She was the Dallas County District Attorney, elected as a Republican in 2014,[2][3][4] until her resignation on October 1, 2016.
[16][17][18] Susan Hawk resigned on September 6, 2016, two years before her term expired.
But last fall upon returning from treatment, I made a commitment to step away from the office if I felt I could no longer do my job and, unfortunately, I've reached that point as my health needs my full attention in the coming months".
She married Bryan P. Reese, a lawyer, in 1997 at age 27 and that marriage was annulled five months later.
[12][14] Her third husband, John Geiser, an anesthesiologist, whom she married in 2012, filed for divorce from her in January 2015.