Court Administrators Conference June 21-23, 2015 Location, Tenure and Caseload Statistics FIRST NAME LAST NAME HIRE DATE TITLE CITY REPRESENTED STREET ADDRESS CITY ZIP COURT PHONE REGION Shelytha Alexander-Simmons 03/01/2011 Associate Judge Prairie View Post Office Box 817 Prairie View 77446 936.857.3617 VIII Jessica Ancira 12/09/2006 Court Administrator Seabrook 1700 1st St Seabrook 77586-3540 281.291.5665 IX Zondra Anderson 01/12/2008 Administrative Manager Houston 1400 Lubbock Houston 77002 713.247.8858 IX Karen Armstrong 09/27/2004 Court Administrator Greenville PO Box 1049 Greenville 75403-1049 903.457.3129 III Nikki Ashley 03/02/2015 Court Administrator Weatherford 303 Palo Pinto St Weatherford 76086-4202 817.598.4246 II Tammie Atchison 02/27/2001 Court Administrator Waxahachie PO Box 757 Waxahachie 75168-0757 469.309.4070 VI Christy Badilla 04/05/2011 Clerk Glen Rose PO Box 1949 Glen Rose 76043-1949 254.897.2272 II Roberto Baez 01/12/2015 Court Administrator Brownsville 1034 E Levee St Brownsville 78520-5165 956.574.6605 X Lyndsey Barrett 08/01/2009 Clerk Salado PO Box 219 Salado 76571-0218 254.947.5060 VI Rosena Becker-Ross 09/12/2005 Court Administrator Mount Enterprise 103 W Gregg St Mount Enterprise 75681-8603 903.822.3269 IV Roxanne Benitez 09/18/2000 Clerk Hedwig Village 1025 Campbell Rd Houston 77055-7407 713.465.8308 IX Prudence Bobbitt 09/01/2003 Court Director Garland 1791 W Avenue B Garland 75042-8728 972.487.7305 III Tiwanna Brown 10/22/2012 Deputy Clerk Brenham PO Box 1059 Brenham 77834-1059 979.337.7500 VII Valerie Bryant 08/12/2013 Court Administrator Fulshear PO Box 279 Fulshear 77441 281.346.1796 IX Douglas Campbell 09/01/2006 Court Manager Bedford 2000 Forest Ridge Dr Bedford 76021-5713 817.952.2180 II Gloria Carter Clerk Dallas 2014 Main Street, Rm 354 Dallas 75201 214.670.4999 III Jessica Chamberlain Clerk Burleson 247 Elk Dr # 114 Burleson 76028-5645 817.426.9224 II Marilyn Clothier 05/01/2000 Court Administrator Watauga 7105 Whitley Rd Watauga 76148-2024 817.514.5888 II Julia Correa 11/01/1992 Court Administrator Round Rock 301 W Bagdad Ave Ste 120 Round Rock 78664 512.218.5480 VI Kimberly Davee 03/11/2011 Deputy Clerk Brady PO Box 351 Brady 76825-0351 325.597.2244 V Yaneth De La Cruz 09/03/2005 Court Administrator University Park 3800 University Blvd Dallas 75205-1711 214.987.5330 III Wendi Delgado 10/01/2009 Administrative Svc Director South Padre Island 4601 Padre Blvd South Padre Island78597-7326 956.761.8102 X Laura Devoe 09/24/2007 Clerk Princeton 123 West Princeton Drive Princeton 75407 972.736.2416 III Mara Dudley 09/19/2005 Court Administrator Llano 301 W Main St Llano 78643-1935 325.247.1928 VI Malia Elkins 05/03/2006 Court Administrator Woodway 920 Estates Dr Woodway 76712-3432 254.772.4489 VI Karen Fetchko 02/14/2005 Court Supervisor Plano 900 E. 15th St. Plano 75074 972.941.2129 III Diana Folmar 06/01/2010 Court Administrator Bullard PO Box 107 Bullard 75757-0107 903.894.7263 IV Sally Forbus 12/13/2010 Court Administrator Longview P.O. Box 1952 Longview 75606 903.239.5508 IV Todd Garaux 03/21/2006 CSR II Houston 1400 Lubbock Houston 77002 713.247.5947 IX Olga Garza 07/09/2001 Court Administrator Southside Place 6309 Edloe St Houston 77005-3617 713.668.2341 x4261 IX Stephanie Green 09/01/2001 Court Administrator Brookshire PO Box 160 Brookshire 77423-0160 281.375.5048, x8011 VIII Tamara Grisolia Clerk Aubrey 107 S Main St Aubrey 76227-5519 940.440.9343 II Raquel Grube 11/19/1990 Court Administrator Giddings 1037 E. Industry Giddings 78942 979.540.2707 VII Letisia Guajardo 10/18/2010 Asst. Court Administrator Pharr 1900 S Cage Blvd Pharr 78577-6751 956.783.7780 X Patti Hamm 05/01/2004 Court Administrator Spring Valley Village 1025 Campbell Rd Houston 77055-7407 713.465.0333 IX Jessica Hardy 02/27/2008 Deputy Clerk Allen 301 Century Parkway Allen 75013 214.509.4380 III Mary Harrison 09/01/2014 Court Administrator Cleveland 226 Peach Ave Cleveland 77327-4230 281.592.5639 VIII Brandy Hawkins 09/13/2013 Clerk Floresville 1120 D Street Floresville 78114 830.393.4232 VII Katy Hayden 10/17/2012 Court Administrator Bay City 1824 6th St Bay City 77414-5131 979.245.0035 X Angelia Hayes 10/01/1997 Court Administrator Rosenberg PO Box 32 Rosenberg 77471-0032 832.595.3450 IX Jennifer Henry 01/06/2003 Court Administrator Copperas Cove 602 S Main St Copperas Cove 76522-2917 254.547.5030 VI Gilbert Hernandez 11/03/1997 Court Administrator McKinney 130 South Chestnut Street Mc Kinney 75069 972.547.7671 III Karen Hudson 11/01/1984 Court Coordinator Plano PO Box 860828 Plano 75086-0828 972.941.2495 III Jennifer Huhn 07/09/2007 Court Administrator Pearland Post Office Box 84609 Pearland 77584 281.997.5917 VIII Thelma Hurtado 09/25/2001 Court Coordinator Balch Springs 3117 Hickory Tree Rd Balch Springs 75180-1625 214.289.2987 III Rachel Jackson 05/31/2011 Deputy Clerk ArlingtonDivision: JUD PO Box 90403; MS63-0100 Arlington 76004 817.459.6777 II Irma Jantes 02/06/2012 Court Supervisor Ferris 104 S Central Ave. Ferris 75125-2620 972.842.2028 VI Nicole Johnson 10/01/2001 Deputy Court Administrator Tyler PO Box 895 Tyler 75710-0895 903.595.7121 IV Sherrill Johnson 03/01/2010 Court Administrator Argyle PO Box 609 Argyle 76226-0609 940.464.7255 ext 0 II Angela Johnston-Rios Court Administrator Rusk 197 S. Main St. Rusk 75785 903.683.2214 IV Andetria Jones Interim Court Administrator Port Arthur 645 4th St Port Arthur 77640-6455 409.987.8686 VIII
Teresa Jordan 06/24/2002 Court Administrator Fairview 372 Town Place Fairview 75069 972.886.4240 III Dana Karl 07/12/1993 Court Administrator Temple 401 N. 3rd Temple 76501 254.298.5679 VI Kelli Kuban 02/11/2000 Court Administrator West Columbia PO Box 487 West Columbia 77486-0487 979.345.3123 VIII Debbie Landrum 11/12/2013 Court Administrator Granite Shoals 2221 N Phillips Ranch Rd Granite Shoals 78654-2030 830.598.2424, X311 VI Ruth LaSalle Court Administrator Gainesville 201 Santa Fe St Gainesville 76240-2255 940.668.4570 II Rebecca Lehn 06/01/2009 Court Administrator Montgomery PO Box 708 Montgomery 77356-0708 936.597.6866 VIII Claudia Lemon 12/29/2003 Court Administrator Boerne 124 Old San Antonio Rd Boerne 78006 830.248.1504 VII Andrea Leon 02/01/2010 Court Supervisor Cockrell Hill 4125 W Clarendon Dr Dallas 75211-4919 214.339.1976 III Sandra Ma 12/17/2002 Court Administrator Dalworthington Gardens 2600 Roosevelt Dr Arlington 76016-5809 817.274.7662 II Maria Macias-Garcia 05/15/1989 Court Coordinator Pasadena 1001-A Shaw Ave Pasadena 77506 713.475.4916 IX Yahaira Marquez 08/24/2009 Clerk Harker Heights 305 Millers Crossiing Harker Heights 76548-5666 254.953.5620 VI Adolfo Martinez 11/01/2001 Court Administrator Mount Pleasant 501 N Madison Ave Mount Pleasant 75455-3650 903.575.4010 IV Evelyn Martinez 06/10/2002 Court Administrator Richmond 600 Morton St Richmond 77469-3005 281.342.0547 IX Charlene McCabe 04/01/1992 Court Administrator Tyler PO Box 895 Tyler 75710-0895 903.531.1265 IV Silvia Medina 10/01/1994 Deputy Clerk Dickinson 4403 Highway 3 Dickinson 77539 281.337.6266 VIII Jake Medrano 11/01/2014 Court Administrator Midland PO Box 1152 Midland 79702-1152 432.685.7304 V Tina Morgan Clerk Burnet PO Box 1369 Burnet 78611-7369 512.756.2822 VI Maria Morris 04/01/2008 Court Administrator Tomball 401 Market Street Tomball 77375 281.290.1013 IX Patricia Neeley 10/10/1988 Clerk Converse 402 South Seguin Rd Converse 78109 210.658.8021 VII Lea Ness 12/04/2003 Court Supervisor Hutto 401 W. Front St. Hutto 78634-0639 512.759.4057 VI Sherrie Norred 01/11/2001 Court Administrator Victoria 107 W. Juan Linn Victoria 77901 361.485.3050 X Janie Oliver 04/30/2008 Court Administrator Northlake 1400 FM 407 Northlake 76247 940.648.3473 II Leslie Ortega 02/28/2008 Clerk Gatesville 110 N 8th St. Gatesville 76528 254.865.2227 VI Dianne Peace 12/07/2007 Clerk Jarrell 161 Town Center Blvd. Jarrell 76537-4000 512.746.4593, ext 21 VI Tiffany Penhallegon 02/01/2013 Court Administrator Kennedale 405 Municipal Dr Kennedale 76060-2249 817.985.2140 II Farrah Peterson 08/12/2002 Deputy Court Administrator Bryan Post Office Box 1000 Bryan 77805 979.209.5400 VII Jill Prater 12/08/2008 Clerk Thrall PO Box 346 Thrall 76578-0346 512.898.5395 VI David Preciado 03/01/1988 Court Administrator ArlingtonDivision: CAO PO Box 90401 Arlington 76004-3403 817.459.6945 II Lori Prentice 10/08/1998 Court Administrator Rowlett 4401 Rowlett Rd. Rowlett 75088-5007 972.412.6225 III Elizabeth Ramos 02/12/2001 Court Administrator Lufkin PO Box 190 Lufkin 75902-0190 936.630.0507 VIII Sheryl Reese 01/01/1984 Court Administrator Beaumont PO Box 3827 Beaumont 77704-3827 409.980.7273 VIII Grace Rivera 12/13/2006 Clerk Gun Barrel City 298 Municipal Drive Gun Barrel City 75156 903.887.4990 IV Haley Rodgers 10/07/2002 Court Administrator Roanoke 609 Dallas Dr Roanoke 76262-6694 817.491.0813 II Vicky Salmeron 03/22/2010 Court Administrator Duncanville PO Box 380280 Duncanville 75138-0280 972.780.5063 III Michelle Sanchez 11/01/1999 Deputy Clerk Big Spring 300 Main Street Big Spring 79720-2653 432.264.2531 V Delia Schertzer 05/24/2004 Deputy Clerk Pasadena PO Box 1575 Pasadena 77501-1575 713.475.5562 IX Heather Smallwood 10/22/2005 Court Administrator Shenandoah 29955 Interstate 45 N Shenandoah 77381-1199 281.298.5522 VIII Lisa Snider 10/22/2003 Court Administrator Texas City PO Box 950 Santa Fe 77510-0950 409.925.3255 VIII Daniela Soria 04/29/2004 Court Administrator Mansfield 1305 E Broad St Mansfield 76063-1804 817.276.4703 II Regina Thompson 07/01/2004 Clerk Anson 1314 S Commercial Ave Anson 79501-4313 325.823.2411 I Ana Urizar 01/09/2006 Court Coordinator Frisco 6865 Main St Frisco 75034 972.292.5561 III Margaret Van De Plas 02/01/2015 Court Administrator Belton 711 E. 2nd Avenue Belton 76513-0120 254.933.5838 VI Khalin Washington 02/01/2009 Administration Manager Houston 1400 Lubbock St Houston 77002-1526 713.247.4904 IX Sherri Watson 12/10/2010 Senior Clerk Cedar Park 911 Quest Pkwy. Cedar Park 78613-2216 512.260.4334 VI Terri Watson Clerk Cedar Hill 285 Uptown Blvd., Bldg #100 Cedar Hill 75104 469.272.2930 III Dakisha Wesley 12/06/2010 Assistant Director Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton St Fort Worth 76102-6312 817.392.6711 II Erin Westmoreland 06/30/2010 Deputy Clerk Lockhart 1914 W San Antonio St Lockhart 78644-2475 512.376.9469 VII Jacob Wetzel 07/07/2009 Court Administrator Royse City PO Box 638 Royse City 75189-0638 972.636.9434 III Krissie Williams 07/16/2007 Senior Clerk Richardson Post Office Box 830978 Richardson 75083 972.744.4502 III Jewel Wood 10/01/1997 Deputy Clerk Angleton 120 South Chenango Angleton 77515-3149 979.849.2471 VIII Lilia Worrell 11/30/1992 Assistant Clerk El Paso 810 E Overland Ave El Paso 79901-2516 915.546.2955 V Dorothy Zavala 09/14/1992 Clerk Lake Jackson 5-B Oak Dr Lake Jackson 77566 979.297.1031 VIII
2210 Hancock Drive, Austin, Texas 78756 512.320.8274 800.252.3718 fax 512.435.6118 ROBBY CHAPMAN Robby Chapman is Director of Clerk Education and Program Attorney for the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center. In this role, he plans, develops, and manages nine Regional Clerks Seminars, two 32 hour New Clerks Seminars, and the annual Court Administrator s Conference. Mr. Chapman has been on the faculty for TMCEC since 2013 and has presented to municipal judges, prosecutors, and clerks throughout the state. Mr. Chapman previously served as an Assistant District Attorney for Nueces County, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Cedar Park, and a criminal defense attorney. While a prosecutor, Mr. Chapman received the Merit Certification in Municipal Court Prosecution from the Texas City Attorneys Association. He has handled criminal cases ranging from class c misdemeanors to felonies. Mr. Chapman has a Doctor of Jurisprudence from St. Mary s University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in History from The University of Texas at Austin. KYLE CLARK Kyle Clark works at UT as an Assistant Director in New Student Services, primarily with orientation programs for new first-year and transfer students. Mr. Clark also owns his own consulting company where he conducts trainings, workshops and teaches courses with a focus on social justice, leadership development and effective management. JIM CLIFTON Jim Clifton joined the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) in 2000 as a Special Agent/Investigator. Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Clifton spent over 30 years service in the criminal justice system in Texas, on the city, university, county, regional, and state levels. Mr. Clifton began as a civilian dispatcher, served in officer ranks from patrolman to acting chief, and has been a county jailer, regional criminal justice planner, police academy administrator, and a municipal judge. Mr. Clifton holds an associate degree in law enforcement, a bachelor degree in sociology, and a masters degree in human resources and training. He is a TCLEOSE licensed peace officer and instructor. JANET CORNELL Janet G. Cornell has over 35 years of experience working in courts. She is currently a court consultant and adult education presenter with background in general and limited jurisdiction courts, with local, state, federal and international experience. From 2002 to 2013 she was the Court Administrator for Scottsdale (AZ) City Court, and from 1998 to 2002 she was staff consultant for criminal justice with the Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ) Information Technology Department. Prior experience includes service as Senior Judicial Administrator with the Maricopa County Superior Court (Phoenix, AZ), Court Administrator with the County Justice Courts, and as Operations Manager with the United States District Court for Arizona. Her expertise is in caseflow management, process improvement and reengineering, facilities, budget and fiscal management, court operational assessments, statistics and performance measures. She has served on many Arizona Judicial Council committees including the Limited Jurisdiction Courts Committee, the Court Automation Advisory Committee, the Committee on Impact of Domestic Violence the Courts, the Technology Advisory Committee and the Court Statistics Committee. She also previously
