Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed a Dallas County prosecutor and two-time former judge to fill the vacant seat of one of the county’s criminal courts, his office announced Wednesday.
Jennifer Balido, chief of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office’s appellate division, will now serve as judge of Criminal District Court No. 1. She fills the vacancy left by Democrat Tina Clinton, who won a tight race for a seat on the Dallas-area Fifth Court of Appeals with two years left in her criminal district court term.
Balido could not be reached for comment through the DA’s office. Clinton told KERA News in a text message she wishes Balido the best…