Substance Use Disorder

The Substance Use Disorder Committee, chaired by Judge Roxanne Nelson, focuses on improving understanding of SUD as a mental health condition and the administration of justice in those cases.

Committee members:
- Hon. Roxanne Nelson, Chair
  Burnet County Precinct 1
- Alyssa Aldrich
  Executive Director, Adapt Community Solutions
- Hon. Devon Anderson
  President and CEO, Justice Forward
- Sonja Burns
  Mental Health Advocate
- Daniela Chisolm
  Senior Trial Attorney, El Paso County Attorney’s Office
- Leah Davies
  Cause Programs Director, CLEAN Cause Foundation
- Hon. Karen Diaz
  Justice of the Peace, San Patricio County Precinct No. 4
- Hon. Drue Farmer
  Board Chair, StarCare Lubbock
- Lesli Fitzpatrick
  Director of Special Litigation, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Jack Housworth
  Director of Substance Abuse Services, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services
- Hon. Martha Huerta
- Hon. Oscar Kazen
  Judge, Bexar County Probate Court No. 1
- Rep. Joe Moody
  District 78 - El Paso
- Ofc. Brittany Moreno
  Mental Health Officer, Sugar Land Police Department
- Hon. Rita Noel
  Student Support Services, Denison Independent School District
- Hon. Larry Phillips
  59th District Court
- Lee Pierson
  Mental Health Division Chief, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office
- Vickie Rice
  Special Programs Division Chief, Dallas County Public Defender’s Office
- Eric Smith
  Founder and Owner, Eric W. T. Smith Consulting, LLC
- Matt Smith
  Director of Statewide Youth Services Continuum, TJJD
- Ivonne Tapia
  Chief Executive Officer, Aliviance
- Wayne Young
  Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
- Kyle Walker
  Legal Systems Manager, Austin Echo
- Hon. Deborah Wigington
  Judge, Comal County Court at Law #3
Updated April 2025