since 1992².

• Judge, 87th Judicial District Court (Anderson, Freestone, Leon and Limestone Counties), listed as the sitting judge on the Leon County court page²
• Solo practitioner in Mexia since 1992; earlier Briefing Attorney at the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas, per the court page biography²
• Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1991; BBA in accounting and finance from Baylor University (1988) and law degree from Baylor School of Law (1991), per the court page biography²
• Sworn in on New Year's Day as the new 87th Judicial District judge, succeeding Judge Deborah Oakes Evans, according to the Palestine Herald³.