WITNESS LIST
Jurisprudence
March 28, 2007 - 01:30 PM or upon adjournment
SB  221
 
FOR:
 
Betzen, Bill  Social Worker (Retired after 28 yrs work in Child Placement)  (Self; TxCARE),  Dallas, TX
 
Burns, Linda  Self  (Self),  Red Rock, TX
 
Denton, Darlene    (Self),  Gainesville, TX
 
Fralia, Martha    (Self),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Schaefers, Nancy  President /Self  (Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources & Education),  Aubrey, TX
 
Smith, Kwinton  Adoptee  (Self),  Weatherford, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Bruegel Cox, Heidi  Attorney  (Self; Gladney Ceutier & Family Law Foundation),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Burns, Tommy J.    (Self),  Red Rock, TX
 
Dodson, Shirley    (Adoption Knowledge Affiliates),  Austin, TX
 
Gray, David    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Parish, Terry    (Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources & Education ( TxCARE)),  Schertz, TX
 
Seiders, Dyanne    (Self),  Leander, TX
 
On:
 
Harris, Geraldine  State Registrar  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Kromrei, Liz  Child Protective Services Director of Staff Services  (Dept. of Family & Protective Services (CPS)),  Austin, TX
SB  232
 
AGAINST:
 
Marr, Jack W.  President  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Victoria, TX
 
ON:
 
Key, Alicia  Director, Child Support Division  (Office of Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
O'Connell, John  Asst. Attorney General  (Office of Attorney General),  Round Rock, TX
 
Shulman, Gary  Co-Owner QDRO Consultants Co.  (QDRO Consultants for A.G.),  Novelty, OH
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Tindall, Harry    (Self),  Houston, TX
SB  583
 
FOR:
 
Moody, David  Attorney  (Self),  Lubbock, TX
 
Saenz, Jonathan  Director of Legislative Affairs  (Free Market Foundation),  Plano, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Marr, Jack W.  President  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Victoria, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Connett, Brent  Policy Analyst  (Texas Conservative Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Gerstenschlager, MerryLynn  Education Liaison  (Texas Eagle Forum),  Weatherford, TX
 
Against:
 
Tindall, Harry  Lawyer  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
On:
 
Horton, Charles  Executive Director  (Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Lee, Sherry  Executive Director  (Tx St. Bd of Examiners of Psychologists),  Austin, TX
SB  617
 
FOR:
 
Fabac, Karen    (Self),  Round Rock, TX
 
Karisch, Glenn  Attorney, Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Law  (Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Marr, Jack W.  President  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Victoria, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Key, Alicia  Director, Child Support Division  (Office of Attorney General),  Austin, TX
SB  660
 
FOR:
 
Crain, David  Judge  (Travis Co. Courts at Law),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Self),  Austin, TX
SB  804
 
FOR:
 
Johnson, D'Ann    (Former Foster Parent),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Barker, Conni  Director of Government Affairs  (De Pelchin Children's Center),  Houston, TX
 
Marr, Jack W.  President  (Texas Family Law Foundation),  Victoria, TX
 
On:
 
Kromrei, Liz  Child Protective Services Director of Staff Services  (Department of Family & Protective Services (CPS)),  Austin, TX
SB  819
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Texas Statutory Probate Judges),  Austin, TX
SB  821
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas),  Austin, TX
SB  844
 
FOR:
 
Kuboviak, Jim  Brazos County Attorney  (Texas County Attorneys),  Bryan, TX
SB  928
 
FOR:
 
Watson, Dennis  Judge County Court at Law No. 1  (People of Montgomery County Tx),  Conroe, TX
SB  942
 
FOR:
 
Abney, Sherrie R.  Attorney  (Texas Collaborative Law Council),  Carrollton, TX
 
Cox, Gay G.    (appearing as individual),  Dallas, TX
 
Maxwell, Jr., Lawrence R.  President  (Texas Collaborative Law Council),  Dallas, TX
 
Tindall, Harry  Lawyer  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Chamberlain, David E.  Past President  (Texas Assn. of Defense Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
Harvey, Jay    (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Chick, Craig    (Texas Assoc. of Realtors),  Austin, TX
 
Cox, Heidi Bruegel  Attorney  (Self),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Schless, Mike  Attorney Mediator Arbitrator  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Fleming, John  Chair, State Bar ADR Section  (State Bar ADR Section),  Austin, TX
SB  966
 
FOR:
 
Dalglish, Lucy  Executive Director  (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press),  Arlington, VA
 
Ellis, Joe  Investigative News Producer  (Texas Association of Broadcasters/ KDFW Fox 4 News),  Coppell, TX
 
Latham, Robert P.  Partner  (Jackson Walker L.L.P. representing Texas Association of Broadcasters),  Dallas, TX
 
