Susan Hawk (district attorney)

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Susan Hawk
District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas
In office
2015 –September 6, 2016 [1]
Education Lamar High School
Alma mater Texas Tech University, 1992
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, 1995

Susan Hawk (born Susan Lynn McWithey) is an attorney. She was the Dallas County District Attorney, elected as a Republican in 2014, [2] [3] [4] until her resignation on October 1, 2016. [5] [6] [7] Her opponent was Democrat Craig Watkins. [8] She is the first female district attorney elected in Dallas. [9] [10] [11] She was previously a state criminal district judge for nine years. [12]

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Education and career

Raised in Arlington, Texas, Hawk attended Lamar High School, and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1992 and from Texas Wesleyan University Law School in Fort Worth in 1995. [12] [13] [14] [15]

She is a Republican attorney. [16] Prior to being district attorney (DA), she was a Texas District 291 court judge from 2002 to 2013. [16] [17] [18]

Susan Hawk resigned on September 6, 2016, two years before her term expired. In a statement she said "I believe our office is making a difference and I want to continue to do good work. But last fall upon returning from treatment, I made a commitment to step away from the office if I felt I could no longer do my job and, unfortunately, I've reached that point as my health needs my full attention in the coming months". [19] [20] [21]

Personal life

Hawk has been married three times. She married Bryan P. Reese, a lawyer, in 1997 at age 27 and that marriage was annulled five months later. [12] [22] [23] In 1999, she married her second husband, Phillip Michael Hawk (known as Michael Hawk), also a lawyer. [12] [24] She divorced Michael Hawk four years later when she was 33 years old. [12] [14] Her third husband, John Geiser, an anesthesiologist, whom she married in 2012, filed for divorce from her in January 2015. [14] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Emily, Jennifer (11 August 2016). "Dallas DA Susan Hawk back in office after recent hospitalization for depression". dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "One year later, Dallas County DA Susan Hawk still battling depression". fox4news.com. KDFW . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Schutze, Jim (27 August 2015). "The Susan Hawk Story Is About Lying". Dallas Observer . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dallas DA Susan Hawk missing from office for fourth week". New York Daily News . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dallas DA Susan Hawk resigns, says 'My health needs my undivided attention'". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Young, Stephen (6 September 2016). "Susan Hawk Quits as Dallas County DA. Abbott to Pick Replacement". dallasobserver.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Susan Hawk resigns as Dallas County District Attorney". fox4news.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Mervosh, Sarah. "Dallas DA Susan Hawk plans to seek re-election, draws potential challenger". The Dallas Morning News crime blog. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Mervosh, Sarah; Jeffers Jr., Gromer (27 March 2015). "Dallas County DA Susan Hawk: I sought drug treatment". dallasnews.com. Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Mervosh, Sarah. "Dallas DA Susan Hawk is back in Houston clinic, battling depression". The Dallas Morning News the scoop blog. Archived from the original on 2016-07-26. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Eiserer, Tanya (23 May 2016). "Dallas DA Susan Hawk losing support". WFAA . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Thompson, Jamie (2015). "The Untold Story of Susan Hawk". D Magazine . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "District Judge Susan Hawk begins campaign to oust Craig Watkins as Dallas County DA". Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 Hollandsworth, Skip (30 September 2015). "The Trials of Susan Hawk". Texas Monthly . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "State Bar of Texas – Find A Lawyer – Susan McWithey Hawk". texasbar.com. State Bar of Texas . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Drugs, divorce and a demanding campaign: The undoing of Dallas County DA Susan Hawk". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Susan Hawk". Ballotpedia . Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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  20. ↑ Warren, David (6 September 2016). "Dallas County DA Hawk resigns after bouts of mental illness". wtop.com . Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  21. ↑ Ballor, Claire (14 September 2016). "Report: Susan Hawk collected full salary this year despite absences". dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Marriage of Susan L. McWithey (b. 1970) and Bryan P. Reese (b. 1960)". mooseroots.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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