Dallas County's First Black Sheriff Takes Reins for Good After a Year in Interim Role
Style Magazine Newswire | 1/4/2019, 1:24 p.m.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price shakes hands with Sheriff Marian Brown after swearing her in as sheriff.
New Year’s Day was déjà vu for Marian Brown, who was sworn in as interim Dallas County sheriff a year ago after Lupe Valdez stepped down to run for Texas governor. County commissioners picked Brown to replace Valdez, and voters made the job official in November. Longtime County Commissioner John Wiley Price swore in Brown, the county's first black sheriff, in a ceremony Tuesday at the Frank Crowley Courts Building. Among those celebrating with Brown were her husband and daughter, KDFW-TV (Channel 4) journalist Shaun Rabb and Kayla Rabb, and her parents, Jim and Estella Lockett. The commissioner highlighted Brown’s long career at the Duncanville Police Department, where she rose from patrol officer to assistant chief. She joined the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department in 2014 and was Valdez’s third-in-command before her promotion to the top job.
