Sharen Wilson is the current Tarrant County District Attorney. Her direct phone number is 817-884-1644.
Her current 4-year term began on January 1, 2015. She has announced she will not be running for re-election. There will be a new District Attorney effective January 1, 2023.
The current candidates for the Tarrant County District Attorney (in alphabetical order by last name) position are:
Tiffany Burks (D)
Tiffany Burks is a lifelong prosecutor who has prosecuted cases in Tarrant County for over twenty years. She’s known for her success as a trial attorney, tenacity, and work ethic. Learn more about Tiffany Burks for Tarrant County District Attorney.
Matt Krause (R)
Matt Krause brings a unique perspective to the DA race. His background as a State Representative who served on the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee gives him insight on the civil and administrative side that sets him apart. Learn more about Matt Krause for Tarrant County District Attorney.
Phil Sorrells (R)
Phil Sorrels is best known for his tenure as the judge of County Criminal Court Number 10 in Tarrant County for 25 years. Prior to being elected to that position, he served as a felony prosecutor. He has a reputation for running his court efficiently. Learn more about Phil Sorrells for Tarrant County District Attorney.
The two Republican candidates will face a runoff on May 24, 2022 which will decide which candidate will be in the general election in November.
Below are the extensions for the Tarrant County Assistant District Attorneys. The phone numbers begin with 817-884 and end with the following four-digit extensions.
Felony Attorneys:
Misdemeanor Attorneys:
| Ashlea | Deener | CDC1 | 817-884-1822 | abdeener | abdeener@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Samantha | Fant | CDC1 | 817-884-1496 | SAFant | SAFant@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Chase | Payne | CDC1 | 817-884-1689 | wcpayne | wcpayne@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Michael | Ferry | CDC1 | 817-884-1363 | MJFerry | MJFerry@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Jamie | Jernigan | CDC1 | 817-884-1832 | jngernigan | |
| Leona | CDC1 | 817-884-3458 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Tracey | Kapsidelis | CDC2 | 817-884-1983 | TKapsidelis | TKapsidelis@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Christy | May | CDC2 | 817-884-1547 | crmay | crmay@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Jonathan | Lowe | CDC2 | 817-884-1831 | JSLowe | JSLowe@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Diego | Esparza | CDC2 | 817-884-1525 | DEEsparza | DEEsparza@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Bethany | Echols | CDC2 | 817-884-1536 | beechols | beechols@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Lisa | Callaghan | CDC3 | 817-884-1366 | lacallaghan | lacallaghan@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Anna | Hernandez | CDC3 | 817-884-2661 | amhernandez2 | amhernandez2@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Eric | Starnes | CDC3 | 817-884-1845 | ejstarnes | ejstarnes@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Brian | Hawthorne | CDC3 | 817-884-1701 | behawthorne | behawthorne@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Jennifer | Therazin | CDC3 | 817-884-2660 | jltherazin | jltherazin@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Lee | Sorrells | CDC4 | 817-884-1825 | lcsorrells | lcsorrells@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Mark | Richman | CDC4 | 817-884-1820 | marichman | marichman@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Collin | Ashworth | CDC4 | 817-884-1821 | cbashworth | cbashworth@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Claris | Fanka | CDC4 | 817-884-1823 | cjfanka | cjfanka@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Morgan | Blair | CDC4 | 817-884-1829 | mkblair | mkblair@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Demetrice | Lopez | 213th | 817-884-3433 | dmlopez2 | dmlopez2@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| William | Knight | 213th | 817-884-1394 | waknight | waknight@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Alex | Haynes | 213th | 817-884-2879 | ahhaynes | ahhaynes@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Raymond | Lee | 213th | 817-884-2663 | rlee | rlee@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Taylor | Owens | 213th | 817-884-1640 | TROwens | TROwens@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Marcus | Hanna | 297th | 817-884-1955 | mdhanna | mdhanna@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Peter | Gieseking | 297th | 817-884-1499 | pjgieseking | pjgieseking@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Matthew | Jackson | 297th | 817-884-1818 | mkjackson | mkjackson@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Kevin | Novak | 297th | 817-884-2665 | krnovak | krnovak@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Juan | Sandoval | 297th | 817-884-1982 | JCSandoval | JCSandoval@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Jess | Gambrell | 297th | 817-884-2327 | JMGambrell | JMGambrell@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Matt | Rivers | 371st | 817-884-2434 | mcrivers | mcrivers@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Kyle | Russo | 371st | 817-884-2437 | kjrusso | kjrusso@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Pam | Fernandez | 371st | 817-884-3181 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Dylan | Morgan | 371st | 817-884-2551 | dwmorgan | dwmorgan@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Brittane | Hamilton | 371st | 817-884-2438 | blhamilton | blhamilton@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Chris | McGregor | 372nd | 817-884-2470 | cbmcgregor | cbmcgregor@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Darren | DeLaCruz | 372nd | 817-884-3452 | dsdelacruz | dsdelacruz@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Stephanie | Simpson, S | 372nd | 817-884-3160 | sksimpson | sksimpson@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Ross | VandeKop | 372nd | 817-884-2471 | arvandekop | arvandekop@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Caleb | Beacham | 372nd | 817-884-2497 | cmbeacham | cmbeacham@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Lucas | Allan | 396th | 817-884-1827 | leallen | leallen@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Sarah | Bruner | 396th | 817-884-2609 | SEBruner | SEBruner@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Jasmine | Banks | 396th | 817-884-3253 | jdbanks | jdbanks@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Sarah | Brown | 396th | 817-884-1634 | SRBrown | SRBrown@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Taylor | Volesky | 396th | 817-884-1630 | TAVolesky | TAVolesky@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Gomora | 396th | 817-884-3324 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Charlie | Boulware | 432nd | 817-884-1641 | caboulware | caboulware@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Danielle | Bonanno | 432nd | 817-884-2823 | DMBonanno | DMBonanno@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| John | Kleinwachter | 432nd | 817-884-2493 | kleinwachter | kleinwachter@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Ashley | Reichner | 432nd | 817-884-6863 | anreichner | anreichner@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Douglas | Kohloff | 432nd | 817-884-3273 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Elizabeth | Kamber | 485th | 817-884-7028 | eokamber | eokamber@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Jessica | Theriot | 485th | 817-884-7031 | jltheriot | jltheriot@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Tad | Schmidt | 485th | 817-884-7038 | tcschmidt | tcschmidt@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Kaitlin | Newcomb | 485th | 817-884-7039 | knnewcomb | knnewcomb@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| David | Elder | 485th | 817-884-7075 | dlelder | dlelder@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Kevin | Boneberg | 323rd | 817-838-4635 | kboneberg | kboneberg@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Kyle | Morris | 323rd | 817-838-4664 | kamorris | kamorris@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Paul | Nguyen | 323rd | 817-838-4672 | pknguyen | pknguyen@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Stuart | Neal | 323rd | 817-838-4669 | svneal | svneal@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Sparkle | Lynwood | 323rd | 817-838-4663 | SNLynwood | SNLynwood@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Hogan | 323rd | 817-838-4636 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Anastasia | Frane | 323rd | 817-838-4637 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Tim | Rodgers | LEI | 817-884-1990 | tsrodgers | tsrodgers@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Sam | Williams, S | LEI | 817-884-6962 | sgwilliams | sgwilliams@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Lloyd | Whelchel | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-2678 | lewhelchel | lewhelchel@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Lori | Vernell | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-3441 | llvarnell | llvarnell@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Zane | Reid | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-6850 | zareid | zareid@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Arshad | Majid | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-2680 | amajid | amajid@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Brown | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-7011 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Rick | Poster | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-2679 | rdposter | rdposter@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Nicodem | WC/Public Integrity | 817-884-1650 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Hill | MH Crossover | 817-884-3426 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Dickerson | MH Crossover | 817-884-7137 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | ||
| Bill | Vassar | Special Victims | 817-884-2859 | bavassar | bavassar@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Chris | DeWitt | Special Victims | 817-884-1842 | ocdewitt | ocdewitt@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Allyson | Kucera | Special Victims | 817-884-3740 | arkucera | arkucera@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Lindy | Borchardt | Special Victims | 817-884-3289 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Deanna | Franzen | Special Victims | 817-884-1683 | djfranzen | djfranzen@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Matthew | Hinojosa, M | Special Victims | 817-884-2395 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Courtney | Mowdy | Special Victims | 817-884-6832 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Ryne | Thacker | Special Victims | 817-884-3776 | rgthacker | rgthacker@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| Page | Simpson, P | Gang | 817-884-1884 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Katie | Owens, K | Gang | 817-884-6974 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Danielle | Wojciak | Gang | 817-884-1630 | dpwojciak | dpwojciak@tarrantcountytx.gov |
| D.J. (Davye) | Estes | Grand Jury | 817-884-7046 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Art | Clayton | Grand Jury | 817-884-1840 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Kim | D’Avignon | Adult Sex. Assault | 817-884-1691 | @tarrantcountytx.gov | |
| Emily | Dixon | Adult Sex. Assault | 817-884-1698 | eadixon | eadixon@tarrantcounty.com |
