More About Betsy

WORK HISTORY

• Presiding Judge of the District Courts of Williamson County, Texas, Sept 2015 to present.
• 425th Judicial District Court, Williamson County, Texas, January 2013 to present.
• Lambeth Law Firm, Round Rock, Texas; Attorney and Founding Partner, 1997-2012
• Walsh, Akins and Davis, Round Rock, Texas; Attorney, 1991-1997
• Dietz, Wade and Lambeth, Round Rock, Texas; Attorney and Founding Partner, 1993-1997 Law Office of R. Mark Dietz, Round Rock, Texas; Attorney, 1987-1993 
• Brockett, Cunningham and Bates, Midland, Texas; Attorney 1985-1987

EDUCATION

• Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas; Doctorate of Jurisprudence, 1985
  
• University of Texas Austin, Texas; Bachelor of Science in Education, 1982

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

• Presiding Judge, District Courts, Williamson County, Texas
• Member of the Year, Women’s Law Section of the Williamson County Bar Association
• Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Board Certified - Child Welfare Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Founding Master Member, Williamson County American Inn of Court
• Member, Texas Permanency Outcomes Project Executive Advisory Team
• Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Family Law Board
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Austin Bar Foundation

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PRESENTATIONS AND TEACHING

• Speaker, “Addiction, A View from the Basement”, Pavillion Annual Dinner
• Speaker, A View from the Bench, Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2019
• Speaker, “Changing the Face of Adoption”, Adoption Knowledge Affiliates’ 24th Annual Conference, October 2016
• Moderator, The Role of the Judiciary, Sun City Republican Club, October and November 2015
• Speaker, The Role of Women in Leadership within the Judiciary, Northwest Austin Republican          Women, September 2015
• Presenter, “How to Communicate in High Conflict Situations”, Williamson County Justice of the Peace Training, October 2014
• Speaker, Domestic Violence 101, State Bar of Texas, October 2014
• Speaker, New Ways for Families, Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, October 2014
• Speaker, State Bar of Texas Annual Convention Prayer Breakfast, June 2014
• Speaker, What Are the Limits We May Ethically Place on a Child’s Access to a Judge?, 2013
• Speaker, A View from the Bench, Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2013

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL AFFILIATIONS

• State Bar of Texas, admitted 1985 (Member, Juvenile Law Section, Family Law Section
• Member of the Bar, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, admitted 1987
  
• Member of the Bar, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, admitted 1987
• Member of the Bar, United States Supreme Court, admitted 1993
• President, Williamson County Bar Association, 1994-1995; Officer 1991-1994 
• Austin  Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Advisory Board, R.O.C.K. - Ride on Center for Kids, Georgetown, TX, 2012-present
• Vice President of the Board of Directors, R.O.C.K. – Ride on Center for Kids, Georgetown, TX, 2011-2012
• Board of Directors, R.O.C.K. – Ride on Center for Kids, Georgetown, TX, 2004 – 2012
• Round Rock ISD, Bond Oversight Committee 2009-2010 
• President, Round Rock High School Band Boosters 2006-2009 
• Principal for a Day, Round Rock ISD, 2009
• Member, First United Methodist Church of Georgetown, Georgetown, TX, 1987-present; Staff/Parish Relations Committee, 2009-2012, Finance Committee, 2007-2008; Youth Empowerment Team, 2001-2009; various other volunteer positions.
• Williamson County Republican Women
• Georgetown Area Republican Women
• Republican Leaders of Williamson County ​

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