Beyond the Bench: Law, Justice, and Communities Summit

Judiciary

• Justice Ada Brown, 5th Court of Appeals, Dallas
• Justice Marc Brown, 14th Court of Appeals, Houston
• Judge Darlene Byrne, 126th District Court, Austin
• Presiding Judge Sharon Keller, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin
• Judge Lawrence Lujan, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso
• Judge Michael Schneider, 315th District Court, Houston
• Judge Carlos Villalon, Child Protection Court Rio Grande Valley West, Edinburgh
• Judge Cyndi Wheless, 417Th District Court, McKinney

Attorneys/State Bar

• Sam Houston, Texas Young Lawyers Asscociation, San Antonio
• Michelle Fraga, Fraga Law Firm, Houston
• Marie Jamison, Wright & Close, Houston
• Carmen Roe, Carmen Roe Law Firm, Houston

Community/Non-Profit

• Gary Bledsoe, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Austin
• Chantel Hobbs, Dallas Faces Race, consultant, Dallas
• Sarah Cotton Nelson, Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas

National Center for State Courts

• Mary McQueen, Washington D.C.
• Chief Judge Eric Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals, Washington D.C.

Enforcement/Security

• Chief Art Acevedo, Police Department, Houston
• Erwin Ballarta (formerly Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin

Office of Court Administration

• David Slayton, Austin

Judicial Council

• Rick Figueroa, UBS Financial Services, Inc., Houston

Faith-Based

• Dannie Archie, Faith Leader, Waco

Venue/Host

• President Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn College, Dallas

Legislator

• Jason Villalba, State Representative, District 114, Dallas

Disproportionality Expert

• Sheila Craig, Texas Center for the Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities, Austin