| Amy | Allin | Adult Sex. Assault | 817-884-6997 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Steve | Conder | Conviction Integrity | 817-884-1833 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Shaver | Conviction Integrity | 817-884-2505 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Kelly | Meador | IPV | 817-884-7367 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Emily | Kirby | IPV | 817-884-3290 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Megan | Bradshaw | IPV | 817-884-2359 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Evans | IPV | 817-884-3388 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Madeline | Jones | IPV | 817-884-1885 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Hinojosa, K | IPV | 817-884-3166 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Groom | Intake | 817-884-3542 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Schmidt | Intake | 817-884-1637 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Nguyen | Intake | 817-884-4330 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Huseman | Intake | 817-884-7374 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Mills | Intake | 817-884-1639 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| McMinn | Intake | 817-884-3779 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Garcia | Intake | 817-884-1659 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Haley | Intake | 817-884-3767 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Spence | Post Conviction | 817-884-2826 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Richards | Post Conviction | 817-884-2824 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Grady | Post Conviction | 817-884-3432 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Meskunas | Post Conviction | 817-884-1642 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Andrea | Jacobs | Post Conviction | 817-884-1835 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Monte | Post Conviction | 817-884-1613 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Williams, A | Post Conviction | 817-884-1830 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Sargent | Post Conviction | 817-884-3109 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Tim | Gilpin | Post Conviction | 817-884-2888 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Julie | Lugo | Post Conviction | Not listed | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Ford | Post Conviction | 817-884-1688 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Lewellyn | Post Conviction | 817-884-2825 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Andersen | Post Conviction | 817-884-2473 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Butler | Technology | 817-884-1834 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Gambrell | CCC1 | 817-884-1605 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Fletcher | CCC1 | 817-884-2068 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Orde | CCC1 | 817-884-2608 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Sandoval | CCC2 | 817-884-2480 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Barnes | CCC2 | 817-884-1725 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Berecin | CCC2 | 817-884-6972 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Hogan | CCC3 | 817-884-2482 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Coleman | CCC3 | 817-884-2351 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Echols | CCC3 | 817-884-3149 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Max | Appel | CCC4 | 817-884-1420 | MGappel | MGappel@tarrantcounty.com |
| Volesky | CCC4 | 817-884-1685 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Gomora | CCC5 | 817-884-2483 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Steven | Elliott | CCC5 | 817-884-2479 | @tarrantcounty.com | |
| Barragon | CCC5 | 817-884-2608 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Kitchens | CCC5 | 817-884-3537 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Hamilton | CCC6 | 817-884-2355 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Truglio | CCC6 | 817-884-2487 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Ezzell | CCC7 | 817-884-1703 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Pierce | CCC7 | 817-884-1419 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Cohen | CCC8 | 817-884-2478 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Reynolds | CCC8 | 817-884-3431 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Frane | CCC9 | 817-884-1669 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Eber | CCC9 | 817-884-1190 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Moore | CCC10 | 817-884-1723 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Ferguson | CCC10 | 817-884-1649 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Nale | CCC10 | 817-884-1261 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Trono | JP | 817-884-2481 | @tarrantcounty.com | ||
| Stoner | JP | 817-884-2845 | @tarrantcounty.com |
A Criminal District Attorney in Texas is an elected official who is the chief prosecuting attorney for felonies and misdemeanors in the county. A Criminal District Attorney represents the State of Texas as well as victims in criminal cases and CPS cases. A Criminal District Attorney also provides certain written legal opinions to other elected officials in the county. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.01 sets forth the special requirements for prosecutors in Texas:
It shall be the primary duty of all prosecuting attorneys, including any special prosecutors, not to convict, but to see that justice is done. They shall not suppress facts or secrete witnesses capable of establishing the innocence of the accused.
The Tarrant County District Attorney’s is located inside the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center at 401 West Belknap St., Fort Worth, Texas 76196.
Attorneys and staff are available Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
You may access a list of the defense outcomes each week by visiting the Tarrant County Trial Board.
| Business Office | 817-884-1694 |
| Chief of Staff Division | 817-884-1400 |
| Civil Division | 817-884-1233 |
| Family Violence | 817-884-3535 |
| Felony | 817-884-1400 |
| Gang | 817-884-3450 |
| General Information | 817-884-1400 |
| Grand Jury | 817-884-1678 |
| Hospital | 817-321-4841 |
| Intake | 817-884-1405 |
| Investigation Division | 817-884-1204 |
| Juvenile | 817-838-4613 |
| Main Number | 817-884-1400 |
| Media/Public Communications | 817-884-3120 |
| Mental Health | 817-884-1038 |
| Misdemeanor | 817-884-2488 |
| Post Conviction | 817-884-1687 |
| Protective Orders | 817-884-1623 |
| Special Victims | 817-884-2800 |
| Victim's Assistance | 817-884-2740 |
| White Collar Crimes | 817-884-1661 |
| Worthless (Hot) Check | 817-884-1603 |
By mail to: Civil Division
Attention: Public Information Officer
Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office
Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
401 West Belknap, 9th Floor
Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0201
By e-mail to: openrecords@tarrantcountytx.gov
