Denise Butterworth for Justice of the Peace Pct 1

Denise Butter

DENISE BUTTERWORTH

501 N. Kansas, Suite 200

El Paso, TX 79901

(915)532-8250

dbutterworthattorney@gmail.com

 

 

E D U C A T I O N:

Texas Tech School of Law, Lubbock, Texas

Juris Doctor, May 1999

• Vice President, Student Bar Association

• Board of Barristers

• Volunteer Judge, Teen Court

• Cali Award for Legal Practice and Writing

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Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Journalism, May 1996

• Summa cum laude

• Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshman Honor Society

• Alpha Chi, National Honor Society

• Dean’s List

 

 

L E G A L E X P E R I E N C E:

Denise E. Butterworth, P.C., President, January 2021-present

El Paso Police Department Chief’s Spirit of Unity Award 2007

President of El Paso Young Lawyers Association 2009-2010

MADD Diamond Leadership Award 2012

Outstanding State Attorney Award 2014

Member of Board of Directors, El Paso Bar Association 2009-2013

District 17 Grievance Committee, 2015-2020

WDTX Admissions Committee, 2025-current

Nominated to be a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

District Attorney’s Office, El Paso County, Texas

Assistant District Attorney, 2000 – 2020

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Special Crimes Unit, 2005 – 2020, Supervisor, experience included:

• Handle all homicide cases during each phase of prosecution: Assist law enforcement with search warrants, various court orders, and selection of evidence for submission to laboratories for analysis. Prepare and present homicide cases to grand jury. File all notices and motions, handle all preliminary hearings including motions to suppress, and eventually try the case to a jury, to include death penalty cases. Supervise 5 attorneys assigned to Special Crimes Unit, 41st District Court, and Repeat Offender Unit.

• 2 Capital Murders w/ 2 Death Sentences

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Felony Section, 2000 – 2005, trial experience includes:

• Murder and Capital Murder(non-death) (35+)

• Aggravated Sexual Assault Child

• Aggravated Robbery

• Attempted Murder/Aggravated Assault

• Sexual Assault

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Misdemeanor Section, 2000, trial experience includes:

• Driving While Intoxicated

• Assault Family Violence

• Theft

• Violation of Protective Order

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City Attorney/City Prosecutor, Lubbock, Texas

Law clerk, September 1998 – May 1999

 

Sneed, Vine & Perry, P.C., Austin, Texas

Law clerk, Summer 1998