QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • Elected Judge of the 302nd Family District Court in 2006.
  • Over 15 years of experience in family law, including service as a volunteer associate judge for the 256th and 330th Family District Courts.
  • Endorsed as qualified by the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary in 2006.
  • Founded her family law practice in 1992, with a primary focus in domestic relations.
  • Licensed by the State Bar of Texas during law school to represent indigent clients in family and probate matters in Bexar County.
  • Worked in sales and advertising from 1981 to 1989 before entering law school.


EDUCATION

  • Law Degree, St. Mary's University, 1991.
  • B.F.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1977.
  • Graduate of Bryan Adams High School, 1972.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
  • Family Violence Prevention Council – 2007-2008
  • Altrusa International Inc. Downtown Dallas – 2001 to present; Board Member 2005-2006; 2008-2009
  • State Bar of Texas; Child Abuse and Neglect Committee – 2002 thru 2005; Family Section Member
  • Dallas Bar Association; Family Section Member 1999 – 2009; Board Member, Judicial-at-Large – 2009; Co-Vice Chair, Bar None Production Committee 2009; Co-Chair, Bench/Bar Conference 2009; Member, Judiciary Committee 2009
  • Member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW No. 6796

PUBLIC SPEAKING

  • “What Family Court Judges Want You To Know”, National Business Institute, June 2007.
  • “ Professionalism Outside the Courtroom”, Central Dallas Ministries, October 2007.
  • “The Child’s Voice: Admissibility of Child Statements”, Juvenile Law Seminar, October 2008.
  • “What Family Court Judges Want You to Know”, National Business Institute, November 2008
  • “Professionalism in the Family Law Courts and Practice”, sponsored by the CLE, Judiciary and Morris Harrell Professionalism Committees of the Dallas Bar Association, December 2008

RECOGNITION & VOLUNTEER WORK

  • Named a Parent of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Dallas, 1988.
  • Cast member and assistant director of Bar None, a variety show that has raised over one million dollars for the Sarah T. Hughes Diversity Scholarship at the SMU School of Law, 1994 to present.
  • Volunteer for Father's for Equal Rights, The Family Place, Genesis Women's Shelter, and the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Project.

Elected Judge of the 302nd Family District Court in 2006.

Previously has served as a volunteer associate judge in two Dallas County Family District Courts.

Founded her own firm in Dallas in 1992, focused on domestic relations cases.

Endorsed as Qualified by the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary.

Strong volunteer record with numerous community groups.
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Pol. adv. paid by Tena Callahan for Judge Campaign. Niki Gonzales, Treasurer. In compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act and in accordance with the Judicial Election Creed.