Don Crosby

Biography

Judge Don Cosby has presided over the 67th District Court in Tarrant County since his appointment by Governor George W. Bush in October 2000, winning re-election most recently in 2024. A Fort Worth native, Cosby earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1977 and his Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1980, passing the Texas State Bar the same year. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he served as an attorney with banking institutions and worked with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the Reagan Administration. Throughout his judicial career, he has presided over more than 450 jury trials, 250 bench trials, and conducted thousands of hearings, consistently earning “Highly Qualified/Qualified” ratings from over 90% of attorneys in Tarrant County Bar polls.

Judge Cosby’s commitment to public service is deeply rooted in his personal journey. After his father left the family when Cosby was just three years old, his mother—a Japanese immigrant who spoke little English—brought him and his siblings to the Lena Pope Children’s Home in Fort Worth, where she worked in the laundry facility. There, he was mentored by Bob Bolen, the future Fort Worth Mayor, and his wife Fran, who took Cosby into their home and instilled in him the values that have guided his career. He has given back extensively to the community, serving as President of the Lena Pope Home Board of Directors, as a founding board member of Chapel Hill Academy Charter School, President of the Texas Boys Choir Board of Directors, and on numerous other civic boards. From 2016 to 2018, his fellow Tarrant County district court judges elected him to serve as Local Administrative Judge, and he was honored as the first recipient of Trinity Valley School’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2017.

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