Mediation  Arbitration  Trial by Special Judge

JOHN DELANEY

MEDIATOR, ARBITRATOR, SPECIAL JUDGE

Bryan, Texas
Tel: (979) 219-1100

E-mail: john@johndelaneymediation.com
Web: https://johndelaneymediation.com


Education

Princeton University (B.A., History, 1967)

University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1973)

Military

United States Navy, Active duty 1969 - 1972 ; (Communications Officer, USS Fort Mandan, LSD-21, Little Creek, Va.; Assistant Enlisted Personnel Officer, Norfolk, Va.)

Professional

Private practice of law in Bryan, Texas 1973 - 1984

Judge, 272nd District Court, Brazos County, Texas 1984 - 2000

Mediator, (Distinguished Credentialed Mediator, Association of Attorney Mediators) Arbitrator, Special Judge (Chap. 151 CPRC) and Senior District Judge hearing cases by assignment 2001 - Present

Child Protection Court Judge, 2010 - present

State Bar of Texas

Member and Chairman, Grievance Committee for State Bar District 8A 1976 - 1983

Member, State Bar Special Committee on Improvement of Disciplinary Procedures; Chairman,
Subcommittee on Drafting 1982 - 1983

Member, State Bar Committee on Model Rules of Professional Responsibility 1984 - 1986

Member, State Bar Disciplinary Review Board 1984 - 1985

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation 1984 - Pres.

State Bar Committee on Court Cost, Efficiency and Delay 1988 - 1989

Member, State Bar of Texas Judicial Section Committee on Technology in the Courts 1990 - 1996

SCHOLASTIC

  • Lecturer, "Proof of Foreign Law, Judgments, and Official Documents," State Bar of Texas Marriage Dissolution Institute, 1980
  • Lecturer, "Effective Presentation of Discovery Disputes to the Judge, and Court Appearances by Telephone," State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, November 1988
  • Lecturer, "Electronic Recording," Annual Meeting, Judicial Section, State Bar of Texas, September 1990
  • Lecturer, "Court Management," Texas College for New Judges, 1985 - 1992
  • Guest Faculty, University of Texas School of Law, Trial Advocacy Course, 1990, 1993, 1994
  • Lecturer, "Duties of the District Judge" and "Electronic Recording," County Judges and Commissioners' Annual Conference & Educational Exposition, January 3-5, 1994
  • Lecturer, "Punishment Evidence," State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, July 1997
  • Lecturer, "Duties of the District Judge," County Judges and Commissioners' Annual Conference & Educational Exposition, January 1998
  • Lecturer, "Ethics," Texas Association of School and University Attorneys Conference, November 3, 2000
  • Lecturer, "Legal Updates on Mediation," Mediation and Negotiation 40 Hour Skill Building Seminar, The Texas A & M University System Office of Community Development, April 6, 2001
  • Facilitator, Conference on "Conflict Management & Diversity in the Workplace," Bush School of Government and Public Service, April 26, 2001
  • Panelist/speaker, Texas A & M Youth Adventure Camp, June 18, 2001; June 17, 2002; June 23, 2003; June 14, 2004
  • Speaker, "Affordable Marriage Counseling," Project Unity Community Partnership Board Executive and General Assembly, February 19, 2003
  • Faculty, Leadership in Medicine Program, Texas A & M University School of Medicine, 2003 - 2008
  • Lecturer, "Lifelong Learning Program", Antebellum Life in the Brazos Valley (October 2005), "Civil War and Reconstruction in the Brazos Valley" (April 2006)
  • Trainer, Voices for Children, Inc. (CASA of Brazos Valley) “Court Appointed Special Advocate” program, 2010 – 2019
  • Speaker, “Reconsidering the War on Drugs,” on behalf of Drug Policy Forum of Texas, and Law Enforcement Action Partnership (formerly Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), 2011 - present
  • Speaker,“Caring About Getting a Settlement,” Houston Claims Association, April 10, 2013

COMMUNITY

  • President, Bryan/College Station Optimist Club, 1978
  • President, Brazos County United Way, 1981
  • Bryan I.S.D. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Elementary Magnet School, 1990
  • Junior League of Bryan-College Station, Community Advisory Board, 1991 - 1997
  • Chairman, Bryan I.S.D. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Teen Sexuality, 1991 - 1992
  • Bryan I.S.D. Citizens' Advisory Committee on Facilities, 1993 - 1994
  • Bryan I.S.D. Parent Education Partnership Program Advisory Board, 1996 - 1998
  • Mentor/reader, Bryan I.S.D. "HOSTS" (Help One Student to Succeed) program, 1994 - 2000
  • Board member, Dispute Resolution Center of Central Brazos Valley, 1998 - 2004; Chair, Board of Directors, 2002, 2003, 2004; volunteer mediator 2001-present.
  • Board member, Unity Partners d.b.a. Project Unity, 2000 to 2005
  • Rotary Club of Bryan, Texas, 1992 – present; Group Study Exchange “Team Leader” on exchange trip to Argentina, March, 2009; District Chair, Group Study Exchange Committee, 2009 - 2016
  • Adult Sunday School Teacher, “Wesley Class,” First United Methodist Church of Bryan, 2002 – present

STATE

  • Member, Citizens' Commission on the Texas Judicial System, 1991 - 1993, Chairman of Technology Committee
  • Member, Information Technology Task Force of the Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency, 1995-1996
  • Member, Judicial Disproportionality Workgroup, Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Commission for Children, Youth and Families, 2011- present

NATIONAL

  • Keynote Speaker, National Convention, American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers, 1995, 1997, 2008

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