Candidate
Margaret Jones-Johnson
Democratic · IncumbentPresiding Judge, Probate Court No. 3 (Dallas County)
Margaret Jones-Johnson has been presiding judge of Dallas County Probate Court No. 3 since 20141. She ran her own law practice from 1996 to 2015 and earlier worked as a Dallas County mental health public defender2. She is unopposed in November3.
- Presiding Judge, Probate Court No. 3 (Dallas County), since 2014; current term ends December 31, 202612
- Law Office of Margaret Jones-Johnson, PC, 1996 to 2015: probate, personal injury, sports and entertainment, cemetery, and adult and juvenile criminal law; former Dallas County Mental Health Public Defender2
- J.D., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M); law clerk, 133rd District Court, Harris County2
- Took office in 2014; re-elected in 2018 and 2022 when the general elections were canceled for lack of an opponent1. Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and is unopposed in November13.
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- Margaret Jones-JohnsonBallotpedia
- Probate Court No. 3, Judge Jones-Johnson biographyDallas County
- Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election, Dallas County block (certified Aug 28, 2026)Texas Secretary of State
- Public Sanctions, Issued FY 2002 through FY 2026 (searched 2026-10-01)State Commission on Judicial Conduct