Always Ensuring JUSTICE, FAIRNESS, & PURPOSE

Elected to the bench in 2010,

Judge Hayes has been serving Dallas County in Criminal Court #2 for over a decade.

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Judge Julia Hayes

Elected Judge of Criminal Court #2 in 2010
Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Omicron Mu Omega
Past President, Policy Council, Childcare Group
Trained Mediator
Past Member: Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association, Dallas Black Criminal Bar Association, JL Turner Legal Association and Texas Young Lawyers Association

The Bio

Julia Hayes was elected to serve as Judge of Dallas County Criminal Court #2 in 2010. Judge Hayes earned her Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University, College of Law, in 2001. She attended the University of California, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

After graduation from law school, Judge Hayes clerked with the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Dallas, Texas where she investigated allegations of discrimination in federally funded educational institutions in five states. She also worked at the University of Texas, Dallas where she managed the University’s Technology Transfer Division of the Research and Graduate Education Program.

Prior to taking the bench, Judge Hayes operated her own law firm, practicing criminal and family law. Over the years, she has been a member of the American Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Black Criminal Bar Association, JL Turner Legal Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Texas Young Lawyers Association.