Candidate Jordyn Woodruff (right) with author Malcolm Hodge (left) at Kalahari Resort
Round Rock, TX – During last night’s candidate outreach event, I had the pleasure of speaking with Attorney General candidate Jordyn Woodruff (District 5) about her determination during Trial Court hearings, plans for the Judicial section, and inspirations for her campaign.
Jordyn is in her third year as a dedicated judge from Dallas’ District 5. She describes her method for success as a Trial Court judge: “What sets me apart when I’m in trial is that I come off as sweet before we start, but when we get into trial, it’s all business. I get really serious. I get really fierce…It’s like night and day.”
Alongside introducing a case vote, one of the pillars of Jordyn’s campaign involves introducing Best Witness awards for District and State Conferences. She was motivated to promote this award when she saw that only District 5’s conference was recognizing witnesses. “There are four different roles in Trial Court, so why are we leaving one out? That’s why I wanted to introduce the Witness award, because I want everyone to be seen and feel heard. We [at the Trial Court section] also have the least amount of awards right now. So, introducing a new award would make [the Judicial section] and Trial Court better.”
She recalls feeling isolated in her first year of YG, as she felt thrust into her position as a judge. Later that year, she was motivated to run for Attorney General when another delegate from her district inspired her. As she recounts, “I was a first-year attorney, and I had somebody running from my district that year, and she ended up winning. When I was watching her, it made me realize, ‘I want to do what she’s doing, because I want to make a difference in Trial Court, and I don’t want anybody to have that same experience that I had.’”
Ensure that your voice is heard by voting in this year’s State Conference elections. The Attorney General position at the State Conference only appears on the Trial Court delegation’s ballots.