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Audrey Faye Moorehead

Democratic · Incumbent

Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3 (Dallas County)

Audrey Faye Moorehead has been judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 3 since 20181. Before that she ran her own law practice in criminal defense, domestic relations, and wills and trusts1. She is unopposed in November2.

  • Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3 (Dallas County), since 2018; current term ends December 31, 202613
  • Ran her own Dallas law practice in criminal defense, domestic relations, and wills and trusts; earlier in executive management at the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas1
  • Law degree, Texas A&M University School of Law; MBA1
  • First elected in 2018 as the Democratic nominee and now in her second term1. Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and is unopposed in November32.
  • Public discipline: State Commission on Judicial Conduct, June 9, 2022: Public Admonition in CJC No. 21-0784 over conduct arising from her December 8, 2020 DWI arrest after a single-vehicle collision with a light pole. She sought review, and on November 17, 2022 a Special Court of Review, after a trial de novo, ruled that the Commission had not met its burden of proof, dismissed the public admonition, and found her not guilty as charged in that proceeding4

Record

  • June 9, 2022: the State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a Public Admonition (CJC No. 21-0784) over conduct arising from a December 2020 DWI arrest; on November 17, 2022 a Special Court of Review dismissed the admonition and found her not guilty as charged in that proceeding4
  • June 29, 2022: pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DWI charge and was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for twelve months, as recounted in the Special Court of Review opinion4

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (4)

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  1. Audrey Faye Moorehead platform and website (as of Jan 2026)Branch
  2. Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election, Dallas County block (certified Aug 28, 2026)Texas Secretary of State
  3. Audrey Faye MooreheadBallotpedia
  4. Opinion and Judgment, In re Inquiry Concerning Honorable Audrey Moorehead, SCR 22-0001, CJC No. 21-0784 (issued Nov 17, 2022)Special Court of Review, via State Commission on Judicial Conduct