Who is running for Criminal District Judge #3 Tarrant County in 2026?

Judge, Criminal District Court No. 3 (Tarrant County)

Douglas A. Allen is the judge of Criminal District Court No. 3 in Tarrant County, according to the county's felony courts page⁴. A governor's press release, published by the Fort Worth Report on January 5, 2023, says Governor Greg Abbott appointed him to the court for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor is elected and qualified⁵. He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

• Judge, Criminal District Court No. 3, Tarrant County, listed as the sitting judge on the county's felony courts page⁴
• Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, for 20 years, including detail to Iraq as a Resident Legal Advisor and counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, per the governor's appointment press release as published by the Fort Worth Report⁵
• Began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, per the same report⁵
• Education per the same report: bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Baylor University and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law⁵
• State Bar profile (401 W Belknap St, Fort Worth; law degree from Texas Tech University) lists a Douglas A. Allen licensed in Texas September 10, 1999⁶
• Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott, per a governor's press release published by the Fort Worth Report on January 5, 2023, for a term set to expire December 31, 2024 or until a successor is elected and qualified⁵. The sources reviewed do not state how he came to hold the seat after that term.