Attorney and former City of Dallas municipal judge

Cheryl Williams is a former City of Dallas municipal judge who, per her campaign site, has about 25 years of judicial experience¹. She began as an enforcement attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and later worked in private practice¹. She is unopposed in November².

• Appointed municipal judge for the City of Dallas; presided over the South Dallas Community Court and the Drug Treatment Court; campaign site cites 25 years of judicial experience¹
• Enforcement attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; later private practice in civil and criminal cases¹
• J.D., University of Missouri School of Law; B.A., Sam Houston State University; adjunct professor at UNT Dallas College of Law and Paul Quinn College¹
• Not currently a judge of this court. Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, in which she was unopposed³, and is unopposed in November². The court page currently lists Judge Pamela Luther presiding⁴.