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T1MOTEO (TIM) F. GONZALEZ

PRESIDING JUDGE COURT NO - 8
Undergraduate and Legal Educationl License Date
Yale University - B.A. - Political Science, 1974
Southern Methodist University - Juries Doctor - 1977
Licensed to Practice Law in Texas on November 11,1977
Employment Experience
Presiding Judge Court No 8 - City of Dallas, Texas (August 31, 2006 - present)
Associate Municipal Judge for City of Dallas, Texas (1996 - 2006)
Attorney - Law Office of Tim Gonzalez (1996 - 2006)
Attorney - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1990 -1996)
Attorney - Law Office of Tim Gonzalez (1988- 1990)
Attorney - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (June 1978 to September 1988)
Law Clerk - to Federal Judges Patrick Higginbotham and Robert M. Hill for the Northern District of T
Texas under the Minority Law Clerkship Program sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association (Sept 1977-
June 1978)
Mediation and Arbitration Training
NATIONAL MEDIATION ACADEMY, INC. Completed 40 Hour Course in compliance with Sec. 154052 of
the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code as well as the 24 Hour Course in the fields of family
dynamic, child development and family law as required by Sec. 154.052 (b) of the Texas Civil and
Remedies Code.
I have also been certified as an ARBITRATOR by the NATIONALARBITRATION INSTITUTE.
I have also taken the 8 Hours of advanced mediation tra ining from the ATTORNEYS-MEDIATORS
INSTITUTE.
I have also been certified under the CHILDREN'S JUSTICE ACTto be a mediator in child protective cases
(July 14-16, 1999).
I have also been certified under the United States Postal Service ADVANCED TRANSFORMATIVE
SKilLScourse to conduct mediation among postal services employees and managers (2000).
Professional Associations
St at e of Texas
Dallas Bar of Texas
:vIexican American Bar Association of Texas (President and Founder - 1984-85)
Mexican American Bar Association of Dallas - President (1983-84)
Hispanic Bar Association of Dallas. (2007 - Present )
Member of the fexas Municipal Courts Association
Civic Activities
Urban Rehabilitation Board (City of Dallas, Texas - 1989)
Leadership Dallas Program (1979-1980)
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board Member (1984-85)
Ben Milam Elementary School - Site Based Decision Making Team 2006- present)
North Dallas High School- Site Based Decision Making Team (2008 - 2009)
Language skills
I am fully bi-lingual in speech, writing and reading.
:'vl EMORANDUM
FROM: Timoteo (Tim) F. Gonzalez
; ~ E : Brief Resume
City of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas
High School: Corpus Christi Academy
College: Yale University
Law School: Southern Methodist University
Member of: While at Yale, Member of Skull and Bones
Clerk for Federal Judges Patrick Higginbotham and Robert Hill, during 1977-1978 though the program
established by Southern Methodist University Law School and the Dallas Bar Association.
Licensed to practice law on: November 11, 1977 (licensed for approximately 35 years)
Work for Southwestern Bell Telephone from 1978 to 1989.
Private Practice from 1989 to 1990.
Hired by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in September 1990 until March 1996.
Private Practice from March 1996 until September 2006. Major areas of practice was Family law,
criminal law and juvenile defense.
Associate Judge for the City of Dallas for ten years, from August 1996 to September 2006.
Full Time Judge for the City of Dallas for the past six years, from August 2006 until the present.
Certified as a mediator for civil and family casesas well as child protective services cases. Also, certified
as an Arbitrator. During my private practice years, I have mediated over 75 CPS cases.
During my tenure as associate judge and full time judge, I have always received high evaluations from
the Administrative Judge and from the Defense Lawyers.
I am fully bi-lingual and have assisted other judges by interpreting for them when necessary.
I am fair and impartial and I have provided a fair hearing for the prosecution as well as for pro-se
defendants and/or their attorneys.