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A Successful Path
Austin Bar Member Recognized by TxDOT
BY SONTA HENDERSON
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Congratulations to Austin Bar member Judge Kevin Madison. Judge Madison’s court, Lakeway Municipal Court, was selected for the 10th time as a winner of the Municipal Traffic Safety.
Initiatives Award by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC). These awards are presented annually for outstanding traffic safety programs that help reduce traffic fatalities on Texas roads. Judge Madison’s court has won more awards in its size category (population under 30,000) than any other municipal court in Texas.
Last year, Judge Madison received the Texas A&M Transportation Committee and Texas Save a Life Texas Impaired Driving Safety Champion Award for his personal work and commitment to decrease fatalities caused by impaired drivers on Texas highways.
Judge Madison holding the Texas Impaired Driving Safety Champion Award in 2021.
Judge Madison is also the on-call magistrate for Texas Game Wardens (Central Texas) and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) agents. TABC utilizes Judge Madison for evidentiary search warrants in cases where bars over-serve patrons who go on to cause fatal car crashes.
Judge Madison attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with honors with a B.A. in psychology before attending the University of Texas System Police Academy, where he graduated as class valedictorian in 1977. In 1981, he graduated from the University of Houston Law Center. Judge Madison has served on the bench for 32 years and presides over seven municipal courts throughout Central Texas. In addition to his role as judge and state magistrate, he continues to serve as a volunteer firefighter and EMS first responder. Judge Madison has 22 years of experience as a firefighter and EMT and more than eight years of experience as a police officer. AL
