Presiding Judge, 417th District Court (Collin County), a juvenile court

Cyndi Wheless has been judge of the 417th District Court, designated as a juvenile court, since 2004². She is board certified in juvenile law and sits on two statewide bodies on mental health and juvenile justice²³. She is the only candidate listed for the seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

• Presiding Judge, 417th District Court, Collin County, since 2004; board certified in Juvenile Law²
• Earlier work: Haynes and Boone LLP, Wheless & Walker, Mental Health Master, Municipal Judge and Juvenile Court Referee (appointed Referee in 1999 by the Collin County Juvenile Board)²³
• Commissioner, Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (appointed 2018); member, Texas Juvenile Justice Board (appointed by Governor Abbott, December 2022)²
• Her court runs juvenile specialty courts: SOAR drug court, GEMS for girls affected by trafficking, and RISE mental health court⁵
• Chairs the Juvenile Justice Subcommittee of the Children's Commission⁴
• BA, University of Texas at Dallas; JD, SMU Dedman School of Law²
• Appointed to the 417th District Court by Governor Rick Perry in 2004². The county's court list shows her as the current judge⁶⁷. The sources reviewed do not give the results of any later election.