Who is running for District Judge, 213th Judicial District (Unexpired Term) in 2026?

Judge, 213th District Court (Tarrant County), appointed

Michael Ferry is the judge of the 213th District Court in Tarrant County, a felony criminal court, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in May 2026¹². Before that he was an assistant district attorney in the Narcotics Unit of the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office¹. He is the Republican nominee in the November 2026 race for the unexpired term³.

• Judge, 213th District Court (Tarrant County), felony criminal court, since his May 2026 appointment¹²
• Assistant district attorney, Narcotics Unit, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division¹
• Previously a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration and a lieutenant and surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy¹
• BA, University of Southern California; JD, University of San Francisco; member of the State Bar of Texas¹
• His campaign site describes his own career as more than 30 years of service, including 21 years as a DEA special agent (the candidate's own account)⁴
• Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on May 4, 2026 to the 213th Judicial District Court for a term set to expire December 31, 2026, or until a successor is elected and qualified¹. He is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the unexpired term³.

Arthurine "Anhthu" Kamphaus (Democratic) is the opposing candidate to Republican Michael Ferry on the November 3, 2026 ballot for judge of the 213th District Court (unexpired term), a felony criminal court in Tarrant County¹³. No biography could be confirmed from an official source or her own campaign materials.

• Not a sitting judge. She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the unexpired term of the 213th Judicial District¹.