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Deborah Nekhom earned a bachelor's degree in history and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Deborah is a judge in the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law, No. 4. She works at the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law, No. 4, where she has served since January 2003. She previously led the Tarrant County DIRECT drug court program for seven years.

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Deborah previously worked as a solo practitioner at the Law Office of Deborah Nekhom.

Deborah Nekhom currently serves as the judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002 and is serving her fifth term.

Deborah currently serves as the judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002 and is serving her fifth term.

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As a criminal court judge, she conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issues search and arrest warrants, and determines sentencing.

Practiced as a criminal defense attorney in both state and federal courts for 12 years.

Presides over a specialty Driving While Intoxicated misdemeanor court program that is designed to address high risk, high need drunk and drugged drivers.

- As a criminal court judge, she conducts preliminary hearings in criminal cases, issues search and arrest warrants, and determines sentencing.
- Her court has handled over 40,000 cases.
- Practiced as a criminal defense attorney in both state and federal courts for 12 years.
- Presides over a specialty Driving While Intoxicated misdemeanor court program that is designed to address high risk, high need drunk and drugged drivers.

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Claims to be a conservative who "strictly follows the law, the Constitution of the United States, and that of the State of Texas."

Promises not to ever legislate from the bench, or attempt to create law.

Believes her job is to run the court and the docket efficiently, while always providing both sides a "fair trial and dependable rulings."

Thinks it is believes that it is important to work with young people, who come into contact with the criminal justice system, in order to "engage them appropriately, and avoid recidivism, and to teach them about consequences for their choices."

- Claims to be a conservative who "strictly follows the law, the Constitution of the United States, and that of the State of Texas."
- Promises not to ever legislate from the bench, or attempt to create law.
- Believes her job is to run the court and the docket efficiently, while always providing both sides a "fair trial and dependable rulings."
- Thinks it is believes that it is important to work with young people, who come into contact with the criminal justice system, in order to "engage them appropriately, and avoid recidivism, and to teach them about consequences for their choices."

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Deborah Nekhom

Deborah Nekhom earned a bachelor's degree in History and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Deborah previously worked as a solo practicioner.

- Claims to be  a conservative, and a Republican, who "strictly follows the law, the Constitution of the United States, and that of the State of Texas."
- Promises not to ever legislate from the bench, or attempt to create law.
- Believes her job is to run the court and the docket efficiently, while always providing both sides a "fair trial and dependable rulings."
- Thinks it is believes that it is important to work with young people, who come into contact with the criminal justice system, in order to "engage them appropriately, and avoid recidivism, and to teach them about consequences for their choices."

Deborah is a judge for Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law. She was first elected in 2002 and took the bench in January 2003.

Deborah is currently a judge for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002 and is currently serving her fifth term.

Judge Deborah Nekhom is a criminal court judge in Tarrant County. She was first elected in 2002 and took the bench in January 2003. She currently presides over a specialty DWI misdemeanor court program that addresses high-risk, high-need drunk and drugged drivers. She previously presided over the Tarrant County DIRECT drug court program for seven years. Judge Nekhom is also a certified expert in criminal law.

Deborah is a judge for the Tarrant County Criminal Court. She was first elected in 2002 and took the bench in January 2003. 

Deborah is currently a judge for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. She is currently serving her fourth term.

Deborah Nekhom is currently Judge for Number 4 of the Tarrant County Criminal Court of Texas. She was first elected in 2002 and has served six terms.

Deborah is a judge for the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law. She has been on the bench since 2003. 

Deborah is a judge for Number 4 of the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law in Tarrant County, Texas. She works at the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law, where she has been since January 2003.

Deborah is a judge for the Tarrant County Criminal Court. She has been on the bench since January 2003. 

Deborah is currently a judge for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002.

Deborah is a judge. She works at the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law No. 4, where she has been since January 2003.

Deborah Nekhom is currently a judge for the Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002 and is serving her fifth term.

Deborah is a judge for the Tarrant County Criminal Court. She has been on the bench since 2003. 

Deborah is currently a judge for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 4. She was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. She is currently serving her fifth term.

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