Cassie Benoist-Templeton

Democratic

On ballot as: Cassie Benoist-Templeton
Current role: Prosecutor, Caldwell County District Attorney's office (per campaign)
Background: Criminal justice degree, Texas State University (per campaign)
Law degree, Oklahoma City University (per campaign)
Born in Galveston County
Hays County permanent resident since 2012 (per campaign)
Experience: Prosecutor of serious crimes against women and children, Caldwell County DA's office, past twelve years (per campaign)
Hays-Caldwell Women's Center recognition, 2024 (per campaign)
Roxanne's House honor, April 2025 (per campaign)
Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 66.54% over incumbent Judge Joe Pool and Bill Henry (unofficial)
Top priorities: "every person must be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"
Campaign site: "She is committed to ensuring the law is applied evenly and in accordance with customary practice"
First-year goals: "expand the drug court program" and "address the civil backlog" (February 2026 forum)
"You need a judge who's willing to come up with inventive ways to move cases"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "every person must be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"
Court administration: At a February 2026 bar association forum, said her first-year goals are to "expand the drug court program" and "address the civil backlog"
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: cassieforjudge.com

District Judge, 428th Judicial District