Craig Marcus Watkins (November 16, 1967 – December 12, 2023) was an American lawyer who was the district attorney for Dallas County, Texas from 2007 to 2015.

degree as part of the 1994 inaugural graduating class of the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.

In 2002, Watkins ran for district attorney against incumbent Republican Bill Hill and lost.

Watkins worked to resolve cases of wrongful conviction through the use of DNA testing and the review of evidence illegally withheld from defense attorneys.

[12] Upon leaving office, Watkins entered private practice focusing on criminal defense and personal injury in state and federal courts.