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- Fort Worth
Mollee Westfall, retired Judge of the 371st District Court and former felony prosecutor, brings 27 years of litigation experience to Cantey Hanger where her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation federal white collar defense.
During her 15 years as Judge of the 371st District Court. Judge Westfall presided over 250 jury trials, including many serious and complex cases, such as capital murder death penalty cases, adult sexual assault, arson, kidnapping, child sexual abuse and white collar and insurance fraud.
Judge Westfall’s court was one of four selected in the nation by the National Institute of Justice to study a novel approach to probation. She also led several innovative programs to support probation success and increase community safety while running the most efficient criminal district court in Tarrant County. The Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice tapped Judge Westfall to provide judicial input for statewide committees studying remote proceedings and jail population issues.
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Fort Worth, Texas 76102
During her 15 years as Judge of the 371st District Court. Judge Westfall presided over 250 jury trials, including many serious and complex cases, such as capital murder death penalty cases, adult sexual assault, arson, kidnapping, child sexual abuse and white collar and insurance fraud.
Judge Westfall’s court was one of four selected in the nation by the National Institute of Justice to study a novel approach to probation. She also led several innovative programs to support probation success and increase community safety while running the most efficient criminal district court in Tarrant County. The Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice tapped Judge Westfall to provide judicial input for statewide committees studying remote proceedings and jail population issues.
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D.
- University of Texas, B.A.
