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———————————————————— Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No Juanita Jackson
AMERICA:LandoftheFree... “A FAIR & IMPARTIAL CIVIL COURT JUDGE.
“Freedom to me is the ability to walk in the calling God has destined for my life. I do not take for granted the trials nor the triumphs. ” -JUDGEJERALYNNMANOR PUTTINGMYEXPERIENCETOWORK
JJeralynn Manor was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her mother was a nurse, and her father, a career officer with the New Orleans Police Department.There he set the bar high for his daughter. He attained numerous awards and accommodations, including various achievements, such as becoming the firstAfricanAmerican counter-sniper for the SWATdepartment and the firstAfricanAmerican diver on the dive team. Manor’s hard work and high goal standards are certainly founded in her bloodline.
Jeralynn Manor’s “service to all mankind” mantra and dedication to her craft is evidenced in her career achievements. Jeralynn studied philosophy at Xavier University in
New Orleans before finishing her undergraduate studies inAdministration of Justice atTexas Southern University. She went on toThurgood Marshall School of
Law, where she earned theAmerican Juris Prudence
Award in Bankruptcy under the tutelage of the Honorable Justice Manual Leal of the Southern District of
Texas Bankruptcy Court. Jeralynn also and won 1st place in the MockTrial competition. In 2001 Manor earned her Juris Doctorate and became a licensed attorney by theTexas Supreme Court. In her 18 plus years of practicing law, attorney Jeralynn Manor has worked in several areas. She concentrated her early career as a closing attorney for 3 major title companies. In this area practice, Jeralynn played an integral role in helping thousands ofTexans achieve the dream of home-ownership. Jeralynn Manor currently practices in the areas of
Personal Injury, MassTort, Civil Rights, Immigration and, Employment Law.Attorney Jeralynn Manor is a member of theAlpha KappaAlpha Sorority Inc.,Texas
Trial LawyersAssociation, the Pro Bono College of the
Texas State Bar, and a member of the Champions of
Justice Society of theTexas EqualAccess to Justice.
Jeralynn is also an NAACP- Life Member and has been in leadership roles with Boy Scouts ofAmerica as Den Mother to her son’s pack. She is also on the board of directors ofThe Black Heritage Society/Original MLK Parade Foundation. Jeralynn Manor enjoys being a mother to her three childrenTaft (17), Rogdrick (13), and Brooklynn (7). Jeralynn Manor instills into her children the same values of hard work, dedication, service to all mankind, and love, passed on to her by her father, the late Sgt. Jerome M. Dupre.
