Judicial Branch Certification Commission

Commission & Advisory Board Members 

Members of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission

The Supreme Court of Texas appointed 9 members to serve staggered terms on the Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC).

• (Chair) Hon. Sid L. Harle, Presiding Judge Fourth Administrative Judicial Region, San Antonio, TX
• (Vice Chair) Hon. William C. Sowder, 99th District Court, Lubbock, TX
• Hon. Victor Villarreal, County Court at Law II, Webb County, Laredo, TX
• Hon. Glen Harrison, 32nd Judicial District Court, Sweetwater, TX
• Hon. David Jahn, Denton, TX
• Mark P. Blenden, Bedford, TX
• Don D. Ford III, Houston, TX
• Ann Murray Moore, Edinburg, TX
• Velma Arellano, Corpus Christi, TX

Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board Members

  • (Presiding Officer) Hon. Catherine Torres-Stahl, San Antonio, TX
  • Shari Krieger, Mansfield, TX
  • Janice Eidd-Meadows, Tyler, TX
  • Whitney Alden Riley, Boerne, TX
  • Molly Pela, Houston, TX
  • Mellony Ariail, Weatherford, TX
  • Kim Tindall, San Antonio, TX
  • Kelly Hanna, Houston, TX
  • Karen Usher, Allen, TX

Guardianship Certification Advisory Board Members

  • (Presiding Officer) Jamie MacLean, Austin, TX
  • Hon. Chris Wilmoth, Dallas, TX
  • Jason S. Armstrong, Lufkin, TX
  • Hon. Gladys Burwell, Friendswood, TX
  • Leonard James, Spring, TX

Process Servers Certification Advisory Board Members

  • (Presiding Officer) Patrick J. Dyer, Missouri City, TX
  • Carol Watson, San Antonio, TX
  • Hon. Rhonda Hughey, District Clerk, Kaufman County, Kaufman, TX
  • Justiss Rasberry, El Paso, TX
  • Dan Brouillette, San Antonio, TX

Licensed Court Interpreters Advisory Board Members

  • (Presiding Officer) Laura Angelini, San Antonio, TX
  • Luis Garcia, Keller, TX
  • Robert Richter, Jr., Houston, TX
  • Melissa Wallace, Ph. D., San Antonio, TX
  • Cynthia de Pena, McAllen, TX
Updated: 08/18/2025