About Cory J.H.

Cory J.H. Crenshaw grew up academically willing toward history and the regulation. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in records from Baylor University in 2001 and finished his law degree at Texas Tech University School of Law in 2004. Those years set the stage for a profession that has moved among prosecution, the bench, coaching and private practice.

Early in his professional legal career he served as a law clerk at the Texas Court of Appeals, Ninth District, in 2003. He then took a position with the Brazos County district office in 2005, the place he labored in a prosecutorial ability. That floor-degree court work ended in roles in the federal system. He hung out in the U.S. Attorney’s offices within the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, starting in 2010 within the southern district and later within the japanese district in 2012. Those years provided substantial trial experience and publicity to a wide range of federal matters.

Crenshaw’s path persisted back into county-level service. In 2014 he joined the Jefferson County district office. The following yr he was increased to preside over Jefferson County Court at Law No. 2. He has additionally taught criminal justice as a part-time law professor at Lamar University, a role he took up in 2013 and used to bring courtroom point of view into the classroom.

In 2016 he moved into personal practice as managing shareholder of Crenshaw Law Office, PLLC. Alongside his firm work he has been active in bar and civic organizations. He holds fellow status in the Texas Bar Foundation and is a member of the American Inns of Court Mehaffey Chapter, the Jefferson County Bar Association, the Texas District and County Attorneys Association and the Brazos County Bar Association. He has served as a delegate for the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys within the Eastern District of Texas and has been on the board of the one hundred Club of Southeast Texas since 2014.

Crenshaw’s résumé reflects movie-like shifts among prosecutor, pass judgement on, instructor and private counsel. He remains licensed in Texas and attracts on those varied roles in his court work. He is presently the managing partner at Crenshaw Law Office, PLLC, and his practice makes a speciality of legal proceedings that builds on his years as a prosecutor and judge.

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law

J.D. (2004) | LAW

2001

Baylor University

B.A. (2001) | History

1998

Languages

English (Spoken) Spanish (Spoken)

Experience

Managing Partner

Crenshaw Law Office, PLLC
2016

Presiding Judge

Jefferson County Court at Law No. 2
2015

District Lawyer

Jefferson County Discrict Lawyer s Office
2014

Adjunct Professor-Criminal Justice

Lamar University
2013

Assistant U.S. Lawyer

U.S. Lawyer Office Eastern District of Texas
2012

Assistant U.S. Lawyer

U.S. Lawyer s Office, Southern District Of Texas
2010

Assistant District Lawyer

Brazos County District Lawyer s Office
2005

Law Clerk

Texas Court of Appeals- 9th District
2003

Accepted Jurisdictions

Texas

Professional Associations

American Inns of Court- Mehaffey Chapter

has membership Current

Texas Bar Foundation

Fellow Current

Jefferson County Bar Association

has membership Current

Texas District and County Lawyers Association

has membership Current

National Association of Assistant United States Lawyers

Delegate, Eastern District of Texas Current

Brazos County Bar Association

has membership Current

100 Club of Southeast Texas

Board of Directors 2014 - Current

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