Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 (Denton County)

Susan Piel is the sitting judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 in Denton County²³. By her own campaign materials, before the bench she was a Denton County prosecutor, including chief of its family violence unit and of its misdemeanor division, and also had a private law practice⁴⁵. She is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the seat¹.

• Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 (Denton County)²; described in a local Rotary club account as a designated domestic violence court that also supervises people out on bond awaiting trial⁶
• Denton County assistant district attorney, including chief of the family violence unit and chief of the misdemeanor division, with more than 175 jury trials prosecuted, per her 2017 campaign materials⁴⁵
• Private law practice before running for judge; B.A., Baylor University; J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law⁴
• Ran for the seat as a Republican, per her campaign materials⁴⁵. Denton County lists her among its elected officials⁷. She filed for reelection in December 2025 as the incumbent³.