Republican Coby Waddill is seeking reelection as judge of Denton County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 in the Nov. 3, 2026, election. The state’s certified ballot lists no opposing candidate.
Experience
Denton County’s court directory identifies Waddill as the current judge. A county leadership record dates his service in the position to Jan. 1, 2015.
Responsibilities of the office
The court handles misdemeanor criminal proceedings. The county district attorney’s misdemeanor division assigns prosecutors to Court No. 5 and the other county criminal courts.
The judge oversees hearings and trials and applies Texas law. Those decisions affect defendants, complainants and others involved in the court’s cases. The judicial office does not carry authority to independently rewrite criminal laws or set the county’s overall tax rate.
Campaign information
No detailed new proposal with funding estimates or an implementation timetable was verified for this profile. It does not attribute a specific legislative platform to Waddill or predict future rulings.
This profile uses the certified ballot and Denton County records. It omits an unverified claim that Waddill continues to work as a private criminal defense attorney while serving on the bench.
The Flower Mound Times did not receive a direct questionnaire response from the candidate and does not endorse candidates.
