Justice of the 5th District Court of Appeals, Place 8 Elected 2020
Judge of the 303rd State District Court, Dallas County, 2004-2020
Nineteen years judicial experience.
Presiding Judge, Dallas County Family District Courts 2007 & 2011
Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified in Child Welfare Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
"Texas Superlawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine (2003 & 2004)
Adjunct Professor, SMU Law School 2013-2018
Professional Associations:
Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association, Director (2022)
College of the State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association Family
Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee (past chair of Family and Probate)
Annette Stewart Inn of Court
Mac Taylor Inn of Court
Awards/Honors:
State Bar of Texas-Presidential Citation 2022
Dallas Women’s Lawyers Association-Louise Raggio Award, 2023
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Texas Chaper "Outsanding Jurist" 2016
Dallas Observer Best of Dallas “Best Judge when your cheap divorce gets expensive” 2008
SMU Women’s Symposium, Profiles in Leadership Award 2007
Merrill Hartman Judicial Pro Bono Service Award 2006, 2020
Frequent lecturer for the State Bar of Texas and Texas Center for the Judiciary (detail)