Democrat Cindy Stormer faces Republican Sherri Wagner for Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 1 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Both are listed on the certified ballot.
Legal and public-service background
Her campaign biography describes experience as a police officer, prosecutor, private-practice attorney and educator. She says she served as Cooke County’s elected district attorney from January 2005 through October 2008 and later worked in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
Stormer says her Dallas roles included leading the Mental Health Division and reviewing cases as a DNA and conviction-integrity attorney. Her campaign now describes her as a retired professor.
Priorities
On her campaign issues page, Stormer proposes a mental health court and faster, fair hearings. She says defendants should receive counsel and appropriate treatment, and pledges equal administration of justice.
These positions are drawn from her campaign website. This profile does not present unverified crime-reduction statistics or allegations about jail deaths as established facts.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
