James S. Dougherty, born Cleveland, Ohio, December 14, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Accounting/Finance, 1966); legal education, University of Texas School of Law at Austin (J.D., 1970). Retired, Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas. Trial Attorney, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1971-1975. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil and Criminal Law, Southern District of Texas, 1975-1980. Attorney-Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center, 1991-. District Attorney Candidate, 2000. State Representative Candidate, Texas, 2004. Congressional Candidate, 2012. Member: Houston Bar Association (Former Chair, Federal Practice Section); State Bar of Texas; Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. E−Mail: James S. Dougherty
Judy Kurth Dougherty, born Corpus Christi, Texas, October 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.A., 1969; M.S.W., 1971); legal education, University of Houston (J.D.,1978). Former Certified Social Worker, Texas. Certified Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center, 1980-. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, 1984-1989. Lecturer/Trainer, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, 1991-. Family District Judge Candidate, 2010. Former Directors, Association of Attorney-Mediators. Former Director/President, Houston Family Mediation Network. Member: Houston Bar Association (Former Director, ADR Committee, Family Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Family Law Section); Texas Association of Mediators (Director, 1984-1986); American Arbitration Association (Mediation and Arbitration Panels); Association for Conflict Resolution (Advanced Practitioner; Former Director); Collaborative Law Institute of Texas; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. E−Mail: Judy Kurth Dougherty