Photo courtesy of Missouri City Judge Debra Champagne holding court in Missouri City. Champagne Named Presiding Judge In Missouri City Municipal Court City Council has appointed Debra Champagne as Presiding Judge of Missouri City's Municipal Court #1. Her cases primarily involve traffic, truancy and code enforcement. Champagne, who has been serving the "Show Me City" since 2003 when she was appointed as an Associate Judge, is also Presiding Judge for Stafford Municipal Court. She enjoys her position and "considers it both an honor and a privilege to serve the citizens." A resident of Missouri City since 1982, Judge Champagne began her legal career in municipal government in Houston as Assistant City Attorney and was appointed Associate Judge there in 1993. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas and a Juris Doctorate degree from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Champagne is an active member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Municipal Court League and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was awarded the prestigious Municipal Court Judge of the Year award in 2007 by the law-enforcement organization POLICE, Inc., (Police Officers Looking Into Courtroom Excellence).

SSgt Torres receives an Associates Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the Community College of the Air Force.