Criminal defense attorney, Dunham & Jones Law Firm, P.C. (Fort Worth)

Fred Howey is a criminal defense attorney at Dunham & Jones Law Firm, P.C. in Fort Worth and an Army Reserves veteran¹². He is the Democratic nominee for judge of the 297th District Court, a felony criminal court in Tarrant County, against incumbent Amy Allin¹³.

• Criminal defense attorney, Dunham & Jones Law Firm, P.C., Fort Worth; his firm profile says he has tried more than 40 jury trials²
• Solo practice in Bedford and Hurst, 2010 to 2020, focused on criminal defense and family law (per his firm profile)²
• JD, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2010; licensed in Texas that year (per his firm profile)²
• U.S. Army Reserves, 1996 to 2009, deployed to Iraq 2005 to 2006, left as a First Lieutenant; past president of the North East Tarrant County Bar Association, 2015 to 2016 (per his firm profile)²
• Not a sitting judge. He is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the 297th Judicial District, challenging incumbent Amy Allin¹³.
• Bar poll: Tarrant County Bar Association 2026 Judicial Candidate Poll (Jan 6 to Jan 29, 2026; 441 of 2,026 eligible attorney members voted, 21.8%). This is a non-binding poll of lawyers, not an endorsement by the Association. Results for Fred Howey: Strongly Recommend 8.1% (15), Recommend 8.1% (15), Neutral 10.8% (20), Not Recommend 9.1% (17), Strongly Not Recommend 14.0% (26), Skipped 50.0% (93) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁴⁵.