Susan Hawk (district attorney) explained

Susan Hawk
Office:District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas
Term Start:2015
Term End:September 6, 2016[1]
Predecessor:Craig Watkins
Successor:Faith Johnson
Birth Name:Susan Lynn McWithey
Birth Place:United States
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Spouse:

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 American 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]

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.[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.[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.[22] [23] In 1999, she married her second husband, Phillip Michael Hawk (known as Michael Hawk), also a lawyer.[24] She divorced Michael Hawk four years later when she was 33 years old. Her third husband, John Geiser, an anesthesiologist, whom she married in 2012, filed for divorce from her in January 2015.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily. Jennifer. Dallas DA Susan Hawk back in office after recent hospitalization for depression. dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. 13 August 2016. 11 August 2016.
  2. Web site: One year later, Dallas County DA Susan Hawk still battling depression. fox4news.com. KDFW. 3 August 2016.
  3. Web site: The Susan Hawk Story Is About Lying. Jim. Schutze. 27 August 2015. Dallas Observer. 3 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Dallas DA Susan Hawk missing from office for fourth week. New York Daily News. 25 August 2015 . 3 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Dallas DA Susan Hawk resigns, says 'My health needs my undivided attention'. dallasnews.com. 6 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Susan Hawk Quits as Dallas County DA. Abbott to Pick Replacement.. Stephen. Young. 6 September 2016. dallasobserver.com. 6 September 2016.
  7. Web site: Susan Hawk resigns as Dallas County District Attorney. fox4news.com. 6 September 2016.
  8. Web site: Dallas DA Susan Hawk plans to seek re-election, draws potential challenger. Sarah. Mervosh. The Dallas Morning News crime blog. 3 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Mervosh. Sarah. Jeffers Jr.. Gromer. Dallas County DA Susan Hawk: I sought drug treatment. dallasnews.com. Dallas Morning News. 3 August 2016. 27 March 2015.
  10. Web site: Dallas DA Susan Hawk is back in Houston clinic, battling depression. Sarah. Mervosh. The Dallas Morning News the scoop blog. 3 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160726012338/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/dallas-da-susan-hawk-has-possibly-suffered-relapse-as-she-continues-to-battle-depression.html/. 2016-07-26. dead.
  11. Web site: Dallas DA Susan Hawk losing support. Eiserer. Tanya. WFAA. 23 May 2016. 3 August 2016.
  12. Web site: The Untold Story of Susan Hawk. Thompson. Jamie. D Magazine. 2015. 3 August 2016.
  13. Web site: District Judge Susan Hawk begins campaign to oust Craig Watkins as Dallas County DA. Dallas Morning News. 3 August 2016.
  14. Web site: The Trials of Susan Hawk. 30 September 2015. Hollandsworth. Skip. Skip Hollandsworth. Texas Monthly. 3 August 2016.
  15. Web site: State Bar of Texas – Find A Lawyer – Susan McWithey Hawk. texasbar.com. State Bar of Texas. 3 August 2016.
  16. Web site: Drugs, divorce and a demanding campaign: The undoing of Dallas County DA Susan Hawk. dallasnews.com. 3 August 2016.
  17. Web site: Susan Hawk. Ballotpedia. 3 August 2016.
  18. Web site: Dallas Co. DA Susan Hawk Seeks Treatment in AZ. nbcdfw.com. 20 June 2016 . KXAS-TV. 3 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Dallas DA Susan Hawk announces resignation. wfaa.com. 6 September 2016.
  20. Web site: Warren. David. Associated Press. Dallas County DA Hawk resigns after bouts of mental illness. wtop.com. 6 September 2016. 6 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008220507/http://wtop.com/health/2016/09/dallas-county-da-hawk-resigns-after-bouts-of-mental-illness/. 2016-10-08. dead.
  21. Web site: Ballor. Claire. Report: Susan Hawk collected full salary this year despite absences. dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. 15 September 2016. 14 September 2016.
  22. Web site: Marriage of Susan L. McWithey (b. 1970) and Bryan P. Reese (b. 1960). mooseroots.com. 3 August 2016.
  23. Web site: Divorce of Susan L. McWithey (b. 1970) and Bryan P. Reese (b. 1960). mooseroots.com. 3 August 2016.
  24. Web site: Marriage of Susan L. McWithey (b. 1970) and Phillip M. Hawk Jr. (b. 1968). marriage-divorce-records.mooseroots.com. 2 August 2016.

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