Who is running for District Judge, 87th Judicial District in 2026?
Here are the candidates for District Judge, 87th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in District Judge.
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Amy Thomas Ward
Republican · IncumbentJudge, 87th Judicial District Court
Amy Thomas Ward (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, 87th Judicial District1. She is the sitting judge of the 87th District Court, which serves Anderson, Freestone, Leon and Limestone Counties2. According to the court page, she was licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1991 and has been a solo practitioner since 19922.
- Judge, 87th Judicial District Court (Anderson, Freestone, Leon and Limestone Counties), listed as the sitting judge on the Leon County court page2
- Solo practitioner in Mexia since 1992; earlier Briefing Attorney at the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas, per the court page biography2
- Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1991; BBA in accounting and finance from Baylor University (1988) and law degree from Baylor School of Law (1991), per the court page biography2
- Sworn in on New Year's Day as the new 87th Judicial District judge, succeeding Judge Deborah Oakes Evans, according to the Palestine Herald3.
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