• Senior District Judge 2003-2013

  • Judge 16th District Court of Denton County, 1985-2003

  • Judge 158th District Court of Denton, County 1982-1983

  • Private Practice For Over 19 years

  • Assistant and Acting City Attorney for the City of Denton 1973-1975

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Law for Women”, Texas Woman’s University, 1976

Texas A&M program for county judges and commissioners, University of Texas A&M 1988, 1989

“Advising the Difficult Divorce Client”, University of Houston C.L.E. programs Dallas, Houston, San Antonio 1996, 1998

“An Evening with the Judge”, St. Mary’s School of Law, 1997

Movie “Ten Common Mistakes Lawyers Make” (wrote and produced video presentation), Dallas and Tarrant County Trial Lawyer Associations, 1998

Speaker, Denton County Bar Association New Lawyers seminar, 1998 – 2002

Faculty, Texas College for Judges, 2000

Speaker, University of Houston Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, Houston and Dallas, 1999

Speaker, University of Houston General Practice Institute, 2001

Presentation, Texas and Oklahoma Psychological Association Mental Health Experts Testimony as impacted by Daubert, 2000

An Evening with the Judge, St. Mary’s School of Law, 2001

Wrote, produced, and directed “Johnny Whiteshoes Jackson Examines Witnesses”, 2002

Host of “Denton Speaks”, weekly public affairs radio show, 1981

 

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Republican Volunteer, 1985

 

 

Attorney John Narsutis, Of Counsel

Education

Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1972

Juris Doctor

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1970

B.A., Political Science

 

Published Works:

“Procedural Aspects of Restraining the Real Estate Foreclosure Sale”, Texas Bar Journal, December, 1988

“Review of Contempt Rulings by Appellate Courts in Texas”, Texas Bar Journal, April, 1989

“District Court Relationship to County Government”, County Progress, October, 1990

“Boutwell and the Rodriguez Dilemma”, Texas Bar Journal, 1992

“Alibi in Texas”, Texas Bar Journal, October, 1991

“Docket Management”, ABA Judges Journal, Summer, 1995

“A Little Less Pain”, University of Houston, 1996, 1998

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

Denton County Juvenile Board, 1986

Chairman

“Care” alcohol and drug abuse prevention program, 1984

Board of Directors

Denton United Way, 1978 – 1980

Budget & Admissions Committee

Texas Area 5 Health Systems Agency, 1976 – 1977

Executive Board of Directors

Denton University Drive Kiwanis, 1978 – 1979

President

Denton County Bail Bond Board

Member, 1986, 1993, 2000

Denton County Family Violence Task Force, 1985 – Present

Member

Denton County Republican Party, 1977 – 1978

Chairman

 

Past Employment Positions:

City of Denton, Assistant City Attorney & Acting City Attorney, 1973 – 1975

Private practice of law, 1975 – 1982

Private practice of law, 1983 – 1984

Appointed Judge of the 158th Judicial District Court by Governor Bill Clements, 1982

Dentex Title Company, President, 1983 – 1984

Elected Judge of the 16th Judicial District Court, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000

 

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