Superb Woman: Judge Stephanie Mitchell Huff

Judge Stephanie Mitchell Huff received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. She practiced civil litigation and criminal defense before joining the Navarro County District Attorney’s Office in 2007 as the Chief Juvenile Prosecutor. She later became a felony assistant district attorney in Dallas County and from 2013 – 2014, she served as the Chief Felony Prosecutor of the Dallas County Gang Unit. In 2015, she was sworn in as the youngest sitting Criminal District Court Judge in Dallas County, for the 291st Judicial District Court. The judge is also an adjunct professor of criminal law, contracts law, and criminal procedure at Kaplan College. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Concord Church. Judge Huff has a received numerous awards, including: Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecutor of the Year and Dallas County Heavy Hitter Award. She is also one of four Dallas County Judges that created Pipeline to Possibilities Program (P2P), that partnered with DISD to educate young adults about the criminal justice system and making good decisions.