Candidate
Audrey Faye Moorehead
Democratic · IncumbentJudge, 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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- Audrey Faye Moorehead platform and website (as of Jan 2026)Branch
- Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election, Dallas County block (certified Aug 28, 2026)Texas Secretary of State
- Audrey Faye MooreheadBallotpedia
- 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