WITNESS LIST
SB  1204
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March  26, 2007 - 9:00 AM
 
FOR:
 
 
Kelly, Hugh Rice    (Texas Lawsuit Ref.),  Houston, TX
 
 
Parsley, Lee    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
 
Phillips, Thomas R.    (Self),  Bastrop, TX
 
 
Trabulsi, Jr., Richard    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
 
Dietz, John K.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Gallagher, Mike    (Plaintiffs, Defendants),  Houston, TX
 
 
Harvey, Jay    (Tex Trial Lawyers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
 
Inselmann, Jr., Robert  Judge  (Angelina County),  Lufkin, TX
 
 
Marr, Jack W.    (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Victoria, TX
 
 
McConnico, Steve    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Oliver-Parrott, Alice    (Tex-ABOTA Lef),  Houston, TX
 
 
Smith, Craig  District Judge 192nd District  (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
 
Springer, Steven A.    (Self),  Richardson, TX
 
 
Westergron, Mike    (Self),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
 
Whitehurst, Bill    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Worthington, Dan    (Self),  Mcallen, TX
 
 
Yanez, Linda Reyna  Justice  (13th Court of Appeals),  Edinburg, TX
 
 
York, Larry    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
 
Cobos, David M.    (Justices of the Peace and Constables Assoc. of Texas),  Midland, TX
 
 
Jefferson, Wallace B.    (Supreme Court),  Austin, TX
 
 
Kocurek, Julie  Judge  (Texas District Judges Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Old, Jr., James R.  President of TADC  (TADC),  Austin, TX
 
 
Peeples, Davide  Judge  (Presiding Judge, MDL Panel),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Sullivan, Kent    (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
 
Waldrop, Alan    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Weekley, Dick    (TLR),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Allen, George    (Texas Apartment Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Capelo, Jamie    (Texas Alliance for Patient Access),  Austin, TX
 
 
Freeman, Harold    (Texas Construction Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Green, Shelton    (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
 
Howden, Robert    (Texas Association of Manufacturers),  Austin, TX
 
 
Joslove, Scott    (TX Hotel & Lodging Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
 
Lively, Lance    (National Federation of Independent Business / Texas),  Austin, TX
 
 
Moore, Julie W.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Sebrez, Ben    (Tx. Oil & Gas Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Sewell, Jim    (AGC - Texas Building Branch),  Austin, TX
 
 
Wisdomn, Christina    (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
 
Brown, Jr., Joe F.  Judge  (Bexar County Judiciary),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Cook, Russell Scott    (Law Office of R. Scott Cook),  Austin, TX
 
 
Dietz, Mary S.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Dobson, Casey    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Goodwin, Gerald A.  Retired District Judge 159th  (Self),  Lufkin, TX
 
 
Grigg, Dicky    (TEX-ABOTA Leg. Education Fund),  Austin, TX
 
 
Mehaffy, James W.  Retired District Judge  (Self),  Beaumont, TX
 
 
Nellermoe, Barbara Hanson  Judge  (Bexar County Judiciary),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Ramsey, Mike    (Self),  Beaumont, TX
 
 
Sharp, Lance    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Sharp, Laura    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
 
Bowman, Glenna    (Office of Court Administration),  Austin, TX
 
 
Cayce, John  Chief Justice  (Self),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
 
Douglas, Barbra    (Lumbermens Assn. of Texas),  Austin, TX

 
 
Harrison, Tom    (Texas County & District Retirement System),  Austin, TX
 
 
Hazlewood, Steve    (Dow Chemical),  Austin, TX
 
 
Jenkins, Scott H.  Judge, 53rd District Court  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Nail, W.M. (Shack)    (ERS),  Austin, TX
 
 
Wessels, Bob    (Harris County Courts @ Law),  Houston, TX
 
 
Wilson, Wendy R.    (Texas Apartment Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
 
Wood, Ted    (Office of Court Administration),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
Against:
 
 
Banks, Yannis    (Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
 
Holtsberry, Kevin    (Texas Public Policy Foundation),  Austin, TX
April  16, 2007 - 9:00 AM
 
AGAINST:
 
 
Harvey, Jay    (Texas Trial Lawyers),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Chamberlain, David E.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
 
Old, Jr., James R.    (Texas Association of Defense Council),  Austin, TX
 
 
Parsley, Lee    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
 
Bolton, Pamela J.    (Texas Watch),  Austin, TX
 
 
Medley, Lee    (United Steelworkers District Council),  Santa Fe, NM
 
 
Sheppard, Emmett    (Texas AFL-CIO),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
 
Long Weaver, Patricia    (Texas Litigation Section Council Work Group),  Midland, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
On:
 
 
Dietz, John K    (Behalf/ TA District Judges & Travis Co. Distric Judges),  Austin, TX
April  19, 2007 - 11:00 AM or upon adjournment
 
FOR:
 
 
Dietz, John K.    (Travis Co. Dist. Judges),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Harvey, Jay    (Texas Trial Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
 
 
Parsley, Lee    (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX