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Where Are They Now: Brandon BirminghamBy Jerry Hill
Brandon Birmingham (pictured then, left, and now, right) is living a
life most of us can only watch on TV. As a lead prosecutor in the
Dallas district attorney's office, the former Baylor tennis player has
tried a wide range of cases, from driving under the influence to a
high-profile murder committed by a member of the Mexican mafia.
 "There's
never a dull moment," said Birmingham, who has been with the DA's
office since May 2002. "I started out doing misdemeanors and DUIs, and
now I do murder. It's been everything I could hope for. I've really
found a calling here. There's definitely a sense of satisfaction from
doing the right thing."
As part of Baylor tennis coach Matt Knoll's first team in 1997,
Birmingham played a key role in the program's development. "Every year
is a chapter, and we were sort of the first chapter," said Birmingham,
who was 4-12 in singles and 9-8 in doubles as a senior in 1999, when
Baylor reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time.
After receiving his BA in political science in 1999, Birmingham
graduated from Houston's South Texas College of Law in 2001. He lives
in Dallas with his wife, Carrie, and three-year-old daughter,
Madeleine, and said he has thought about going into private practice or
running for office.
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