- Served as the Presiding Judge, 312th Family District Court for 9 years (2008/2011-2018)
- Served as Associate Judge, 257th Family District Court (2002-2007)
- Continues to serve as a Visiting Judge in Harris and surrounding counties
- Graduate, Texas A&M University (1991 – B.A. – History)
- Graduate, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (1994 – J.D.)
- Graduate, U.S. Army War College (2020 – Masters of Strategic Studies – M.S.S.)
- Board Certified in Family Law since 2004 and in Child Welfare Law since 2020
- 24 years of service, Texas Army National Guard including active duty deployments to Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey
- Consistently rated one of best judges in HBA attorney polls
- Served 7 years as Administrative Judge, Family Trial Division
- Adjunct Law Professor, previously at both University of Houston and South Texas College of Law
- Awarded 2017 David A. Gibson Award for Professionalism & Excellence in Practice of Family Law
- Awarded 2015 Judicial Excellence Award from Burta Rhoads Raborn Inns of Court
- Awarded 2018 Houston Bar Association’s President’s Award for Judicial Leadership
- Previous mediation practice/experience in 2007 – 2008 and in 2009 – 2010