Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Judge, Probate Court No. 1 (Dallas County, Texas) in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Judge, Probate Court No. 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Dallas County.

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Julia Malveaux

Democratic · Incumbent

Presiding Judge, Probate Court No. 1 (Dallas County)

Julia Malveaux has been presiding judge of Dallas County Probate Court No. 1 since January 1, 2023¹. The county bio lists private practice from 1983 to 2022 in probate and guardianship, family, child welfare, criminal and juvenile law². She is unopposed in November³.

Presiding Judge, Probate Court No. 1 (Dallas County), since January 1, 2023; current term ends December 31, 2026¹²
Private practice 1983 to 2022 (Law Office of Julia R. Malveaux): probate and guardianship, family, child welfare, criminal and juvenile defense; earlier Texas Attorney General's Office child support investigator²
J.D., Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law; B.A., University of St. Thomas²
Won election in 2022; the general election was canceled for lack of an opponent¹. Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and is unopposed in November¹³.

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