Stacey G. C. Jernigan was born in Dallas, TX. She has served as a federal bankruptcy judge since 2006 in Dallas, Texas. Before that, she practiced corporate restructuring law for 17 years at a large international law firm based in Texas. She has been married over 30 years to a police officer. She has a son and a daughter who are both young adults now. She enjoys writing and traveling in her spare time, as well as spending time with her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Baxter.