New DA in Cherokee County
Posted/updated on: March 20, 2026 at 10:10 pm
JACKSONVILLE – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed David Broom to serve as the new District Attorney for the 2nd Judicial District in Cherokee County. Before being appointed, Broom served as an assistant district attorney in the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office and is a member of the Texas State Bar and the Cherokee County Bar Association.
Broom was appointed to the position after Abbott named the now former Cherokee County District Attorney, Jonathan Richey, to be judge of the 369th Judicial District Court. Broom holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from UT Tyler and a law degree from the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
