Judge, 95th District Court (Dallas County)

Monica Purdy has presided over the 95th District Court in Dallas County since January 1, 2021¹. Before that she was an associate judge for the State Civil District Courts from 2013 and a Dallas municipal judge². She is the Democratic nominee for Place 6 against Republican Ben Smith³.

• Judge, 95th District Court (Dallas County), since January 1, 2021; current term ends December 31, 2028¹
• Associate judge, State Civil District Courts, 2013-2020; municipal court judge, City of Dallas; private practice before that; BA, Spelman College, 1989; JD, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1992²⁴
• Won the 95th District Court seat in the November 2020 general election with 64 percent, and was unopposed in 2024⁴. Her county biography says the presiding judges of the civil district courts appointed her associate judge in 2013². Democratic nominee, unopposed in the March 3, 2026 primary⁵. The Place 6 seat is held by Justice Craig Smith, who is not a candidate⁶.
• Bar poll: State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll, final vote summary dated February 10, 2026⁷. The State Bar describes it as a non-partisan straw poll of current State Bar members, a preference poll only that has no bearing on the election, and says the results should not be viewed as an endorsement⁸. Results: Monica Purdy 448, Ben Smith 255⁷.