Texas 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Court Of Appeals, 5th District, Place 6
Benjamin N. Smith (R) and Monica Purdy (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 5th District, Place 6 in Texas. This seat is elected only inside its court district or county, so it appears on some Texas ballots, not all; enter your address in the lookup to check yours.
Benjamin N. Smith is the Republican candidate for the Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 6. He currently serves as judge of the 380th Judicial District Court in Collin County, presiding over criminal felony, family and civil cases, per his campaign site.
Monica Purdy is the Democratic candidate for the Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 6. She has served as an associate judge in the Dallas County civil district courts since 2013 and was elected to the bench in November 2020, following more than 30 years of civil litigation experience, per her campaign site. She is a graduate of Spelman College and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
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