FOR 172ND DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Melody Chappell
EXPERIENCE•INDEPENDENCE•INTEGRITY
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“I always want to be the best that I can be, whether a lawyer, mother, or friend. Being and doing my best has always served me well in life and is the one thing I can point to that has led me from a small town, the seventh child of eight children, to become a person I am proud for my children to call Mom.”
– Melody Chappell |
After more than 25 years of experience advising chief officers, administrators and governing boards of public entities and local businesses, I am humbled to request your support as I seek my next challenge in life: a run for Judge of the 172nd District Court of Jefferson County.
As a lawyer, I have a duty to represent my clients and to do it well, regardless of the personal costs. I tackled each assignment with professionalism, honor, and dignity. If presented the opportunity, I plan to take these same qualities to the bench.
After graduating in 1992, as the Most Outstanding Female Graduate of South Texas College of Law, I began my career as a trial attorney in Beaumont. I have litigated more than one hundred employment matters. I have successfully handled more than 100 federal and state administrative investigations and hearings. I am Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law. I was named Super Lawyer in the field of Education Law by Texas Monthly in 2004. I am ready to serve, qualified to serve, and promise fairness to all who enter my courtroom. Experience. Independence. Integrity —that’s my respectful submission to you.
As a lawyer, I have a duty to represent my clients and to do it well, regardless of the personal costs. I tackled each assignment with professionalism, honor, and dignity. If presented the opportunity, I plan to take these same qualities to the bench.
After graduating in 1992, as the Most Outstanding Female Graduate of South Texas College of Law, I began my career as a trial attorney in Beaumont. I have litigated more than one hundred employment matters. I have successfully handled more than 100 federal and state administrative investigations and hearings. I am Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law. I was named Super Lawyer in the field of Education Law by Texas Monthly in 2004. I am ready to serve, qualified to serve, and promise fairness to all who enter my courtroom. Experience. Independence. Integrity —that’s my respectful submission to you.
A native of Crosby, Texas, Melody Chappell graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin. Melody graduated from South Texas College of Law, where she was named the Most Outstanding Female Graduate of 1992.
She is a partner with the law firm of Wells, Peyton, Greenberg & Hunt LLP. She has practiced trial law for over 25 years. She is board certified in the field of labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
• Former Director of the Jefferson County Bar Association
• Former Director of the Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Former Director of the Jefferson County Bar Association
• Member of the Texas and National Association of School Attorneys
• Member of the College of the State Bar
• Former Director of the Texas Council of School Lawyers
Melody was selected by Texas Monthly as a Super Lawyer in 2004 in the field of Education.
She is a partner with the law firm of Wells, Peyton, Greenberg & Hunt LLP. She has practiced trial law for over 25 years. She is board certified in the field of labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
• Former Director of the Jefferson County Bar Association
• Former Director of the Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Former Director of the Jefferson County Bar Association
• Member of the Texas and National Association of School Attorneys
• Member of the College of the State Bar
• Former Director of the Texas Council of School Lawyers
Melody was selected by Texas Monthly as a Super Lawyer in 2004 in the field of Education.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
• NAACP – Life Member
• Former Mentor of “I Have a Dream” Foundation
• ROAR volunteer
• Beaumont Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, President
• Beaumont Public Schools Foundation
• Port Arthur Public Schools Foundation – Founding Donor
• Former Director of the Port Arthur Hispanic Cultural Society
• Odom Middle School Parent Teacher Association- President
• West Brook High School 2014 Project Graduation- Chair
• West Brook Lady Bruins Basketball Booster – President
• Children’s Praise and Worship Leader – Antioch Baptist Church
• Guest Soloist – TBN Christian Network
Melody is an avid community volunteer and a 2011 award recipient of a “Most Influential Women in Southeast Texas” awarded by the VIP magazine of Southeast Texas.
• NAACP – Life Member
• Former Mentor of “I Have a Dream” Foundation
• ROAR volunteer
• Beaumont Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, President
• Beaumont Public Schools Foundation
• Port Arthur Public Schools Foundation – Founding Donor
• Former Director of the Port Arthur Hispanic Cultural Society
• Odom Middle School Parent Teacher Association- President
• West Brook High School 2014 Project Graduation- Chair
• West Brook Lady Bruins Basketball Booster – President
• Children’s Praise and Worship Leader – Antioch Baptist Church
• Guest Soloist – TBN Christian Network
Melody is an avid community volunteer and a 2011 award recipient of a “Most Influential Women in Southeast Texas” awarded by the VIP magazine of Southeast Texas.
A SERVANT FOR THE BENCH
Melody's Enjoyment
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Runoff Election
Election date: 22 May 2018
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