Who is running for District Judge, 291st Judicial District in 2026?
Here are the candidates for District Judge, 291st Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Dallas County.
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Stephanie N. Mitchell Huff
Democratic · IncumbentJudge, 291st District Court (Dallas County)
Stephanie N. Mitchell Huff presides over the 291st District Court in Dallas County, where she began service in January 20151. Her campaign site says she was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in November 2006 and joined the Navarro County District Attorney's Office in 2007 as Chief Juvenile Prosecutor2. She is the Democratic nominee and has no opponent on the November 3, 2026 ballot3.
- Judge, 291st District Court (Dallas County), since January 2015; criminal law practice before the bench; licensed November 20061
- Chief Juvenile Prosecutor, Navarro County District Attorney's Office, from 2007; earlier civil litigation and criminal defense practice; JD, University of Kansas2
- The court questionnaire lists January 2015 as the year she was elected or appointed1. Renominated in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with no primary opponent4, and no other candidate is certified for the November race3.
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