served on and chaired the Business and Technology Committees and staffed the Executive Committee for a County-wide $25 M Integrated Criminal Justice Integration System. Recent speaking engagements to state, local, federal and international audiences have included: customer service, leadership issues in limited jurisdiction courts, court leadership and administration for the future, and court performance measures. Janet s most recent consulting has included projects on reengineering, caseflow management and operational assessment, in Arizona, Georgia, Guam, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington state. Recent international work has included the following countries: Australia, Micronesia, Palau, and Serbia. Janet has published numerous court articles on court performance measures, leadership, reengineering and court administration. Mr. Cornell is a member and Past President of the National Association for Court Management and is a member of the International Association for Court Management, where she serves on the North American Regional Board of Directors. Prior membership has included the Arizona Courts Association and the Arizona Limited Jurisdiction Court Administrators Association (Past President of each). She is recipient of the Arizona Judicial Branch Achievement Award, the City of Scottsdale City Manager s Award, the National Center for State Courts Distinguished Service Award, the Institute for Court Management (ICM) STAR Award and the NACM Award of Merit. Janet Cornell has a Masters of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University, is a graduate Fellow of the Institute for Court Management, and has certificates from the Leadership Institute for Judicial Education from the University of Memphis, TN., and the Leader Coach Institute, Scottsdale, AZ. Leisure time and hobbies include writing, driving race cars, travel to Hawaii, painting, and volunteering for the Arizona Department of Child Safety, Citizen Review Panel. MARK GOODNER Mark Goodner serves as the Presiding Judge for the City of Woodcreek and is the Deputy Counsel and Director of Judicial Education for the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center. Prior to joining the Center, he worked in civil litigation in Austin. Mr. Goodner graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with a juris doctorate and certification in the Graduate Portfolio Program in Dispute Resolution in May of 2007. While in law school, he worked in the mediation clinic, was a finalist in the Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Competition, and served on the executive board of Assault & Flattery. LISA HOWARD Lisa Howard has been in the municipal court for over 14 years and has attained Level 3 certification. She currently serves her city on the Customer Service Advisory Team, Blue Print Leadership, Deferred Compensation Committee, and leadership council. Lisa also serves the TCCA board as a member of the education committee. She previously served as a Director at Large for the Texas Court Clerks Association and Vice President of the North Texas Chapter. Mrs. Howard was formerly a teacher and absolutely loved to learn while having fun! She loves learning so much that she is currently back in school finishing up her degree! She loves people, swimming and learning new things. Continuing education and the certification program are always at the forefront of her agenda when working with other clerks.
