The Hon. Coby Waddill is a judge for the Denton County Criminal Court No. 5 in Texas. He was elected to the bench in 2014.
Prior to his election, Waddill was a partner at Marsh, Paine & Waddill, a law firm he joined in 2007. During his tenure there, he specialized in criminal defense matters. Before that, he spent time as a prosecutor.
Waddill earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of North Texas in 1994. He then completed a J.D. at St. Mary's University School of Law in 1999. He is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
His memberships have included the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Board of Directors of the MHMR Center.