Felony cases, the state's most serious crimes, go to criminal district courts, and the judge runs the trial. Cindy Stormer, a Democrat, wants the bench of Court No. 1. She started her career in a police uniform and became a lawyer after ten years as an officer.
Stormer was elected District Attorney of the 235th Judicial District, which is Cooke County, and held the job from January 2005 to October 2008. She later led the mental health division of the Dallas County District Attorney's office and has taught government and criminal justice as a college professor.
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.