LEAH HUFF Ms. Huff began her 15 year career with the Fort Worth/Dallas based, municipal law firm of Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla and Elam, L.L.P. as a paralegal, and promoted to Law Office Administrator. In 2006, she joined the City of Southlake as the Municipal Court Administrator for five years, with major accomplishments including the development of a high-level technological court process with her team through implementation of paper-light, audio/visual court recording, online / kiosk payments and warrant interface with remote dispatch center, while building a quality team through the World Famous Seattle FISH! Program. Tyler Technologies offered her the opportunity to assist other courts through implementation of the paper-light and legal court processes across nine states, and soon afterwards a precious granddaughter was born (The Princess). Ms. Huff achieved her Texas Court Clerk's Certification, Level I certification in 2007, Level II certification in 2008 and began her Level III certification (CMCC) assessment clinic in 2009. Currently, she is pursuing completion of her Certified Court Manager s certificate with the National Center for State Courts Institute for Court Management. Additionally, she graduated from Strategic Government Resources Fourth Dimension Leadership Model Academy in 2009 and from nationwide trainer Coach Rick Kolster's Leadership Academy in 2007, as well as numerous paralegal and law office administrative certification and CLE courses. During her career, Ms. Huff has been active in the Texas Court Clerk s Association, North Texas Court Clerk's Association, and the Texas Municipal Courts Association serving in a variety of positions ranging from Director at Large to Conference Committee Chair & Committee Member, as well as on the Education Committee. Ms. Huff is a certified instructor for the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center since 2007 and has continued to serve as faculty for the Court Clerk's School, New Judges and Clerks Boot Camp, and Court Administrators. Additionally, she has been active as an instructor for a variety of leadership and management courses across the United States, sharing her passion for court and the law, and has been an active trainer for software and imaging instruction with Tyler Technologies and Laserfiche. Ms. Huff is an approved instructor for the Clerk Certification Program for continuing education hours provided by the TCCA chapters and regularly facilitates training opportunities across the State of Texas to share court and technology knowledge, as well as build court "share communities" to encourage court clerks to support each other in the municipal court profession. Soon after the Princess was born, Ms. Huff joined the Business Development Team at Municipal Services Bureau d/b/a Gila, L.L.C., fulfilling her passion for court and the law by training on court procedures, technological processes and facilitating court collection and cash handling best practices with Municipal Court clients, cities, counties & state agencies across 38 states. EWA KACEWICZ Ewa Kacewicz received her doctorate in social psychology in May 2013. Her research interests focus on leadership and individual/group effectiveness intended to improve people and processes in a way that ensures a measurable performance impact for both leaders and organizations. She currently works at Dell as a global program manager in talent management. Dr. Kacewicz was born in Warsaw, Poland. She is a marathon runner and a triathlete and enjoys teaching bootcamp and personal training in her spare time. She sits on the advisory board of mylifescene.com, which is engineered to help students identify and develop talent and character strengths. Additionally, she volunteers with Big Brother/Big Sister and mentors women in the community to help them achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
SANDRA MA Sandra Ma has been a Municipal Court Clerk for the City of Dalworthington Gardens since December of 2002. She grew up in Arlington, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Arlington where she received a Bachelor of Art in Criminology and Criminal Justice in December 2002. She went on and attended the Police Academy at Tarrant County College where she graduated in May 2003. In February 2005 she was sworn in as a Public Safety Officer for the City of Dalworthington Gardens, Texas. Sandra has been a member of the Texas Court Clerk s Association since 2004. She achieved a Level 1 certification in 2004 and her Level II certification in 2005. In February 2010 the Institute for Court Management recognized Sandra as a Certified Court Manager. TESSA MADISON Tessa Madison is the Program Coordinator at the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center in Austin. She grew up in Katy, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a B.S. in Political Science and Pre-Law. Ms. Madison has worked for TMCEC since May of 2008. She is an marathon runner and a certified yoga instructor and enjoys teaching classes in her spare time. LISA MAYO Lisa Mayo is a Client Services Coordinator with the Law Firm McCreary, Veselka, Bragg and Allen, P.C. She is currently a Level II, which she achieved while working for the City of Roanoke as the Court Administrator. She also served on the TCCA Board as a Director at Large and served on the TCCA education committee. In February 2010, Ms. Mayo is one of 30 Texas Municipal Court Clerks who achieved Certified Court Manager which is the first level of certification provided by the Institute for Court Management, National Center for State Courts. She remains a facilitator for the TMCEC and TCCA due to her passion and love for the court profession and the many friends she has made over the years. KIMBERLY PIECHOWIAK Kimberly Piechowiak is the Protective Order Resource Attorney for the Texas Office of Court Administration. She received her B.A. in Criminal Justice in 1989 from UTSA and her J.D. from St. Mary s University School of Law in 1992. Before coming to the OCA, Ms. Piechowiak prosecuted domestic violence cases for 20 years, first with the Bexar County District Attorney and then the San Antonio City Attorney s Office. While with the City, Kimberly implemented and supervised the family violence prosecution program at San Antonio Municipal Court. She is a TCLEOSE Certified Police Instructor who has been training law enforcement officers, attorneys, and judges for 17 years on the issue of domestic violence for many local, state, and national agencies, including the San Antonio Police Training Academy, the National District Attorneys Association, the State Bar of Texas Judicial Section, Texas Municipal Courts Education Center, and the Texas Council on Family Violence. LESTER RORICK Lester Rorick has spent the last seven years as the presiding judge for the City of Pasadena. He has served as the assistant city attorney and the tax collection attorney for Pasadena, the city attorney for Pearland and Shore Acres.
