Jay A. Bender

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Jay is from Dallas, Texas. He attended Spring Valley Elementary School, Northwood Jr. High School and graduated from Richardson High School. He has a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Austin College. He has a juris doctorate degree with a concentration in criminal law from St. Mary's University School of Law. He lives with his wife, Lynn, their son, Brighton, and their daughter, Emery in the Dallas area.

Jay is a judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 6 in Texas. He has served there since January 2015. He previously practiced criminal defense in private law practice and served as an assistant district attorney in the Dallas County and Collin County district attorney’s offices.

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Jay A. Bender is currently judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 6 in Texas. He was first elected in 2010 and is serving his fourth term.

As an attorney, focused on criminal defense.

As an assistant district attorney, prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office, supervised legal and clerical staff, and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses in ongoing cases.

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