Commissioners

A licensed psychologist in the state of Texas and a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology.

CEO of Justice Forward, a nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration and funding essential programs for individuals in 23 Harris, Galveston and Fort Bend County Specialty Courts.

Serves as Assistant General Counsel for Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

An Assistant Criminal District Attorney for the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and is the Chief of the Mental Health Unit.

Executive Director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

38th District Court in 2008 for Uvalde and Real counties.

President of Operations for AKA Home. Of Counsel with Rosenthal, Kalabus & Therrian Law Firm.

Potter County Court at Law #2.

A licensed clinical forensic psychologist and the Director of the Veterans Mental Health Department (VMHD) for the Texas Veterans Commission.

Mental Health Statewide Coordinator & Associate Commissioner in the Texas HHSC Office of Mental Health Coordination.

(Ret.) served on the 247th District Court in Harris County, and on the Supreme Court Permanent Judicial Commission on Children, Youth, and Families.

Chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate Special Committee on Redistricting, and is a member of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.

Serves as the Deputy Executive Commissioner for Behavioral Health Services at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).

Presiding judge of Denton County Probate Court No. 1.

Presiding Judge for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2.

Presiding Judge of Bexar County Probate Court #1.

CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and a psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health policy.

A retired educator & researcher and Immediate Past President of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Judge of El Paso County Court at Law #6. Judge Kurita has served the legal profession in numerous other capacities, including as a member of the Disability Rights & Issues Committee.

CEO of StarCare Specialty Health System, the local mental health and IDD authority for Lubbock, Lynn, Cochran, Crosby and Hockley counties.

Chief Deputy of the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

238th District Court Judge Leonard and a team of stakeholders established a mental health court that seeks to divert the mentally ill from the Midland County Jail and assist them in maintaining healthy lifestyles.

City Attorney of Decatur, Texas, counsel to the law firm of Messer Fort, PLLC, Associate Judge for the Town of Fairview, and former Presiding Judge of the Rowlett Municipal Court of Record.

Licensed Psychiatrist, Executive Director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, and Professor of Psychiatry at Dell Medical School, among other positions.

Judge of the 277th District Court in Williamson County, Texas.

Litigation Coordinator with Disability Rights Texas (DRTx), the non-profit federally authorized Protection and Advocacy agency for Texas that protects and advocates on behalf of persons with disabilities.

District 78 Rep. Moody is Chair of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, whose legislative work spans veterans’ issues, mental health, education & equality, and criminal justice reform.

LPC-S, LPCC, serving as the Director of the El Paso County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (El Paso County CSCD).

Judge of the 403rd Criminal District Court, in Austin, Texas.

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1 Judge Nelson has served as magistrate at the Burnet County Jail, Indigent Defense Coordinator, and Mental Health Liaison.

HCDAO Assistant District Attorney and Bureau Chief over the Special Victims and Mental Health Bureau.

Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Mental Health Division Chief Pierson works the underlying issues in an effort to reduce recidivism, costs to the County and time spent in jail instead of treatment.

Judge of the 59th District Court.

Presiding Judge for the Allen Municipal Court.

Special Programs Division Chief for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office.

CEO of Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, Richardson has over 30 years of experience serving in the public and private sectors in the fields of behavioral health, early childhood intervention, autism treatment, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and primary health care

449th Judicial Court, Hidalgo County, Judge Rodriguez-Betancourt develops and implements initiatives designed to improve interactions between the justice system and juvenile cases.

Deputy Executive Commissioner for the HHSC Health and Specialty Care System, responsible for overseeing the operations of 10 state hospitals and 13 state-supported living centers across Texas.

Texas Tech University School of Law Prof. Shannon is a board appointee for StarCare Specialty Health System and has served on boards including Advocacy, Inc. and NAMI-Texas.

A nationally recognized mental health advocate, public speaker, and consultant.

Assistant Executive Director for the Williamson County Juvenile Services Department in Georgetown, Texas.

Judge of the 243rd District Judicial Court.

San Marcos Police Chief, overseeing a civil service municipal agency.

Presiding Judge of the Comal County Court at Law #2 and of the Comal County Veterans Treatment Court.

Judge of Webb County Court-at-Law II.

Director of Mental and Behavioral Health in the Texas Education Agency's Office of School Safety and Security Division of Safe and Supportive Schools.

Presiding Judge of the 417th District Court in Collin County.

General Counsel for the Texas Hospital Association.

Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

Waller County as the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2.

CEO of The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD.

Director of the Reentry and Integration Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.