SHEro

In 2008 law enforcement raided the YFZ ranch, a community in Eldorado, Texas settled by the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints.  The raid resulted in 462 children being removed becoming the largest custody battle in the United States.  In this Shero episode, Judge Carmen Dusek shares her experience as co-lead counsel for the children removed. 

As a law student, Chief District Judge Barbara Lynn joined forces with other female law students to form the Association of Women Law Students.  This Association sued five Dallas law firms for discriminating against women.  As a law student Judge Lynn sought to break down barriers for women and she has continued to do so throughout her career becoming the first female associate and partner at Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumnethal, L.L.P. and most recently becoming the first chief justice in the Northern District of Texas.  In this Shero episode,  Monica Latin discusses with Judge Lynn about her legal career and the progress being made by women in the legal profession. 

When Judge Renee Rodriguez-Betancourt took the bench on the 449th District Court she broke the age barrier by becoming the youngest district judge in the State of Texas.  In this week's Shero episode, Judge Betancourt talks about her journey to becoming the youngest district judge and the importance of giving back to the community. 

In this Shero episode, Judge Yolanda Huff discusses how she didn't let a teenage pregnancy prevent her from achieving her dreams.  Judge Huff discusses the challenges of balancing work while raising a family and the keys to maintaining a work-life balance.  Further, she discusses the importance being engaged in the community as a whole as well as the legal community specifically.

In this week's SHERO, Lorena Perez McGill discusses how she refused to be labeled as a “woman” or “minority” but rather as an equal.

In this week's Shero episode, Justice Elizabeth Lang Miers discusses the challenges she has faced as a woman lawyer, the importance of challenging oneself, and maintaining a work-life balance.  This episode is brought to you in conjunction with the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers' Project Continuing the Conversation.  

In this week's Shero episode, Jane Bockus discusses overcoming the misperceptions and challenges that women lawyers face. 

Lisa Tatum was the first African-American to serve as President of the State Bar of Texas. In this week's Shero episode, Lisa Tatum talks about her journey from the serving as an Assistant District Attorney to owning her own law firm and serving as the first African-American President of the State Bar of Texas.

Justice Linda Yañez, who was appointed by Ann Richards to the 13th Court of Appeals in 1993, was the first Latina to sit on a Court of Appeals bench in the State of Texas.  In this week's Shero episode, Justice Yañez talks about her journey from the farm fields of South Texas to her campaign for the Texas Supreme Court.