District 453 Sherri Tibbe up for re-election 2026. University of Cincinnati degree in Legal Assistant studies, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Legal Assistant at the Office of the Attorney General, under Attorney General Jim Mattox.  Sherri worked there until she was accepted into the University of Texas at Austin to complete her Bachelor’s degree.  Sherri started school in January of 1986 and graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work with Honors in December 1989.  During her time at UT, Sherri worked part time jobs at the Austin Municipal Court, night court staff and for the National Treasury Employee’s Union.  Sherri did an internship with the Victim Services Division of the Austin Police Department and went through training to be a volunteer with Victim Services after she completed her internship. From her time as a young caseworker with Child Protective Services to her work as a the chief of the Travis County Attorney’s domestic violence prosecution team to her eight years in office as Hays County’s first female District Attorney, Sherri has dedicated her entire career to ensuring a fair legal system for Central Texans. Sherri left CPS to attend law school at the University of Houston Law Center.  During law school, Sherri worked on a research project with a professor at the University and worked for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office as an intern. She traveled around the State of Texas acting as a visiting prosecutor for certain specialized cases, including asset forfeiture, auto theft cases and as part of an illegal gambling task force. In June of 2001, Sherri began her career as a prosecutor in Travis County.  She worked for both the County Attorney and the District Attorney’s Office.  Sherri prosecuted both felonies and misdemeanors and was also the Chief of the County Attorney’s domestic violence prosecution team. Sherri was elected to the position of Criminal District Attorney, the first woman to hold the office.  She served as our District Attorney for two terms, 8 years, from January 2007 until December 2014. In January, 2015, Sherri joined her law partner Randy Leavitt and they formed the firm Leavitt & Tibbe.  They practice mainly criminal law with some civil casework.  Sherri also takes court appointed cases in Travis County to contribute to indigent of those accused of a crime.

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Jurisdiction: Hays