William E. Moody has served as the presiding judge of the 34th District Court in El Paso since 1986.
Moody in October 2009 announced that he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination for the Texas Supreme Court.
[1] Moody was the Democratic nominee for Place Two on the Supreme Court of Texas in the November 2006 general election.
Moody sought to become the first El Pasoan to be elected to statewide office in Texas as well as the only Democrat on the Court, whose current membership is all Republican.
[3] In his campaign, he walked across Texas, which drew extensive press coverage.