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     Judge Garrison was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  She graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1997.  After graduation, she moved to Houston, where Judge Garrison attended the University of Houston for law school, graduating in 2000 with honors in both oral advocacy and academics.

      During law school, Judge Garrison began working at the law firm of Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C., where she practiced law until being elected as Judge of the 157th in 2018.  Prior to taking the bench, Judge Garrison’s law practice consisted of entirely civil litigation with an emphasis on appellate law.  She is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a proud member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

     Judge Garrison is active in the legal profession and the community.  In 2008, she was elected as President of the Houston Young Lawyers Association and in 2011, was selected as the Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer.  In 2021, she was named Trial Judge of the Year by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.  Judge Garrison is also a frequent Continuing Legal Education speaker and course instructor. Judge Garrison teaches trial advocacy at the University of Houston and is a coach for the UH Mock Trial team.  Judge Garrison has served on the board of various pro bono organizations providing legal services to lower income Houstonians, but probably her best test of patience and organization was serving as the Cookie Mom for four years for her daughter’s Girl Scout troop.