Candidate, Texas State Supreme Court, District 3, 2022

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Former District Judge, 360th Judicial District, Fort Worth, Texas

Former Lead Prosecutor/ Director, Enforcement Division, Domestic Relations Office, Tarrant County

Former Judge, Family Law, Tarrant County

Former Attorney, Snakard & Gambill

Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District 3, 2010-Present

Judge, Tarrant County Teen Court, 1987-1988

Former Member, American Law Institute

Former President, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Texas Chapter

Member, Bar Foundation, Tarrant County

Former Chair, Family Law Section, American Bar Association

Member, First United Methodist Church, Colleyville

Member, Judicial Division, American Bar Association

Member, Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas, Present

Former President, Lloyd Lochridge Inn of Court

Member, National Association of Judges, Present

Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Member, Tarrant County Bar Association, Present

Member, Tarrant County Family Bar Association, Present

Member, Tarrant County Women Lawyers, Present

Former President, Young Lawyers Association, Tarrant County

Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Texas, 2004-2010

Chair, Uniform Law Commission Drafting Committee on the Uniform Relocation of Children Act, 2006-2009

Co-Chair, Texas Legislative Ad Hoc Ad Litem Committee, 2000-2007

Appointed by Governor Perry, Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 2005

Member, Drafting Committee on Uniform Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect and Custody Cases, 2004-Present

Master Member, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, 2004-Present

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1996-Present

Member, West Texas Legal Services Protective Order Task Force, 1988-1989

Judge, Southern Methodist University Moot Court, 1987-1988

Member, Tarrant County Family Law Task Force, 1987-1988

Member, Advisory Board, Dispute Resolution Services, Tarrant County, 1984-1986

Chair, Membership Committee, Tarrant County Family Bar Association, 1986

Organizer/ Presenter, American Foster Parent Annual Convention, 1985

Member, Tarrant County Domestic Relations Office Task Force, 1984-1985

Awards:

Texas Bar Foundation's award for the best bar journal article of the year: The Child's Voice--an Analysis of the Methodology Used To Involve Children in Custody Litigation.

Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Scott Moore Award - 2005
Judge Eva Barnes Award- 2009
Tarrant County Parenting Center's Hand-in-Hand Award- 2011

In 2010, she was recognized by the Fort Worth Business Press as a Texas Woman of Influence, and in 2014 she was recognized as a Legendary Local of Fort Worth by Arcadia Publishing Company. In 1990, she was recognized as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County.

Publications:

Texas Annotated Family Code (Lexis Nexis-Matthew Bender)
Court-Appointed Representation of Children (Lexis Nexis-Matthew Bender)