Judge Lester received his Juris Doctorate in 1977 from the South Texas College of Law. He is currently a member of the board of directors for the Texas Municipal Court Association and the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center. He is also on the board of directors of the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo; and a member of the advisory board for the San Jacinto Day Foundation. PEGGY SEPHUS Peggy Sephus is a Driver Responsibility Program Administrator. She has worked for the State of Texas for the past 15 years for various agencies, and has been the administrator of the Driver Responsibility Program for the past three years. Ms. Sephus has an undergraduate degree from Texas State in San Marcos and a Master Degree in Public Health with a focus on Management from Texas A&M. DAVID SLAYTON The Administrative Director is a statutorily created position charged with implementing Texas Government Code Chapter 72 and directing the operations of the Office of Court Administration. In addition to these duties, the Administrative Director serves as the executive director of the Texas Judicial Council, statutorily created to continuously study the organization, rules, procedures and practice, work accomplished, results and uniformity of the discretionary powers of the state courts and methods for their improvement. The Administrative Director is appointed by the Supreme Court and serves under the direction and supervision of the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court. David Slayton currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the National Association for Court Management and was formerly the Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association for Drug Court Professionals. In addition to the aforementioned organizations, David is a member of the Texas Association for Court Administration. Slayton has served as the Administrative Director since May 7, 2012. He has been employed by the Judicial Branch in various roles since 1998, serving as Director of Court Administration for Lubbock County (2004-2012), Deputy Clerk and Court Services Supervisor for the U.S. District Court in Dallas (2001-2004) and Court Coordinator for the 99th District Court in Lubbock County (1999-2001). Mr. Slayton is a graduate of Texas Tech University (B.A.) and Troy University (M.P.A.) and is a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management. GERRY TUCKER Ms. Tucker is currently Vice President of Human Resources at Austin Community College District. She is responsible for benefits, compensation, employment, payroll, records and professional development and evaluations. She was previously in private law practice focusing on employment and family law. She continues to practice on a part-time basis. Ms. Tucker has also been an independent human resources management consultant for over twenty years. She has provided facilitation services to the City of Austin, City of San Antonio, AIDS Services of Austin, Youth Summit 2009 and Caregivers. She is also a freelance writer, caterer and certified mediator. Ms. Tucker has a J.D. degree from the University of Texas at Austin; M.A. in Student Personnel Administration, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; and B.A. in English from Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee. She is active in the Austin community having served as Chair, Austin First Step, Inc.; Member and Former Chair, Leadership Austin; Member, Leadership Texas; Secretary, Austin Community Foundation; Member, Top Ladies of Distinction; Member and Officer, Town Lake Chapter, The Links, Inc.; Board Member, Communities in Schools; Member, Community Action Network A-Team; Member, St.
Edward s Ethics Award Committee; Charter Board Member, Women s Chamber of Commerce of Texas; Board Member, The Arc of the Capital Area; Board Member, A Legacy of Giving; and Member, Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church.