Deidre L. Monroe
Parents: Willie & Ella S. Monroe
Sibling: Willie M. Monroe
Lifetime member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Gary, Indiana Currently serving as President of Usher Board, No. 2.
Lifetime resident of Gary, Indiana, and educated in the Gary Community Schools
Education
Roosevelt High School, Gary, Indiana
Honor Graduate, Class of 1979
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Bachelors of Art, December 1982
Valparaiso Law School, Valparaiso, Indiana
Earning Doctors of Jurisprudence, May 1992
Work Experience
Currently employed as the judge, of Gary City Court.
Currently engaged in the Private Practice of Law, in the firm of Freeman-Wilson, Lewis & Monroe.
8 Years of service as a Public Defender in Lake Superior Court – Juvenile Division, Under Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura.
3 Years of service as a Deputy Prosecutor and Intern for the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office, Working with Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter.
Instrumental in the planning and implementation of the Gary City Court – Second Chance Program, Do or Die Program, and the Mental Health Court.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, Phi Delta Kappa Professional Organization, Kimbrough Bar Association, Women’s Law Association, and Calumet American Inns of Court.
