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COOKE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

JANICE L. WARDER

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
235th Judicial District

112 S. Dixon St., Suite 117
 Gainesville, Texas 76240
 
TELEPHONE (940) 668-5466
FAX (940) 668-5499

Janice served as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County from 1980-1992. She served as a Dallas Criminal District Judge between 1992 and 2006. Janice received a Bachelor and Masters Degree from West Virginia University, and received her Juris Doctor Degree from Southern Methodist School of Law in 1980.
 
 
Ron Poole
First Assistant District Attorney
 
Ron served as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County from 1975 to 1981. He was the Chief Prosecutor for Organized Crime. Ron was in private practice from 1981 to 2008. He received a Bachelor Degree from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1972, and his Juris Doctor Degree from Texas Tech University in 1974.

 
Lisa Decker
Assistant District Attorney
 
Lisa served as an Assistant District Attorney in Denton County from 1986 to 2007. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Art in Political Science and a Bachelor of Science in Economics. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from St. Mary’s Law School in San Antonio in 1984.
 
Terry Sawyer
Investigator
 
Terry served for 30 years as a Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration. He retired as a Supervisory Special Agent/Pilot. He has been awarded the certification of Master Texas Peace Officer and has been a professional law enforcement officer for thirty-six years. Terry received a Bachelor’s Degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1965.
 
Clerical Staff
Sara Alley, Administrative Assistant
B.S. in Education from Texas Christian University and Paralegal Certification from the University of Texas at Arlington
 
Melissa La Salle, Legal Assistant
Dailene Jezek, Legal Assistant
 
 

 

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