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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 Courts 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 – 2008 (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 - 2006
- 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
2008 Lone Star Prosecutor Award
- Awarded on behalf of Texas prosecutors by the Texas District and County Attorneys Association
FBI Director's community Leadership Award
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
- Selected 2009 Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Liberal Arts;
Distinguished Speaker
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
RECENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Member, Board of Trustees, First United Methodist Church, Plano, Tx., 2002-2004; Board Chairman, 2003, 2004
- 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.
- Member, Board of Directors, Samaritan Inn, 2006 - 2008
PERSONAL
Family
- Married to Mary McCall Roach for more than 44 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; golf; firearm sports; learning Spanish
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