WITNESS LIST
Jurisprudence
April 18, 2007 - 01:30 PM or upon adjournment
HB  368
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Reynolds, Carl  Director  (Office of Court Administration),  Austin, TX
HB  585
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Court Judges),  Austin, TX
HB  622
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Edmonds, Shannon  Attorney  (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.),  Austin, TX
HB  1295
 
FOR:
 
Fields, Steven D.  Chair  (Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Garcia, Oscar  Speaker Pro Tempore  (The Texas Silver-Haired Legislature),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Kelley, Tracey  Guardianship Program Director  (Friends for Life),  Waco, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Court Judges),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Karisch, Glenn  Attorney, Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Law  (Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers),  Austin, TX
HB  1518
 
FOR:
 
Morris, Karen  Court Reporter  (Texas Court Reporters Association),  Amarillo, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Fuller, Glenda  Court Reporter  (Texas Court Reporters Association),  Austin, TX
 
King, Sally  Court Reporter  (Self),  Austin, TX
HJR 36
 
FOR:
 
Holcomb, Chaz R.  Judge, TX. CT. of Crim. App.  (Self),  Wimberley, TX
 
Kocurek, Judge Julie  President, Texas District Judges Assn.  (Texas Assoc. of District Judges (TA DJ)),  Austin, TX
 
Mitchell, Charles  District Judge 273rd District  (District Judges),  San Augustine, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Griffin, Guy W.  District Judge, 123rd District Court  (Self),  Center, TX
 
Ozmun, Scott    (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
SB  280
 
FOR:
 
Cobos, David M.  Justice of the Peace, Chair Legislative Committee  (Justices of the Peace & Constables Assoc. of TX),  Midland, TX
 
Delgado, JoAnn  Judge, Justice of the Peace  (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Marton, Janet  Senior Assistant County Attorney  (Harris County Justice Courts),  Houston, TX
 
Pitchinson, Michael  General Counsel  (Texas Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX
 
Roppolo, Sheryl  Chief Clerk JP 3-1 Harris County  (Harris County Justice Courts),  Houston, TX
 
Wiginton, Jim  Chief, Civil Division, Brazoria County Crim. DA's Office  (Brazoria County, TX),  Angleton, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Drayden, Charles    (Government Collectors Association of Texas),  Houston, TX
 
ON:
 
Reynolds, Carl  Director  (Office of Court Administation),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Garza, Luis  Asst. Court Clerk  (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Mendez, Mark  Assistant County Administator  (Tarrant County),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Wessels, Bob  Court Manager  (County Criminal Courts at Law- Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Whitten, J.C.  Executive Manager Administrative Services  (Fort Bend County),  Rosenberg, TX
 
Against:
 
Gomez, Lorena  Treasurer  (Governmental Collectors Association),  Conroe, TX
 
Jenkins, Nadine  President of Govt. Collectors Assoc. of Texas  (Governmental Collectors Assoc. of Texas),  Conroe, TX
SB  429
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Ausley, Thomas L.  Family Attorney  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Hodges, Charles  Family Lawyer  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Dallas, TX
 
Stegall, Melodie  Executive Director  (Credit Union Legislative Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Key, Alicia  Child Support Director  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
SB  1125
 
FOR:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Court Judges),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Midence, Yuniedth  Government Affairs Consultant  (Bruce La Boon),  Austin, TX
SB  1230
 
FOR:
 
Delgado, JoAnn  Judge, Justice of the Peace  (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Marton, Janet  Senior Assistant County Attorney  (Harris County Justice Courts),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Garza, Luis  Asst Chief Clerk  (Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Roppolo, Sheryl  Chief Clerk- JP 3-1 Harris County  (Harris County Justice Courts),  Houston, TX
 
Wessels, Bob  Court Manager  (County Criminal Courts at Law- Harris County),  Houston, TX
 
Wiginton, Jim  Chief Civil Div., Brazoria County Crim. D.A.'s Office  (Brazoria County, TX),  Angleton, TX
 
On:
 
Kuntz, William H.  Executive Director  (Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation),  Austin, TX
SB  1392
 
FOR:
 
Torres, Rosa  Senior Atty  (Advocacy, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gay, Clifford  Contract Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Court Judges),  Austin, TX
 
Karisch, Glenn  Attorney, Board Certified Estate Planning & Probate Law  (Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers),  Austin, TX
 
Park, Jodi  Director of Projects & Communications  (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Sanchez, Joe  Associate State Director of Advocacy  (AARP- Texas),  Austin, TX
SB  1783
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Wolf, Laura  Senior Policy Director  (Texas Council on Family Violence),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Ausley, Thomas L.  Family Attorney  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Austin, TX
 
Hodges, Charles  Family Lawyer  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Dallas, TX
SB  1915
 
FOR:
 
Hill, Durrand  Assistant District Attorney Dallas County  (Dallas County),  Dallas, TX
 
Nemir, Cygne  Asst. County Attorney  (El Paso County),  El Paso, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Pitchinson, Michael  General Counsel  (Texas Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX
SB  2009
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Mendiola, Rene R.  Director of Municipal Court (Corpus Christi)  (City of Corpus Christi),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Tamez, Rodolfo  Presiding Municipal Court Judge  (City of Corpus Christi),  Corpus Christi, TX
SCR 49
 
FOR:
 
George, Jim  Chair Texas Appleseed  (Texas Appleseed),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Gutierrez, Isela  Coordinator  (TX Coalition Advocating Justice for Juveniles),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gay, Clifford  Contract Recovery Specialist  (Self),  Austin, TX