Year Service Began: 2019
Appointed By: President Donald J. Trump
Education: Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Spelman College in 1996; Doctor of Law from Emory University School of Law in 1999
Judicial Service: Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, Fifth District 2013 – 2019; Judge, County Criminal Court, Dallas County, Dallas, Texas 2005 – 2007
Legal Practice:
Criminal: Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Texas – Trial Section 2000 – 2003, Felony Prosecutor for the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit 2003 – 2005
Civil: Litigator, McKool Smith 2007 – 2013
Academic: Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law 2008, 2009, 2012
Current Memberships: Mensa; The Federalist Society; Dallas Bar Association (Chair, Criminal Justice Committee 2006, 2007); Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation; Master, The Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court; American Judges Association
Languages: French, Spanish