315th Juvenile Court

1200 Congress, 7^th Floor Houston, Texas 77002

Judge Leah Shapiro

Democrat

Elected Term:

• 2018-2022, defeating incumbent Mike Schneider

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Philosophy New York University 2002
• Juris Doctor St. Mary’s University 2006

Previous Experience:

• Assistant District Attorney 2018-2019
• Assistant Public Defender, Juvenile Division, Know Your Rights Coordinator and GIRLS Court Attorney (Human Trafficking Court) 2011-2018

Associate Judge Dena Fisher

Previous Experience:

• Private Practice: Criminal Defense
• 313^th District Court’s Gang Court Program
• 315^th District Court’s CARE Court Program
• Guardian Ad Litem for CPS cases
• Juvenile Probation Officer in Harris County 13 years
• Assistant District Attorney

Memberships:

• Supervising Attorney for the JCAP Juvenile Representation Clinic
• HBA Committee Juvenile Law Section
• HBA Committee Juvenile Consequences Partnership Program
• HBA Committee Communities in Schools Program
• Texas Bar Association juvenile Law Section
• Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• National Association of Counsel for Children
• National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Steering Committee for Harris County Youth Collective

For more information about this court and other courts around the Greater Houston Metropolitan area, please contact:

JACOB SCHOLL

Law Clerk at Law Office of Bryan Fagan PLLC

(281) 810-9760

jacob@BryanFagan.com