Judicial
Thomas Smith - Judge of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Clerked for the Honorable Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and one of the nation’s most acclaimed conservative state jurists. In 1998, he joined Jones Day’s Dallas office, where he developed a broad civil practice before returning to government in 2013 as counsel to then-Senator Ken Paxton. Since 2015, he has served in the Office of the Attorney General, including as a Special Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Justice.
Earned his law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1996 and a master’s degree in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013.
Highland Park United Methodist Church member and lives in the Dallas area with his wife, Audrey, their two children, and their rescued cats.
Alex Kim - District Judge,
323 Judicial District
Juvenile delinquency cases in Tarrant County have fallen to a 10-year low, while recidivism among juvenile offenders has reached a 30-year low. Operated under budget every year while reducing the time children in CPS cases spent in foster care awaiting trial from more than 520 days to fewer than 240 days. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the court ranked as the most efficient in Tarrant County and the second-most efficient in Texas. In 2019, he issued a restraining order preventing a hospital from withdrawing a baby’s life-sustaining treatment; the decision was upheld by the Texas and United States Supreme Courts, and the child remains alive today.
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Sherri Wagner - Criminal District Judge 1
Associate Judge of the 323rd District Court. Works to uphold fairness, protect victims’ rights, and hold offenders accountable. Before becoming an associate judge, she spent more than 20 years as a criminal prosecutor, seeking justice and ensuring victims were heard. She states that she will continue prioritizing public safety if elected judge of Criminal District Court No. 1.
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