Background
Koons, Donald Deane was born on October 15, 1934 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Donald Merle and Madge Winifred (Margerum) Koons.
Koons, Donald Deane was born on October 15, 1934 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Donald Merle and Madge Winifred (Margerum) Koons.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University Iowa, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1962.
Insurance adjuster Hawkeye Insurance Company, Des Moines, 1958—1960. Associate Seidenberg Law Firm, Dallas, 1962—1963. Assistant district attorney, Dallas county, 1963—1966.
Private practice Dallas, 1966—1977. Judge 255th District Court, since 1977. Assistant judge, program, Dallas, 1978.
Initiated court coordinator and computer programs Dallas Family Courts, 1980. Senior family law judge, Dallas county, 84.
Member of Dallas Bar Association (board directors, family law section 1982), Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Margaret Stewart Randel, April 24, 1965. Children: Susan Elizabeth, Jeremy Randel.