Who is running for Judge, County Criminal Court At Law No. 3 (Denton County, Texas) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Judge, County Criminal Court At Law No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Denton County.
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Forrest C. Beadle
Republican · IncumbentJudge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (Denton County)
Forrest Beadle is the sitting judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 in Denton County23. By his own 2018 candidate profile, he is a former U.S. Army armor captain who spent 12 years as a Denton County assistant district attorney and led its Veterans Treatment Court prosecution from 20094. He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the seat1.
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (Denton County), listed by the county as the sitting judge2
- Assistant district attorney, Denton County, for 12 years as of 2018, and the prosecutor in charge of the Denton County Veterans Treatment Court Program from 2009, per his 2018 candidate profile4
- Captain, Armor, U.S. Army, six years, per his 2018 candidate profile and a Gazette profile45
- J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law (May 2005), per his 2018 candidate profile4
- Challenged the incumbent, David D. Garcia, in the March 2018 Republican primary for the seat4. Denton County lists him among its elected officials6. He filed for reelection in December 2025 as the incumbent3.
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