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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 2

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Dallas County
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Michael L. GellerRepublican
Paula M RosalesPaula M RosalesDemocratic
On ballot as
Michael L. Geller
Paula M Rosales
Current role
Attorney
Attorney
Background
  • Graduate, Delaware Law School of Widener (1984) (per State Bar)
  • Licensed to practice law in Texas since 1989 (per State Bar)
  • Practice area: creditor-debtor law (per State Bar)
  • B.A., Southern Methodist University (per campaign)
  • J.D., Texas Wesleyan School of Law (per campaign)
  • Law school graduation December 2007; Texas licence date 2008 (per State Bar)
  • Litigation Attorney Manager, Domingo Garcia Law Office, Dallas (per campaign)
  • Firm listed as Kastl Law, PC (per State Bar)
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  • More than 15 years of combined legal and judicial experience (per campaign)
  • Fluent in English, Spanish, and French (per campaign)
Experience
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
  • Presiding Judge, Dallas County Court at Law 4, four years (per campaign); left office December 31, 2022 (per Ballotpedia)
  • Municipal Court Judge and Community Court Judge, City of Dallas, five years (per campaign)
  • Former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (per campaign)
  • Human Rights Advisor, an office of the U.S. Department of State, during the Obama presidency (per campaign)
  • Visiting judge, Dallas County Justice of the Peace courts; regularly appointed (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
Top priorities
Not found
  • "Every person who comes into Paula Rosales' court will be treated with fairness and dignity"
  • "Dallas County constituents deserve highly-qualified judges on our JP courts"
  • Campaign: she "will take great care to ensure every person feels confident that they were able to tell their story"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Every person who comes into Paula Rosales' court will be treated with fairness and dignity."
  • Court administration: Campaign site: as a county court at law judge she "worked diligently to run an efficient, impartial, and fair court"
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Commissioner Andy Sommerman (primary)
  • Commissioner Elba Garcia (primary)
  • Commissioner John Wiley Price (primary)
  • Preston Hollow Democrats (primary)
  • Lake Highlands White Rock Democrats (primary)
  • Stonewall Democrats (primary)
Campaign website
Not found
rosalesforjustice.com

Michael L. Geller

Republican
On ballot as
Michael L. Geller
Current role
Attorney
Background
  • Graduate, Delaware Law School of Widener (1984) (per State Bar)
  • Licensed to practice law in Texas since 1989 (per State Bar)
  • Practice area: creditor-debtor law (per State Bar)
Experience
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Paula M Rosales

Paula M Rosales

Democratic
On ballot as
Paula M Rosales
Current role
Attorney
Background
  • B.A., Southern Methodist University (per campaign)
  • J.D., Texas Wesleyan School of Law (per campaign)
  • Law school graduation December 2007; Texas licence date 2008 (per State Bar)
  • Litigation Attorney Manager, Domingo Garcia Law Office, Dallas (per campaign)
  • Firm listed as Kastl Law, PC (per State Bar)
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  • More than 15 years of combined legal and judicial experience (per campaign)
  • Fluent in English, Spanish, and French (per campaign)
Experience
  • Presiding Judge, Dallas County Court at Law 4, four years (per campaign); left office December 31, 2022 (per Ballotpedia)
  • Municipal Court Judge and Community Court Judge, City of Dallas, five years (per campaign)
  • Former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney (per campaign)
  • Human Rights Advisor, an office of the U.S. Department of State, during the Obama presidency (per campaign)
  • Visiting judge, Dallas County Justice of the Peace courts; regularly appointed (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
Top priorities
  • "Every person who comes into Paula Rosales' court will be treated with fairness and dignity"
  • "Dallas County constituents deserve highly-qualified judges on our JP courts"
  • Campaign: she "will take great care to ensure every person feels confident that they were able to tell their story"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Every person who comes into Paula Rosales' court will be treated with fairness and dignity."
  • Court administration: Campaign site: as a county court at law judge she "worked diligently to run an efficient, impartial, and fair court"
Endorsements
  • Commissioner Andy Sommerman (primary)
  • Commissioner Elba Garcia (primary)
  • Commissioner John Wiley Price (primary)
  • Preston Hollow Democrats (primary)
  • Lake Highlands White Rock Democrats (primary)
  • Stonewall Democrats (primary)
Campaign website
rosalesforjustice.com

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