Tarrant County
District Judge, 297th Judicial District
Amy Allin
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Amy Allin
- Current role
- Judge, 297th District Court (appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, February 25, 2025; sworn in April 3, 2025)
- Background
- B.S. in Advertising, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2012)
- Four-year letter-winner in women's tennis (per campaign)
- J.D., Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (2015)
- Licensed in Texas since November 2016
- Law clerk, district judges of Montgomery County, Maryland (per campaign)
- Experience
- Appointed to replace David Hagerman
- Former prosecutor, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office; assignments included deputy chief of the misdemeanor division and felony court chief
- Tarrant County's Prosecutor of the Year in 2022 (per campaign)
- Her campaign cites a "20% reduction of backlog cases in just over a year" on the 297th
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Efficiency in docket management is essential to the effective administration of justice."
- "It is the Court's responsibility to ensure that bail is set at an amount sufficient to secure a defendant's appearance in court"
- "Fiscal responsibility is a fundamental obligation of every public servant."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: she "has remained steadfast in her fidelity to the law and ensuring that justice is properly administered each day"
- Court administration: In a Ballotpedia candidate survey: "Efficiency in docket management is essential to the effective administration of justice."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- allinforjudge.com
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