Counties Covered

• bell
• coryell
• williamson

Former Judge Susan Criss is a partner in Criss & Rousseau Law Firm, L.L.P. She practices criminal defense and personal injury law. The firm office is in Harker Heights, Texas. For fifteen years she served as the elected judge of the 212th District Court of Galveston County. She is a former prosecutor at the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. Judge Criss is frequent lecturer on handling high profile cases and social media for trial attorneys and judges. She has presided over several high profile trials including the Robert Durst murder trial and the 2005 Texas City British Petroleum explosion cases. She won the Telly Award in 2005 for producing the video “The Color of Justice,” The film features minority lawyers and judges and encourages minority children to pursue careers in the law and judiciary. Judge Criss is board certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Judge Criss has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women Judges. She also chaired Gulf Coast Task Force on Jail Diversion for the Mentally Ill. She is a co-founder of the Galveston County Child Advocacy Center and the Galveston County Child Abuse and Neglect Task Force.