Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3 in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Tarrant County.

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Bob McCoy

Republican · Incumbent

Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3 (Tarrant County)

Bob McCoy is the judge of County Criminal Court No. 3 in Tarrant County, according to the county's misdemeanor courts page⁴. The Second Court of Appeals' court history page says he served on that court from 2003 and, before that, as judge of the 48th District Court⁵. He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3, Tarrant County, listed as the sitting judge on the county's misdemeanor courts page⁴
Justice, Second Court of Appeals, 2003 to 2014; the court's history page says Governor Rick Perry appointed him in 2003⁵
Judge, 48th District Court, appointed by Governor George Bush in 1995, per the same page⁵
Earlier career: nine years as an engineer, a year clerking for the Texas Supreme Court, and partner at Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff, and Miller after joining in 1983⁵
Adjunct professor at Texas A&M School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law) since 1999; JD, University of Houston⁵
The court history page says that after eleven years on the Second Court of Appeals he decided to run for judge of County Criminal Court No. 3, a position it says he currently holds. It gives no election date.⁵

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