Judge Chrisman has successfully resolved disputes as an attorney, a judge, a mediator, and as an arbitrator. His experience in the legal profession is both extensive and varied. He served as counsel to one of the fastest growing school districts in this state and the third largest district in the country. Judge Chrisman has also served with distinction as a trustee and chair with Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and with Baylor University Board of Regents.
He has served as a Judge in District Court, Probate Court, and Family District Court. A founding member and chair of the Dallas Dispute Mediation Service, he served on committees to set up dispute resolution programs for the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas. Judge Chrisman served as chair of the Legislature Oversight Committee for the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of the State of Texas to revise the Mental Health Code of the State of Texas and help institute reforms in the family and probate courts to assist the courts in more efficient services.
Judge Chrisman is also engaged in educating young adults. He serves as a Distinguished Professor and Lecturer at Dallas Baptist University and Adjunct Professor of Law at Baylor Law School and has served as a Vice Chair for the Board of Regents of the Baylor University system, Chair of the Baylor Health Care System and Baylor University Medical Center, and as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Representative Matters
- Contract development
- Discipline
- Due process hearings
- Education of the disabled
- Employment relations
- Environmental matters
- Health care matters
- Real estate matters
- Security matters
- Student attendance
- Tax matters