Oppel, Rich  Editor, Austin American-Statesman  (TX Daily Newspaper Assoc./ TX Press Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Prather, Laura    (Tx. Assoc. of Broadcasters, Tx. Daily Newspaper Assoc., Tx. Press Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Reaves, Gayle  Editor, Fort Worth Weekly  (Self),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Toney, Doug  Editor & Publisher, New Braunfels Herald- Zeitung  (TX Daily Newspaper Assoc/ TX Press Assoc.),  New Braunfels, TX
 
Watler, Paul  Attorney  (Tx Assoc.- Broadcasters; FOI Foundation of Texas),  Dallas, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Goldberg, Phil  Attorney- Shook, Herdy, & Bacon  (Coalition of Businesses),  Washington, DC
 
Herberg, Jr., Clifford C.  First Assistant District Attorney (Bexar County)  (Bexar County District Attorney's Office),  San Antonio, TX
 
Macha, Barry  Wichita County District Attorney  (Self),  Wichita Falls, TX
 
McClellan, Lyn  Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
 
Weeks, David P.  Walker Co. Criminal District Attorney  (Self),  Huntsville, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Hammond, Bill  President  (TX Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Howden, Robert  Vice President  (Texas Association of Manufacturers),  Austin, TX
SB  1024
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Horn, Mary  Denton County Judge  (Self; Denton County Commissioners Court),  Denton, TX
SB  1048
 
FOR:
 
Karisch, Glenn  Attorney, Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Law  (Texas Academy of Probate Attorneys),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herman, Guy  Judge Probate Court #1 Travis County  (Statutory Probate Judges of Texas),  Austin, TX
SB  1164
 
FOR:
 
Allison, Jim  General Counsel  (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX),  Austin, TX
 
Horn, Mary  Denton County Judge  (Self; Denton County Commissioners Court),  Denton, TX
 
Mendez, Mark  Assistant County Administrator  (Tarrant County Commissioners Court),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Pichinson, Michael  General Counsel  (Texas Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX
 
Self, Keith  County Judge, Collin County  (Self),  McKinney, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Esquivel, Pam  Official Court Reporter  (TCRA),  San Juan, TX
 
French, Robert  Court Reporter  (Self),  Denton, TX
 
Isaacks, Vicki  Judge, 393rd District Court  (158th, 211th, 362nd, 367th & 393rd Judicial District Court of Denton Count),  Denton, TX
 
Mays, Richard  Judge  (Interests of Judiciary),  Melissa, TX
 
Morris, Karen  Official Court Reporter  (TCRA),  Amarillo, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Power, Sharon    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Rex, Rebecca    (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Against:
 
Berry, Mary  Official Court Reporter 224th District Court  (TCRA),  San Antonio, TX
 
Caperton, Cecil  Court Reporter  (Self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Carlisle, Mike  Official Court Reporter  (355th Jud. Dist.),  Granbury, TX
 
Chambers, Angela  Official Court Reporter  (331st District Court),  Round Rock, TX
 
Dixon, Bronwyn  Official Court Reporter  (Self),  Providence Village, TX
 
Dobbins, Vielica  Court Reporter  (Self),  Cedar Hill, TX
 
Fuller, Glenda  Court Reporter  (Texas Court Reporters Association),  Austin, TX
 
King, Sally  Court Reporter- 390th  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Kocurek, Julie    (Self; Texas District Judges Association)
 
Leger, JoAnne Horn  Official Court Reporter  (Self; Texas Court Reporters Assn.),  Cleveland, TX
 
Morris, Phyllis A.  Freelance Court Reporter  (Self; Texas Court Reporters Assoc. & my profession),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Moses, Stephanie  Official Court Reporter 193rd District Court Dallas  (Texas Court Reporters Association),  Plano, TX
 
Robert, Diane L.  Official Court Reporter  (Self),  Terrell, TX
 
Stoffels, Janel M.  Court Reporter  (Stoffels & Associates),  Denton, TX
 
Sumler, Pamela K.  Court Reporter  (305th Judicial District Court),  Cedar Hill, TX
 
Williams, Lisa  Official Court Reporter- 367th District Court  (TCRA),  Denton, TX
 
Xavier, Kimberly  Court Reporter  (Auxiliary Court No. 7,  Dallas County),  Arlington, TX
SB  1182
 
AGAINST:
 
Chamberlain, David E.  Past President  (Texas Assn. of Defense Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Green, Paul W.  Justice, Supreme Ct.  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Hobbs, Lisa  General Counsel  (Supreme Court),  Austin, TX
SB  1300
 
FOR:
 
Cockerham, Sara "Beth"  Attorney  (Texans for Lawsuit Reform),  Austin, TX
 
Eskridge III., Charles R.  Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP  (Self),  Houston, TX
 
Harvey, Jay    (Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Ledbetter - TADC, V. Elizabeth  Member- Atty  (TADC - Texas Assn. of Defense Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Kocurek, Judge Julie  President  (District Judges Association),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Dickie, Martha S.  President State Bar of TX  (State Bar of Texas),  Austin, TX