Judge, 371st District Court (Tarrant County)

Ryan Hill is the judge of the 371st District Court in Tarrant County, a felony criminal court, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in March 2022¹. Before that he was chief prosecutor of the Criminal Mental Health Crossover unit in the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office¹. He is the Republican nominee seeking a new term against Democrat Marquetta "Marq" Clayton²³.

• Judge, 371st District Court (Tarrant County), felony criminal court, since his March 2022 appointment¹²⁴
• Chief Prosecutor of Criminal Mental Health Crossover, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office; earlier assistant district attorney, Johnson County, and assistant county attorney, Hood County¹
• Board certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; member of the State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, and the Federalist Society¹
• Bachelor of Music Education, Baylor University; JD, St. Mary's University School of Law¹
• Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on March 23, 2022, for a term set to expire December 31, 2022¹; the county lists him as the sitting judge with a term expiring in 2026⁴⁵. He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot seeking reelection³.
• 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 Ryan Hill: Strongly Recommend 22.6% (42), Recommend 16.7% (31), Neutral 8.6% (16), Not Recommend 7.5% (14), Strongly Not Recommend 16.7% (31), Skipped 28.0% (52) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁶⁷.