PREPARED. HARD WORKING. FAIR.

Over a career spanning more than two decades in Dallas County, Judge Anyiam has been committed to the practice of criminal law and now presiding over Texas Criminal District Court #7. She is committed to the concepts of fairness and equal access to justice, and a true passion for public service.

Judge Anyiam has broad experience in all aspects of criminal law both from her current role as a jurist, through her long legal career before taking the bench. She is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a recognition accorded less than 1% of Texas Criminal Law Practitioners. Judge Anyiam presides over serious felony cases including death penalty and post-conviction writs of habeas corpus.

Judge Anyiam maintains a courtroom in which the pursuit of justice is paramount. She believes that a judge's first and most important role is to be a steward of the law and to provide a forum in which both sides are heard.

Judge Anyiam is fully committed to modern reforms that have defined the judicial system in Dallas County, namely keeping dangerous criminals off the streets and holding them accountable, also extending rehabilitative assistance to drug offenders, minor offenders and the mentally ill as appropriate. Judge Anyiam supports the use alternative sentencing, and bail reform to keep low-risk offenders out of our jail population.