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John R. Roach
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Criminal District Attorney, Collin County, Texas, January
1, 2003 - present
- Member, Collin County Bail Bond Board
- Member, Collin County Criminal Justice Council
- Member, Collin County Emergency Management
Private Practice of Law, July 1, 2001 - November 15,
2002
Justice, 5th District Court of Appeals of Texas at
Dallas, November 24, 1997 - June 30, 2001
- First judge from Collin County ever elected to the Court
of Appeals in Dallas
Judge, 199th Judicial District Court, Collin County,
Texas, January 1, 1981 - November 24, 1997
- Local Administrative Judge for the District Courts, 1981
- 1997
- Chairman, Board of District Judges, 1981 - 1997
- Chairman, Collin County Purchasing Board, 1981 - 1997
- Chairman, Collin County Juvenile Board, 1981 - 1997
Collin County named its new juvenile detention center the
"John R. Roach Juvenile Detention Center"
in November 1998
Private Practice of law
- Solo practitioner in general practice, 1979 and 1980
Assistant District Attorney
- Section Chief, Specialized Crime Division; Dallas County,
Texas, 1974-1978
Prosecuted "white collar" crime
cases
Admitted to the Bar, April, 1974
- Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United
States; the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit;
the United States District Court for the Northern District
of Texas; and all the courts of the State of Texas
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Author
- Roach's Texas Rules of Civil Evidence
Annotated
West Group/Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1997
- Roach's Texas Rules of Evidence Annotated
West Group, 1998 - 2005 (co-authored with Presiding Judge Michael
J. McCormick, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (ret.))
Lecturer
- Frequent lecturer and speaker to business, civic, political
and legal organizations
Law and the Community
- Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
Authorized and supported the creation of the CASA program
in Collin County; Recipient, CASA Founder's Award, 2003
- Guardian Ad Litem Child Support Collection Program
Created this program; child support collections rose from
25% to more than 80%; privately operated and self-supporting;
no cost to the taxpayer
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND TRAINING
Board certified
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987
- present
- Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1984 -
1999
- Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1984
- present
John R. Roach Juvenile Detention Center
- Named and dedicated by Collin County in November, 1998
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Litigation and Criminal Law sections of the State Bar of Texas
- Member, Collin County Bar Association
- Member, Texas District and County Attorneys Association
EDUCATION
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
Juris Doctor, 1974
Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery,
Alabama, B.A. History, 1971
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Air Force
- 1965 - 1968; rank of sergeant; Vietnam veteran; honorably
discharged
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish
- Proficient in reading Spanish; adequate in conversational
Spanish; goal is fluency
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Member, Advisory Board, Great Plains District, Circle Ten Council,
Boy Scouts of America
- Chairman, Nominating Committee, Great Plains District, Circle Ten
Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2001
- Chairman, School Night for Scouting, Great Plains District, Plano,
Tx., 2003
- Member, Board of Trustees, First United Methodist Church, Plano,
Tx., 2002 - 2004; Board Chairman, 2003, 2004
- Member, Board of Directors, Virtuoso Society Member and Sponsor,
Plano Symphony Orchestra
- Director, Collin County Christian Prayer Breakfast, Inc.; President,
2003, 2004
- Member, Plano Sunrise Rotary Club, Plano, Tx.
- Member, Board of Directors, Collin County Children's Advocacy Center,
Inc.
PERSONAL
Family
- Married to Mary McCall Roach for more than 39 years; four
grown children; eight grandchildren
Interests and Hobbies
- Scuba diving (formerly rated as an instructor and master
diver trainer by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors);
snow skiing; sailing; travel; team steer roping; firearm sports;
learning Spanish
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