Who is running for Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County in 2026?

Former judge, 282nd District Court (Dallas County); Democratic nominee for District Attorney

Amber Givens presided over Dallas County's 282nd District Court for 11 years before resigning in December 2025 to run for district attorney¹. She won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary over two-term incumbent John Creuzot¹². No Republican is on the November ballot; a write-in candidate, Eric Reed, entered the race in August 2026¹³.

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  • Her campaign site says public safety is about how many people are kept from coming back rather than how many are locked up, and proposes diversion programs for youth, mental health, substance use and first-time or low-level offenses. (2026) source

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Dallas criminal defense and trial attorney (private practice)

Eric Reed, 60, is a Dallas native and attorney with more than three decades of criminal law experience¹. He began as a prosecutor in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, later served as a special prosecutor for the U.S. attorney's office in South Dakota and as a tribal prosecutor, and has had a private practice in Dallas since 1996¹. He is a declared write-in candidate for Dallas County District Attorney and says he is an independent and moderate¹².

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