Born and raised in North Dallas, Judge Adam M.Swartz now serves the precinct where he grew up.
A graduate of Park Hill, J.J. Pearce, KU, and
Texas Wesleyan/Texas A&M Law, he built a career in consumer protection, credit repair law, and criminal defense -
always fighting for everyday people.
After earning his bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas, Judge Swartz came back home to use the skills he cultivated, give back to our community, and run a successful small business. He led initiatives that saw the multi-award winning dessert boutique, Sheridan's Latte's & Frozen Custard, partner with local sports teams for promotions, support local high schools, and provide memorable ice-cream sundae parties for the community's Boys & Girls Club.
Judge Swartz became the original architect of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce's now nationally influential Governmental Affairs Committee, served on the New Business Ambassador committee, and co-managed 1 of 4 finalists for the Chamber of Commerce's Small Business of the Year.
A passionate arts advocate, Judge Swartz co-founded and served as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the instrumental Dallas non-profit, "Upstart Theater," which won multiple awards for its dedication to making theater accessible for every economic strata, providing an on-ramp of opportunities for young actors to perform in shows that paired them with already well-established directors, and impactful stage-play and musical productions. Later, he served on the Board of IMPRINT TheatreWorks, another innovative and Best-New-Theater-award-winning production company that was heralded as: “Our [Dallas's] most exciting new theater company of the past five years.” – Mark Lowry
Judge Swartz has served as a Dallas County Precinct Chair, was elected to represent SD 32 on the State's Platform Committee 3 times, worked as an Election Clerk in four Dallas County elections at the Oak Lawn Library, and served in Dallas's Election Protection “boiler room” - an emergency hotline on Election Day to help protect the voting rights of Dallas County citizens.
Judge Swartz, along with the incomparable Mrs. Anjali Datta, coached the Dallas TAG School's "No Probllamas" Destination Imagination team (silver State winner and 6th over all at Globals) and has served as a committee member for:
Judge Swartz earned his law degree in 2013 from Texas Wesleyan/Texas A&M School of Law in Fort Worth, TX, earning maxima laude honors from the Board of Advocates. During law school, he served as the Board of Advocates' Executive Board Chief Operating Officer for Dispute Resolution Advocacy, became the National Champion of the Financial Industry Regulatory Association's Dispute Resolution Triathlon in Manhattan, NY, and was a two-time Public Interest Law Fellow and Board Member (with the Dallas Public Defender's Office, and Dallas County Probate Court #1 and Veterans' Affairs).
After passing the bar on his first attempt, Judge Swartz started his own law successful law firm, merged with another, and became the managing attorney at Swartz│Davidson Law, a full-service law firm with primary practice groups focused on Consumer Protection, Credit Law, and Criminal Defense. Recognized by Thompson-Reuters as a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year from 2017 until he was elected as Justice of the Peace in 2022, Judge Swartz is also a Qualified Mediator under Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable standards, and previously stepped up alongside now-Commissioner Andy Sommerman and State Bar Board of Director and former Chair, Jerry Alexander, to protect the people of Texas as co-counsel in a Qui Tam lawsuit to hold rogue physicians accountable for abuses alleged on Texans aged 3 to 70, and the state's Medicare/Medicaid programs themselves.
Judge Swartz continues to serve as co-Chair of the Dallas Association (DAYL)'s of Young Lawyer's Bolton Ball/Charity Ball Committee, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities through the DAYL Foundation, serves on the Dallas Bar Association's Publication Committee, which produces the State Bar Award Winning "Headnotes" periodical, and is a former chair of the Dallas Bar's Community Involvement Committee.
Elected Justice of the Peace in 2022, Judge Swartz has already made a significant impact on the Dallas County Justice Courts, emphatically so in Precinct 3. His bold, fair, and caring approaches have been recognized by peers, litigants, and wedding participants.
After being elected Co-Administrative Judge unanimously by the other Dallas County Justices of the Peace, Judge Swartz has published new pro se forms, implemented electronic filing, briefed the other JPs on Texas Supreme Court cases that may affect their Courts as chair of the Legislative Committee, traveled to Austin to testify with authority on their behalf on matters directly affecting the improvement or denigration of the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice, and been widely recognized for his attitude and empathy from the bench.
Judge Swartz has presided over approximately 60,000 cases and performed thousands of weddings for the good people of Precinct 3 and Dallas County.
Judge Swartz also is proud father of Alanna Moxy Swartz, a rising star in her own right, and caretaker of campaign mascots Pepper Moonpie (precious/precocious black lab/blue heeler mix) and Jellybean (Norwegian Forest Cat/Tux who is approx. 22 lbs of glorious).
His sister, Jamie, is a truly wonderful woman who dedicates her time and energy to causes that directly help others, and is a personal stylist for families in the Park Cities area and nationwide. His brother, David (DJ), is an IT project implementation manager for schools and other large-scale projects, a former pitcher for the University of Iowa, and thinks he's waaaay funnier than he is. His mom, Cherie, is an event caterer with a sharp wit and creative background and his father, Elliott, is the long-standing “dean” of the Jos. A. Bank sales floor, who laughs the same great way every time he sees any Billy Crystal movie, and is a former pitcher for the University of Missouri who was drafted to the Kansas City farm team at that time.
Paid for by the Adam Swartz Campaign
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