Jennifer Balido
Jennifer Balido is a judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 1 in Texas. She assumed office in 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Balido (Republican Party) ran for election for the Place 9 judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. She lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
She was appointed to the court on January 8, 2025, by Greg Abbott (R).
Biography
Jennifer Balido earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas, Austin. She also earned a law degree from Texas Tech University. Her career experience includes working as a judge and attorney.[1]
Career
- 2013-2014: Judge, 291st District Court
- 2010-2013: Attorney in private practice
- 2009-2010: Judge, 203rd District Court
Prior to joining the bench, Balido also worked as a prosecutor and public defender.[2]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
Holly Taylor (D) and John Messinger (R) are running in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
Holly Taylor (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Taylor | 100.0 | 1,868,630 |
| Total votes: 1,868,630 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
John Messinger (R) defeated Jennifer Balido (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Messinger | 68.8 | 1,185,210 |
 | Jennifer Balido | 31.2 | 536,629 | |
| Total votes: 1,721,839 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Balido ran for re-election to the 291st District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 46.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Stephanie N. Mitchell.
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2010
Balido was defeated by Democratic Teresa Hawthorne in the general election to the 203rd District Court.[6]
Endorsements
- The Dallas Morning News[7]
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jennifer Balido did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jennifer Balido," accessed January 15, 2026
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedappoint - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Dallas")
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Republican Party Primary Election March 4, 2014," March 11, 2014
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Results," 2010
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Editorial: Our recommendations for the 2010 election," October 29, 2010
