The Honorable Ray Wheless (R)

Last modified on: 04-11-2022 10:43:25

Presiding Judge
(First Region)

Entered Office: 03-2018 Term Ends: 12-31-2026

General Information

Home Town: McKinney


Personal Information

Ray Wheless of McKinney is the former Judge of the 366th District Court and has served as the Presiding Judge of the First Administrative Judicial Region since March 2018. He is the former Chair of the Specialty Courts Advisory Council and the past President of the Texas Association of Specialty Courts. He is certified in Criminal Law, Civil Trial Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Wheless received a Bachelor of Business Administration from California State University, San Bernardino, and a Juris Doctor degree from The University of Texas School of Law.