About Judge Crowder

About Judge Crowder

JUDICIAL AND LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Judge, County Criminal Court #7, 1995- present
   * Former Presiding Judge of the Dallas County Criminal Courts
   * Presided over more than 1,000 trials
   * Lowest backlog of the 10 general jurisdiction county criminal courts

Associate Judge, 305th District Juvenile Court, 1992-1995
*Presided over cases involving juveniles charged with delinquent conduct and cases
in which Child Protective Services sought to remove children from abusive homes

Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County District Attorney's Office, 1987-1992
     *Juvenile District Court Chief
     *Felony Division
     *County Criminal Court Chief

Associate Attorney, Winstead McGuire, Sechrest & Minick, 1986-1987

West Texas Legal Services, Public Interest Law Union Fellowship, Summer 1984

EDUCATION

Cornell Law School, J.D 1986
Southern Methodist University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Dallas Bar Association Board of Directors, 2004-2009
     * Chair, Bylaws Committee
     * Co-Chair, Library Committee, 2007-present
     * Joint Task Force on Professionalism, 2005
     * Co-Chair, Bench/Bar Committee, 2004
     * Co-Chair Criminal Justice Committee, 2003
     * Law Students and Professionalism Program Volunteer

Dallas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

Texas Licensed Court Interpreter Advisory Board, 2002-2004

Literacy Instruction for Texas, former Board Member and literacy volunteer

Mentor, Transition to Law Practice, 2008 and 2009

Big Brothers Big Sisters/Amachi Volunteer, mentor to at-risk children with parent who is incarcerated

Frequent Judge, High School, College, and Law School Mock Trial and Moot Court Competitions

Frequent DISD Career Day Volunteer

LECTURER

    * Texas Center for the Judiciary
    * Institute of Criminal Justice Studies
    * Dallas Bar Association
    * Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
    * Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
    * Dallas County District Attorney's Office
    * CASA Volunteer Training
    * Dallas Police Academy
    * Dallas County Probation Department

DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY AFFILIATIONS

    * Dallas County Democratic Party Leadership Council, 2008 and 2009
    * Progressive Voters League, A New Era
    * North Dallas Texas Democratic Women's Club
    * Stonewall Democrats of Dallas