Experienced

  Judge, Dallas County Court-at-Law (January 2003 - current).

  Assigned District Judge (2001 - 2002).

  Judge 95th District Court (1997 - 2000).

A record of success

  Highest disposition rate of the 18 Dallas civil court judges from January 2003 - present.

  Low reversal rate: Of over 22,000 cases through her court in the last 8 years, less than one tenth of one percent have been reversed

Recognized by her peers

  Elected by her fellow Court-at-Law judges as Dallas County's representative to the Texas Association of Statutory Courts-at-Law, 2005 to present.

  Advisory Board, Texas Women Lawyers Association, 2005 to present.

  Presidential Commendation for individual leadership in improving justice statewide, State Bar of Texas.

Dallas County native

  Lives with her husband Will Montgomery and has a 11-year-old son, Gordon.

  Member of Northwest Bible Church .

  Former Ursuline Academy teacher

Committed to Continuing Legal Education

  Texas Center for the Judiciary awarded Certificate of Special Competence in the field of Civil Jurisprudence at the Texas College for Judicial Studies, 2005 to present.

  Instigated, coordinated and moderated Collection/Creditor Law Seminars.

  Co-authored and presented paper on Landlord/Tenant Law and Ethics.

Active in our community

  Founding Board Liaison to Wednesday's Child Program created by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.

  Co-recipient of American Bar Association Young Lawyer's Association national award for Pro Bono Service to the Public for Work on the Legal Information to Immigrant's Committee.

  Co-recipient of Texas Young Lawyers Association award for immigration law information project.

  Elected by the District Judges as Juvenile Board member, 1998.

Educational background

  Baylor Law School, JD 1980.

  University of North Texas, MA 1976 in Environmental Studies.

  Southern Methodist University, BS, BA 1972 in Mathematics and Biology.