✨ Episode Release: Barriers, Broken ✨

The wait is over! The newest episode of SHEROS is now live, featuring Judge Diana Song Quiroga.

 In this inspiring conversation, Judge Song Quiroga opens up about her path to the bench, overcoming challenges, and breaking barriers as an Asian American woman in the Texas and federal legal community. Her story is one of resilience, purpose, and public service.

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In this episode of the SHEros Podcast, From Courtroom to Community, Judge Diana Saldaña shares her inspiring journey from humble beginnings as a child of migrant farmworkers to serving as a federal judge. ⚖️

 Judge Saldaña opens up about perseverance, purpose, and the power of giving back highlighting the Kazen Fellowship Program, which she founded to create new opportunities for students in her community. 💫

 🎙️ Listen to From Courtroom to Community available now wherever you listen to podcasts!

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In this episode of the SHEros Podcast, Family Law, Family Life, Judges Derbha Jones and Crystal Levonius open up about how their personal journeys as mothers, daughters, and community leaders shaped their path to the bench. 👩🏽‍⚖️👩🏼‍⚖️

 They share powerful reflections on balance, empathy, and how lived experience guides their work in family law courtrooms every day.

 🎙️ Listen to Family Law, Family Life available now wherever you listen to podcasts.

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 This week on the SHEros Podcast, we’re talking about ending the tampon tax in Texas. This episode contains a powerful conversation with Kelly Hanen and Laura Shoemaker, two advocates who helped make menstrual equity a reality in our state.

 From policy change to breaking stigmas, Kelly and Laura share how determination, collaboration, and advocacy can drive lasting impact for women across Texas. 🌟

 🎙️ Listen now to SHEros wherever you get your podcasts.

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✨ Episode 1 of SHEROS is here! ✨

 We’re kicking off our podcast series with an inspiring conversation featuring Judge J. Elaine Marshall and Judge Janikka Bratton—a groundbreaking mother-daughter duo and trailblazers in Texas judicial history. 💫👩🏾‍⚖️👩🏾‍⚖️

 Tune in as they share their journeys, challenges, and what it means to break barriers in the legal profession. 🎙️

 🔗 Listen now anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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✨ Re-Introducing SHEros: Stories of Women Who Lead ✨

 Episode 0 is here! 🎙️ Meet the voices behind this season as our hosts share who they are, why this project matters, and what you can expect from the inspiring conversations to come.

 This season, we’ll highlight first-gen women lawyers, women of color, and trailblazers making a difference in their communities. Their journeys remind us that representation matters—and that every SHEro’s story deserves to be told. 💪👩🏽‍⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️👩🏿‍⚖️

 🔗 Listen to Episode 0 now and get ready for a season of empowerment, reflection, and celebration.

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“When you break a glass ceiling, there’s a lot of fresh air up there.”

 
This was just one of the many words of wisdom shared with Texas Young Lawyers Association by the Honorable Lora J. Livingston: a barrier-breaking judge, a pro bono champion, and the latest guest of the SHERO podcast.  

In the next powerful episode of SHERO, we sat down with the Honorable Lora J. Livingston, the trailblazing first African American woman to serve as a district judge in Travis County, Texas. With a career dedicated to advancing justice and equity, Judge Livingston reflects on her personal “sheroes,” her inspiring journey to the bench and her passion for expanding access to justice. We dive deep into the intersection of race, law, and leadership, and explore how she continues to champion fairness and inclusion in the courtroom. Join us for a conversation that highlights the importance of representation in the judicial system and the work that still lies ahead to ensure justice for all.

In this episode we speak with Jenna Castleman, general counsel of Alterman, Inc. and Jenée Duran, associate general counsel of the Texas Tech University System, two women in-house attorneys who have already made great strides in their young career. During this episode, Jenna and Jenée candidly address the key differences between working in-house vs. working in a law firm, navigating gender bias in the workplace, and much more! 

In this Shero episode, Maggie Louise Callahan of Maggie Louise Confections and Kim Bueno, a partner at Scott Douglas & McConnico, LP, discuss their journey in and out of the practice of law.  This Shero episode is brought to you in partnership with Changemaker Chats.

When Mary Golder began practicing law at Webb, Stokes & Sparks in West Texas she was one of the first female trial lawyers.  In this Shero episode, Mary Golder discusses her journey blazing the trail for other women in West Texas, the advantage she has found as a woman practicing law, and provides poignant advice for young lawyers.