Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 (Dallas County)

Melissa J. Bellan has been judge of Dallas County Court at Law No. 2, a civil court, since her election in 2018¹. Before that she worked as a civil, family and probate attorney and founded two law firms¹. She is unopposed in November².

• Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 (Dallas County), a civil court, since 2018; current term ends December 31, 2026¹³
• Associate at several law firms in civil, family and probate matters, then founder and partner of two firms¹
• Sweet Briar College; Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law¹
• Elected in 2018; re-elected in 2022 when the general election was canceled for lack of an opponent¹³. Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary over Dorotha Ocker³ and is unopposed in November².