Supervisor Spotlight- ANNE ERWIN
Posted By: Marsha Bills
ANNE ERWIN HAS ENRICHED DISTRICT CLERK’S
OFFICE WITH HER CAREER OF SERVICE, EXPERTISE 
Since 1982, Anne Erwin has demonstrated her characteristic diligence, determination and ability to learn a vast array of skills and knowledge in the District Clerk’s office.
Within a year of her hire as a front desk information clerk, she was promoted to a position at the civil file desk. After being promoted to the bond forfeiture department where she worked several years, she was again promoted to the position of an investment clerk in the Trust Department. Having shown an outstanding ability to grasp functions in diverse areas of the District Clerk’s office and to excel in each, Anne was named as the first Employee of the Quarter in 1987. She was soon promoted to the position of criminal process supervisor in 1987, then assistant criminal manager. And in she became the criminal courts operations manager.
An avid worker of New York Times crossword puzzles for years, Anne uses those analytical skills resolving a variety of challenges on a daily basis. “The appreciation expressed by those I assist reinforces to me the fact that I really do make a difference. It's a very good feeling that justifies my extra effort to continue to give the highest level of service I can, using everything I’ve learned.”
Anne has shown great strength and an exemplary work ethic by assuming each knew career challenge, even at a time when, as a single parent with two day-care age children, she lived paycheck-to-paycheck. “I’ve been extremely fortunate to have a work environment that inspired me to keep setting and achieving new goals,” says Anne. “During my 27 years, I have never dreaded coming to work, and that is a blessing in any one’s life.”
Looking back on her career, she says she would offer this advice to new clerks: “Time flies. If you work hard, possess strong work ethics, and always give more than what is required, you will enjoy a fulfilling career with Dallas County.”
As for her own path through the years, she says that by far the most exciting change in which she has participated is the Digital Courts project. “Having seen how we once had to operate, I cannot express how gratifying it will be to retrieve documents at the touch of a button. We won’t have to dig through dusty shelves of heavy minute books, wait for weeks for the warehouse to find something, or have to run all over the building looking for a file. This is truly a huge step for Dallas County.”
A native of Dallas, Anne graduated from Hillcrest High School, attended Texas Tech and began her career with the District Clerk when she was 21. Anne plans to retire on her 30th anniversary when she and her husband Jeff Eubanks, a retired probation officer from Dallas County, will move to their farm in Fannin County and enjoy their horses, cattle, gardening and farming.
“The District Clerk's office has made it a pleasant journey as I await trading in my heels and hose for boots and Wranglers.”