A veteran Travis County trial judge who has run statewide for the Texas Supreme Court.
Meachum has presided over the 201st District Court since 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court in 2020. District judges handle major civil and felony cases.
Judges aren't allowed to take sides on these values — it's against judicial ethics rules. The best clue to how a judge thinks is the party they run with.