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Candidate Information
- Age:66
- City/Town:Dallas
- Address:P.O. Box 181268
- Phone:+1 (214) 642-3157
- Website:johncreuzot.com
- Email:judgejohn@creuzotlawfirm.com
Candidate Questionnaire
Public Email Address:
john.creuzot@dallascounty.org
Campaign website:
www.johncreuzot.com
Social Media:
https://twitter.com/judgecreuzot
https://www.facebook.com/DAJohnCreuzot
https://www.medium.com@DallasDA
https://www.facebook.com/DAJohnCreuzot
https://www.medium.com@DallasDA
Occupation/main source of income:
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney
Education (include all degrees):
Mirabeau B. Lamar High School (1975)
North Texas State University, B.A. (1978)
Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D. (1982)
North Texas State University, B.A. (1978)
Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D. (1982)
Highlights of your civic involvement/accomplishment:
SELECT AWARDS
- Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas Prism Award
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals Drug Court Pioneer
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals Drug Court Hall of Fame
- University of North Texas President’s Award and Outstanding Alumni Award
- J.L. Turner Legal Association Outstanding Jurist Award
- Mothers Against Teen Violence Community Service Award
- Dallas Observer Best Criminal Judge Award
- Rev. Zan Holmes Leadership Award
- Southern Methodist University School of Law Outstanding Alumni Award
- Dallas Bar Association M.L. King Jr. Justice Award
- Texas Bar Criminal Justice Section Outstanding Jurist
- Texas Bar Criminal Justice Section Judge of the Year
- Dallas County Democratic Party Legacy Award
- Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Dallas Peer Recognition
- D Magazine Best Criminal Defense Attorney Recognition
-National Black Prosecutor's Association President's Award of Community Excellence (2022)
SELECT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board, appointed by Attorney General Loretta Lynch
- Texas Punishment Standards Commission, which rewrote the Sentencing Provisions of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
- Judicial Advisory Council to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
- Texas Bar District Six Grievance Committee
- City of Dallas Ethics Task Force, appointed by Mayor Ron Kirk, which rewrote the Rules of Ethics for Officials for the City of Dallas
- City of Dallas Task Force on Homelessness, including spearheading The Bridge homeless shelter
- Dallas Urban League Block Grant Board
- Unlocking DOORS, Inc. Board and Chair
- Promising Youth Alliance Board
- Phoenix House of Texas Board
- Dallas Area Partnership to End Homelessness (currently)
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals Board of Directors (currently)
- Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas Prism Award
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals Drug Court Pioneer
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals Drug Court Hall of Fame
- University of North Texas President’s Award and Outstanding Alumni Award
- J.L. Turner Legal Association Outstanding Jurist Award
- Mothers Against Teen Violence Community Service Award
- Dallas Observer Best Criminal Judge Award
- Rev. Zan Holmes Leadership Award
- Southern Methodist University School of Law Outstanding Alumni Award
- Dallas Bar Association M.L. King Jr. Justice Award
- Texas Bar Criminal Justice Section Outstanding Jurist
- Texas Bar Criminal Justice Section Judge of the Year
- Dallas County Democratic Party Legacy Award
- Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Dallas Peer Recognition
- D Magazine Best Criminal Defense Attorney Recognition
-National Black Prosecutor's Association President's Award of Community Excellence (2022)
SELECT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board, appointed by Attorney General Loretta Lynch
- Texas Punishment Standards Commission, which rewrote the Sentencing Provisions of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
- Judicial Advisory Council to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
- Texas Bar District Six Grievance Committee
- City of Dallas Ethics Task Force, appointed by Mayor Ron Kirk, which rewrote the Rules of Ethics for Officials for the City of Dallas
- City of Dallas Task Force on Homelessness, including spearheading The Bridge homeless shelter
- Dallas Urban League Block Grant Board
- Unlocking DOORS, Inc. Board and Chair
- Promising Youth Alliance Board
- Phoenix House of Texas Board
- Dallas Area Partnership to End Homelessness (currently)
- National Association of Drug Court Professionals Board of Directors (currently)