This is a criminal district court.
| Job description | Criminal District Courts hear felony criminal cases. Term is four years. |
| Duties | Note: Criminal law deals with behavior that is an offense against the public, society, or the state—even if the victim is an individual. Felonies are serious crimes; examples include murder, manslaughter, sexual assault, kidnapping, arson, and theft over $1,500 value. |
| Annual salary | $140,000-$182,000 |
Who’s Running?
Note: There are no other candidates for this office.
| David Hagerman (incumbent) Government website: https://access.tarrantcounty.com/en/criminal-courts/felony-courts/297th-district-court.html | Republican |
Recent News Articles
- “Retirements, conflict set up crowded Tarrant judicial primaries,” Fort Worth Report (Jan 31, 2022) https://fortworthreport.org/2022/01/31/retirements-conflict-set-up-crowd