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District Judge Jeanne Meurer, 43, is a judge in the 98th
District Court in Austin. She received her bachelor of
science degree from Sam Houston State University in 1975
and went on to acquire her law degree from the University
of Texas School of Law in 1977. For the next two years,
Meurer practiced general law in a private office. In 1979,
she officially began the career for which she is known
"as probably the best friend of the children of Travis
County" she joined the Travis County Juvenile Court as
a child support enforcement agent. In 1984, Meurer was
named court master in the Travis County District Courts.
She continued there until 1989 when she was elected district
judge for the 98th District Court in Austin. She has been
re-elected since that time. Currently, she also serves
as the chair-woman of the Travis County Juvenile Board
and as a member of the Travis County Child Abuse Task
Force, the Texas Association of Domestic Relations Office
and the Austin Women's Political Caucus, among several
other state and local organizations. She is sought after
on the speaking circuit due to her successful, unique
demeanor in the courtroom. "The moment is vintage Jean
Meurer - rolling thunder, zigzag lightning, cue the tears.
Anyone who has sat in her courtroom knows the spectacle
- the reconnaissance eyes that lock onto a target and
search the soul - of how a diminutive woman in two-inch
heels and a black robe can scare the bejesus out of recalcitrant
parents and tough punks." This excerpt is from an April
1995 article by Pamela Ward in the Austin-American Statesman.
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As profiled at the October 26, 1996 Distinguished Alumni
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