Who is running for District Judge, 324th Judicial District in 2026?

Founder, Law Office of Crystal L. Gayden, PLLC (Fort Worth)

Crystal Gayden is a self-employed family law attorney in Fort Worth and was chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party from 2023 to 2025¹. She is the Democratic nominee for judge of the 324th District Court, a family court in Tarrant County, against Republican Andy Hsu¹². Tarrant County's candidate records list Beth A. Poulos as an opponent in the 2022 general election for this court³.

• Self-employed family law attorney in Fort Worth; chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party from 2023 to 2025¹
• Her campaign site says she founded the Law Office of Crystal L. Gayden, PLLC, has more than 15 years of legal experience focused on family law, and holds a JD from Texas Wesleyan School of Law (now Texas A&M School of Law) and a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston-Downtown (the candidate's own account)⁴
• Her campaign site lists her as president of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Tarrant County (the candidate's own account)⁴
• Not a sitting judge. She is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the 324th Judicial District¹². Tarrant County's candidate records list her as a Democratic candidate in the 2022 general election, with Beth A. Poulos listed as an opponent³.
• Bar poll: Tarrant County Bar Association 2026 Judicial Candidate Poll (Jan 6 to Jan 29, 2026; 441 of 2,026 eligible attorney members voted, 21.8%). This is a non-binding poll of lawyers, not an endorsement by the Association. Results for Crystal Gayden: Strongly Recommend 13.6% (29), Recommend 9.9% (21), Neutral 11.3% (24), Not Recommend 10.3% (22), Strongly Not Recommend 10.3% (22), Skipped 44.6% (95) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁵⁶.

Founding shareholder, Martinez Hsu, P.C. (Bedford)

Andy Hsu is a founding shareholder of the law firm Martinez Hsu, P.C. in Bedford¹. He is the Republican nominee for judge of the 324th District Court, a family court in Tarrant County, against Democrat Crystal Gayden¹². The 324th is currently presided over by Judge Beth A. Poulos³.

• Founding shareholder, Martinez Hsu, P.C., Bedford¹
• His campaign site says he was born and raised in Tarrant County and describes his judicial approach as originalist, applying the law as written (the candidate's own account)⁴
• Not a sitting judge. He is the Republican nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the 324th Judicial District¹².
• Bar poll: Tarrant County Bar Association 2026 Judicial Candidate Poll (Jan 6 to Jan 29, 2026; 441 of 2,026 eligible attorney members voted, 21.8%). This is a non-binding poll of lawyers, not an endorsement by the Association. Results for Andy Hsu: Strongly Recommend 9.4% (20), Recommend 6.6% (14), Neutral 8.9% (19), Not Recommend 6.1% (13), Strongly Not Recommend 25.4% (54), Skipped 43.7% (93) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁵⁶.