{"id":609,"date":"2026-07-27T14:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/dallas\/politics\/john-creuzot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:35:37","slug":"john-creuzot","status":"publish","type":"cpt_politics","link":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/dallas\/politics\/john-creuzot\/","title":{"rendered":"John Creuzot"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"609\" class=\"elementor elementor-609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cpt_politics\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ce5f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57ce5f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9142fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9142fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Creuzot<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c6156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1c6156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dallas County District Attorney<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7c19a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d7c19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce2c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bce2c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dallas County \u2014 Took office January 2019; re-elected 2022, term through 2026<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bcc4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77bcc4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb40cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb40cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2842287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2842287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Creuzot is a New Orleans-born lawyer and retired judge who has served as Dallas County District Attorney since January 2019. As a judge he created a drug-diversion program that cut recidivism substantially; the county later named its judicial treatment center for him. He sought a third term in 2026 but lost the Democratic primary to former district judge Amber Givens-Davis, 53.85 to 46.15 percent. His term runs through December 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6ede8 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd6ede8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/government\/district-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Official Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-va-duty e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"va-duty\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-va-duty-h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"va-duty-h\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the District Attorney does for you<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-va-duty-t elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"va-duty-t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Decides which criminal cases the county prosecutes and how, runs diversion programs as an alternative to jail, and represents the state in felony and misdemeanor trials. <strong>4-year term, elected countywide.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Creuzot is a New Orleans-born lawyer and retired judge who has served as Dallas County District Attorney since January 2019. As a judge he created a drug-diversion program that cut recidivism substantially; the county later named its judicial treatment center for him. 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