Rhonda Hunter
Rhonda Hunter was a judge of the Texas 303rd District Court. She assumed office on April 2, 2021. She left office on December 31, 2022.
Hunter (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 303rd District Court. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hunter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Education
Hunter received a B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University.[1]
Hunter has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- American Bar Association House of Delegates
- ABA House of Delegates
- Dallas Bar Association Board of Directors
- State Bar of Texas
- National Conference of Bar Presidents
- Metropolitan Bar Caucus
- North Texas Food Bank
- Dispute Mediation Service
- Child and Family Guidance Center
Career
- 2021-Present: Judge, 303rd District Court
- 2019-2021: Attorney, Law Office of Rhonda Hunter
- 2017-2018: Chief, Juvenile Division of the Dallas County District Attorney's Office
- 2012-2017: Attorney and partner, Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter LLP
- 1986-2012: Attorney, Law Office of Rhonda Hunter[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 303rd District Court
LaDeitra Adkins defeated incumbent Rhonda Hunter in the general election for Texas 303rd District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaDeitra Adkins (D) | 60.2 | 370,012 | |
 | Rhonda Hunter (R)  | 39.8 | 244,897 | |
| Total votes: 614,909 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 303rd District Court
LaDeitra Adkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 303rd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaDeitra Adkins | 100.0 | 113,832 | |
| Total votes: 113,832 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gracie Olvera (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 303rd District Court
Incumbent Rhonda Hunter advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 303rd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rhonda Hunter | 100.0 | 67,960 |
| Total votes: 67,960 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rhonda Hunter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hunter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Judge Hunter has the only trauma-informed Family District Court in Dallas County and partners in the Children's Commission's Trauma Informed Courts Project. She is past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Child Protection Law Section.
A proven leader, Judge Hunter is past president of the Dallas Bar Association, the J. L. Turner Legal Association, the Dallas Association of Black Women Attorneys; is a former member of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors and is immediate past Chair of the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary in Dallas.
Hunter was named as one of the 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas in 2016 and 2017 by D-CEO Magazine and was featured on the cover of the 2016 edition of Texas Superlawyers.- I have a long history of creating programs that help children and families, from creating the first trauma-informed family court in Dallas County to piloting a program that elevated reading levels of youth, Experience, wisdom and knowledge will dominate the court if I am elected to remain as Judge.
- I see how people struggle with their emotions, their property, their children's future and their finances. I strive to provide the anchor they need to guide them through the Texas Legal System. .Vote Rhonda Hunter for Judge 303rd District Court
- A vote for Rhonda Hunter is a vote to have a judge dedicated to all of Dallas County. A proven leader with experience leading thousands as president of three bar associations, a knowledgeable jurist who is board certified in family and child welfare law, an educator having taught children the beauty of dance to teaching lawyers the complexity of trial skills. Respected as a lawyer and judge in the community and on a national level, Judge Hunter's credentials are incomparable. Vote. to keep intelligence, experience, wisdom and knowledge in our family court. Vote Rhonda Hunter for Judge 303rd District Court of Dallas County.
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Associations
- Dallas Bar Association
- Former president
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association House of Delegates
- J.L. Turner Legal Association
- Former president
- Dallas Association of Black Women Attorneys
- Former president
- Committee for a Qualified Judiciary
- Chair
- Dallas Bar Community Service Fund
- Former chair[3]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Rhonda Hunter," accessed April 12, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 19, 2022
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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