About the Author

Micheal E. Jimerson is a sixth generation Rusk County, Texas native. Parents, David and Vivian Jimerson, raised him on the family farm. David E. Jimerson raised cattle and machined parts before losing a battle to cancer in 1991. Vivian Jimerson taught school for thirty-five years.

They instilled a deep commitment to education in Micheal and his sister, Michelle. Michelle is a career librarian and public speaker on library technology. Micheal graduated from Baylor University School of Law in 1993. Thereafter he entered private practice. He concentrated on personal injury, civil litigation, and criminal defense. Pro Bono work for the local women’s center lead him to elected office as County and District Attorney.

Micheal married Mona eighteen years ago. Mona advocates for crime victims in the Gregg County District Attorney’s Office. Her love of cooking inspired her to launch Simply Southern Catering. They raise their son, David E. Jimerson, on the family farm. Micheal’s stepson and daughter-in-law, Josh and Amanda Gloor, raise their own son, Waylon, in Seguin, Texas.

The privilege to serve as an elected prosecutor has led to many jury trials, accolades from victim’s advocacy groups, members of the bar, and the prosecutors’ association. He has appeared in documentaries such On Death Row, Snapped, On the Case, and an article in the Texas Lawyer. Most rewarding has been relationships built from serving victims of violent crime and building partnerships with law enforcement.

Micheal summarizes his pro law enforcement and community policing motto as, “If you are not an outlaw then you are in law enforcement.” He advocates the mantra of professional prosecution holding justice is the reasoned application of the law to the evidence by the people of the community. The result like all human endeavors is fallible and falls far short of God’s divine justice. Still the attempt ranks among the greatest callings of humanity.