Who is running for District Judge, 481st Judicial District in 2026?

Criminal defense attorney; founder, Texas Trial Champions

Seth Fuller is a criminal defense attorney who founded Texas Trial Champions and also has family law experience¹. He became the Democratic nominee for 481st District Court judge after the party's original nominee, David Przeracki, died; the county party committee appointed him in June 2026¹. He faces Republican incumbent Crystal Levonius¹².

• Criminal defense attorney; founder of Texas Trial Champions¹
• Experience in family law, according to the Denton County Democratic Party chair¹
• Appointed as the Democratic nominee by the Denton County Democratic Party executive committee in June 2026, replacing the original primary nominee, David Przeracki, who died in December; placed on the November 3 ballot¹.

Judge, 481st District Court (Denton County)

Crystal Edmonson Levonius is judge of the 481st District Court in Denton County, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott effective January 1, 2022¹². She was previously an assistant district attorney in the Collin County District Attorney's Office and ran her own law firm¹. She faces Democrat Seth Fuller on the November 3, 2026 ballot²³.

• Judge, 481st District Court (Denton County), since January 1, 2022¹²
• Former assistant district attorney, Collin County District Attorney's Office; managing member of Crystal Levonius Law, PLLC at the time of her appointment¹
• BA in Government, New Mexico State University; JD, Southwestern Law School¹
• Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the newly created court, effective January 1, 2022¹. She had no challengers when the seat went up for election later in 2022 and was unopposed in the March 2026 Republican primary².