Chief Deputy District Clerk

 Doryn Glenn was born and raised in Galveston, graduating from Ball High School in 1984. She
attended Galveston College, 1984-1985 and went on to graduate from the University of Texas at
Austin in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with double majors in History and
Sociology.  Glenn attended law school at Louisiana State University graduating in May of 1992
with a Juris Doctor.  After graduation, she returned to Galveston to practice law in the Office of
James Schweitzer.  She later went on to practice with Yarbrough, Jameson and Gray, specializing
in Family Law.  In 2002, she started a family law section for Mills, Shirley, Eckel and Bassett
Law Offices. In 2007, Glenn left private practice and began her career in judicial support in the
Galveston County District Clerk's office, serving in a number of roles and as the District Clerk in
2012.  She currently serves as Chief Deputy for District Clerk John D. Kinard, where she
manages the jury system for Galveston County, among other things.  She has served as the
President of the Galveston County Bar Association, the Galveston County Young Lawyers
Association and the Junior League of Galveston County.  She is a Charter member of the
Galveston County Adoption Day Foundation where she currently serves as the Treasurer of the
Board of Directors.  She has also served as the Chair of the Jury Service Committee of the State
Bar of Texas.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Galveston County Bar
Association.  She is the proud mother of a 27 year old daughter, (who is a 3 rd  grade teacher), and
a 23 year old son, (an Eagle Scout who is a college student at Texas A&M University in
Galveston).