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UM M ARY OF OUAllFICUIONS

Over 20 years of Solid Legal Experience. Im mense knowledge of city ordinances and state crim inal laws that are filed in Municipal Court. Excellent knowledge of court policies and procedures; and case management techniques. Excellent ability to communicate orally with defendants, witnesses, and the public in group settings to give instructions or information, and to respond to questions. Remar kable ability to visually observe people's behavior in a courtroom setting. Ability to comprehend and make inferences from written material; produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar. In-depth ability to conduct and control court proceedings, elicit pertinent informat ion, and confine 'Nit nesses and litigants to relevant issues. Ability to appraise factual situations and make appropriate decisions promptly and in accordance with the law. Sound ability to manage the cases scheduled in the courtroom in an effective and efficient manner.

,JRO FESSIO NAl EXPERIENCE 1999 - Present

Municipal Judge, City of Dallas

Presiding over jury and bench trials on cases involving class c misdemeanors, ordinances, zoning, traffic violations; arraignment of City inmates, arraigning juveniles, issue capias pro fine and alias warrants for class c misdemeanors, ordinance, and traffic cases upon determination of probable cause. Preside at the South Dallas Community Court located at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center which included working with the Dallas Police Department, Dallas County Sheriffs Department, and the POI/New Life nonprofit in the New Life Opportunities/Prostitution Diversion Initiative docket on the first Wednesday evening/ Thursday morning of each month. Magistrate duties include reviewing arrest and search warrants presented by law enforcement personnel to determine if there is probable cause to issue the arrest or search warrant. Exclusively preside over all juvenile cases from first appearance to a jury or non-jury trial. Supervise seven (7) case managers, all licensed social workers, who provide assessment and management of juvenile defendant cases. Provide ongoing training of seven (7) case managers regarding the forms, policy and procedures for municipal juvenile court and the utilization to improve juvenile court. Visit numerous schools throughout the metropolitan area to discuss juvenile law s with the student s. 2002 Speaker for Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center Diversion Program Anniversary Celebration. 2005 Speaker for Boys and Girls Club of Dallas Youth of the Year Banquet.

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Inst it uted changes to the juvenile docket to bring the docket into alignment with the 2003 Juvenile Omnibus Legislative Bill. Co-Presenter of CLE "Handling Juveniles in Justice, Municipal and Truancy Court" for Juvenile Justice Series. Presenter of CLE "Handling Juveniles in Municipal Court" to the Municipal Justice Bar Association and the City of Dallas Attorney's Office - Prosecution Division. Panelist for the 2009 Prostitution Diversion Conference hosted by the University of North Texas. Panelist and participant at the First International Community Court Conference sponsored by the Department of Justice and Center for Court Innovation. Speaker at the West Dallas Community Center Teen Challenge, August 2012. Invited speaker regarding juveniles at community and county wide events.

Certificates/ClE - Completed training with Texas Municipal Courts Education Center, Advanced Criminal Law, Advanced Civil Trial Advocacy

1995-1999

Associate Municipal Judge, City of Dallas, Texas

Served in the absence of full time judges . Responsibilities included presiding over jury trials and trials before the court in traffic, class c misdemeanors and ordinance cases, arraignment of City of Dallas inmates, and issuance of alias and capias pro fine arrest warrants.

1993-1999

Attorney at Law, law Office of Cheryl D. WIlliams, P.C.

Operated and managed full service law firm with areas of practice concentrating on personal inJury, criminal and juvenile law. Corporate counsel for small corporations handling employment issues, contracts, and litigation.

1992-1993

Associate Attorney, lorenzo Brown and Associates, PllC.

Management of the Fort Worth office handling personal injury and workers compensation litigation.

1989-1992

Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Represented the commission in investigative and civil proceedings for violations of federal securities laws. Instituted and won enforcements against companies in violation of federal securities laws and regulations. Key cases won: Litigation of Dallas-based firm for fraud. Closed Austin, Texas - Denver, Colorado firm for selling millions of dollars of unregistered stock. Litigation of Dallas-based, multi-million dollar finance company for selling stock without a license.

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. '.~ UCA flON UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor May 1989
sm encan Jurisprudence Award - Estates and Trusts

SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY l A. Political Science, Minor- Spanish, May 1986
," ' em ber of Eta Omega Chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society

1995. Sam Houston State University Completed 40 hours mediation course, received Certificate 1990. National Institute for Trial Advocacy Received Diploma in Trial Advocacy

,' ROFESSIONAl MEMBERSHIPS AND AffILIATIONS: State Bar of Texas. Admitted 1992; State Bar of Missouri, Admitted 1989 (membership inact ive ); Admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas; Member, College of the State Bar of Texas; National Bar Association, Judicial Council; State Bar Association, Municipal Courts and Juvenile Section; Dallas Bar Association; J.l. Turner Legal Association; Circle 10 Council of Boy Scouts of America. Chair, Mustang District; Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Member. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Cheryl Williams \1unicipal Judge. (_'ity of Dallas Municipal Court No. I and South Dallas Community Court Education: Bachelor of Arts- Political Science Sam Houston State University. 1986 Doctor of Jurisprudence. University of Missouri. Columbia School of Law. 1989 Service to the City of Dallas: !()95 - 1999 _ \ppointed as an Associate Municipal Judge, City of Dallas, Texas. I999- present: Appointed as a Municipal Judge (full-time) City of Dallas. Texas. Served as a Judge at the jail tram 200 I to 2004. Served as a juvenile judge from 200 Iuntil present handling all juveniles who receive citations in the City of Dallas. Oversaw the City of Teen Court program - peer court: trained students from the area school districts who volunteered for the teen court program until 2009. In 2003. revamped the juvenile docket to bring the City of Dallas' juvenile dockets into compliance with State law. As juvenile judge, supervised seven (7) case managers who provide assessments of juvenile defendant cases. Currently working with one licensed social worker who has revamped juvenile case management for juvenile defendants and is currently providing case management ofjuvenile defendant cases. Served as Presiding Judge of the South Dallas Community Court for the last seven years. The South Dallas Community Court was selected by the Bureau of Justice Administration and the Center tor Court Innovation as a community court "Mentor" site, where other cities corne to learn how to implement and operate a community court. The South Dallas Community Court serves the South Dallas! Fair Park area as a community restitution center for offenders who receive swift justice for various otfense most of which are quality of life and zoning and ordinance violations. Served as the presiding Judge of the New Life Opportunity docket which is held at truck stops. Speaker to bar associations, schools. social and religious groups throughout the metropolitan area of Dallas/Fort Worth regarding juveniles in municipal court and community court jurisdiction and cases.