Superb Woman: Hon. Sandra Jackson

The Hon. Sandra Jackson is judge of the Texas 302nd District Court., a family court. Hailing from Lawton, OK, she graduated from MacArthur High School and attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a B.S. in political science before going on to study law at Southern University Law Center. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Judge Sandra is a member of the Dallas NAACP, past president of the Dallas Association of Black Women Attorneys and Dean of the Potter’s House School of Ministry. She has sat on the boards of Habitat for Humanity, Legal Services of North Texas and the Transformation Ministry. Prior to her election, she served as an assistant district attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. And before that she worked as a sole practitioner in her own private practice, spending more than 20 years handling civil and family law matters. While she was also a caregiver for her mother, who lived with Alzheimers; the judge’s kind and giving spirits extends into the community. She has also worked with two mentoring programs: God’s Leading Ladies Mentoring Program and Debutante Mentoring Program. She believes in helping families!