Sherri Wagner has dedicated her career to keeping the citizens of Tarrant County safe. She is currently an Associate Judge for the 323rd District Court. Since she took the bench in 2023, she has fought to maintain fairness and justice in her courtroom, protect the rights of victims, and hold criminals accountable. Prior to being an Associate Judge, Sherri was a criminal prosecutor for over 20 years. She has always worked to seek justice with every prosecution and give victims a voice. Her conservative values have helped keep your community safe, and she will continue to do so as your elected judge of Criminal District Court No 1.

Sherri was raised in the Texas Panhandle by her dad, a Baptist preacher, and mom, a high school English teacher. She graduated cum laude from Wayland Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Political Science. She moved to Fort Worth and worked in corporate publishing, working her way up to Team Leader, supervising several employees on a production team. While working full-time and married, she started law school. She earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence from what is now Texas A&M School of Law. In law school, she was President of the Christian Legal Society and on the Mock Trial Competition Team.