Members of Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC)

Number of Members: 15

Ex Officio: 1

Term Limit: 2 Years

Compensation: $0

Quorum: #

The commission is an advisory body of 16 members. Fifteen of the members will be appointed by the City Council, with each City Council member appointing one member of the commission. The sixteenth member of the commission will be the Dallas city attorney, who shall serve as an ex officio, voting member of the commission and who, for purposes of Section 13, Chapter XXIV of the city charter, shall be appointed by the full City Council.

Members of the commission must meet the following qualifications:

(1) The term limits established for board and commission members in Section 8-1.5 of this code do not apply to the city attorney’s service on the commission.;

(2) There are no special qualifications for membership. A city of Dallas municipal judge shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the commission;

(3) The commission must reflect, as nearly as practicable, the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of the city’s population.

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Members By Gender

53%
Female (9)

47%
Male (8)

Members By Race

Asian^*

0%(0)

Black^*

35%(6)

Hispanic

18%(3)

White^*

47%(8)

Other ^* ^**

0%(0)

Term Number
Partial
Term Start
10/1/2023
Term End
9/30/2025
Date Joined
10/23/2024
Position
District 15
Residing District
2
Gender
Male
Race
Black or African American^*
Position Type
Chair
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Mayor
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
2
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
8/27/2025
Position
District 01
Residing District
1
Gender
Female
Race
Black or African American^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
West
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
3
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
10/22/2025
Position
District 02
Residing District
2
Gender
Male
Race
Hispanic or Latino
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Moreno
Qualification Held
0
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
12/3/2025
Position
District 03
Residing District
8
Gender
Female
Race
Black or African American^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Gracey
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2023
Term End
9/30/2025
Date Joined
9/13/2023
Position
District 04
Residing District
14
Gender
Male
Race
Hispanic or Latino
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Arnold
Qualification Held
0
Term Number
2
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
10/22/2025
Position
District 05
Residing District
6
Gender
Male
Race
Black or African American^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Resendez
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
1/14/2026
Position
District 06
Residing District
6
Gender
Male
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Cadena
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
4
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
10/22/2025
Position
District 07
Residing District
7
Gender
Female
Race
Hispanic or Latino
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Bazaldua
Qualification Held
0
Term Number
2
Term Start
10/1/2023
Term End
9/30/2025
Date Joined
10/18/2023
Position
District 08
Residing District
8
Gender
Female
Race
Black or African American^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Atkins
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
4
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
8/27/2025
Position
District 09
Residing District
9
Gender
Female
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Blackmon
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2023
Term End
9/30/2025
Date Joined
4/17/2024
Position
District 10
Residing District
10
Gender
Male
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Stewart
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
10/1/2025
Position
District 11
Residing District
11
Gender
Female
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Roth
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2023
Term End
9/30/2025
Date Joined
10/25/2023
Position
District 12
Residing District
12
Gender
Female
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Mendelsohn
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
4
Term Start
10/1/2023
Term End
9/30/2025
Date Joined
10/10/2024
Position
District 13
Residing District
13
Gender
Female
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Willis
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
3
Term Start
10/1/2025
Term End
9/30/2027
Date Joined
9/3/2025
Position
District 14
Residing District
14
Gender
Male
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
Ridley
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
1
Term Start
10/1/2021
Term End
9/30/2023
Date Joined
3/1/2023
Position
Ex Officio
Residing District
2
Gender
Female
Race
White^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
City Council
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino
Term Number
3
Term Start
10/1/2021
Term End
9/30/2023
Date Joined
9/13/2018
Position
Ex Officio
Residing District
14
Gender
Male
Race
Black or African American^*
Position Type
Member
Board Type
Individual
Term Status
Active
Nominating CM(s)
City Council
Qualification Held
0
^* Not Hispanic or Latino

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