Public Defender Committee

in the pursuit of excellence in criminal defense, our goals are to foster solidarity among public defenders, including managed assigned counsel, and promote better working relationships between public defenders and the private bar.


 

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Committee MembersPosition
  
Co-Chair
Jani J. Maselli Wood
jani.maselli@pdo.hctx.net
1310 Prairie St 4th Floor Houston, TX 77002
P: (713) 274-6721
F: (713) 437-4322
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Lauren McCollum
lmccollum322@gmail.com
113 W. Beauregard Ave San Angelo, TX 76903
P: (325) 229-4642
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Co-Chair
Vice Chair
Garrett Cleveland
garrett.cleveland@medinatx.org
128 Homestead Kerrville, TX 78028
P: (830) 315-2788
F: (830) 315-2787
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
Sara M. Smitherman
s.smitherman10@gmail.com
942 Memorial Village Dr Houston, TX 77024
P: (806) 224-8290
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Vice Chair
Committee Member
Porscha Brown
porscha.brown@pdo.hctx.net
1310 Prairie 4th Floor Houston, TX 77002
P: (713) 274-7089
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Garrett Cleveland
garrett.cleveland@medinatx.org
128 Homestead Kerrville, TX 78028
P: (830) 315-2788
F: (830) 315-2787
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Cat Clopton
cclopton@cvpdo.org
441 Butternut St. Abilene, TX 79602
P: (325) 229-4664
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
William R. Cox
wcox@tidc.texas.gov
6600 Burciaga Dr El Paso, TX 79912-2802
P: (737) 279-9223
F: (512) 463-5724
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Sarah Duncan Jacobs
sarah_jacobs@fd.org
7460 Warren Pkwy Ste 270 Frisco, TX 75034-4286
P: (214) 562-6792
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Kellye Fernandez
kellye.fernandez@bexar.org
101 W Nueva San Antonio, TX 78205
P: (210) 834-5551
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Luis Garcia
luis.garcia@pdo.hctx.net
1201 Franklin, 13th Floor Houston, TX 77002
P: (787) 619-3160
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Jonathan Hyatt
jon_hyatt@fd.org
110 N. College Ave., Suite 1122 Tyler, TX 75702
P: (903) 531-9233
F: (903) 531-9625
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Sean A. Keane-Dawes
skeanedawes@trgpd.org
903 N Washington St Converse, TX 78109
P: (830) 433-7898
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Spogmay Khaliq
spogmaykhaliq@gmail.com
3130 Richland Spring Ln Sugar Land, TX 77479-8887
P: (979) 587-7277
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Luis Angel Medina
Luis.Medina@bexar.org
101 W. Nueva Ste. 310 San Antonio, TX 78205
P: (210) 335-0874
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Mark A. Melchor
mark.melchor@fortbendcountytx.gov
301 Jackson Street Richmond, TX 77469
P: (281) 238-3050
F: (832) 471-1844
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Caitlin Mendoza
cmendoza@cvpdo.org
1825 W. Loop 306 Apt. 12207 San Angelo, TX 76904
P: (325) 229-4711
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Rene Munoz
rene.munoz@bexar.org
101 W Nueva St Ste 310 San Antonio, TX 78205
P: (210) 335-0870
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Overzenia Ojuri
overzenia.ojuri@fortbendcountytx.gov
301 Jackson St Richmond, TX 77469-3108
P: (281) 238-3050
F: (281) 238-3055
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Tressa L. Surratt
tressa.surratt@pdo.hctx.net
1310 Prairie St Ste 1105 Houston, TX 77002-2021
P: (713) 791-4742
F: (832) 927-0472
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Lakeshia Walton
Lakeshia.walton@papdmac.org
715 S Dumas Ave., RM 209 Dumas, TX 79029
P: (806) 242-3429
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Committee Member
Eldon Whitworth
ewhitworth@lpdo.org
1401 Crickets Ave Lubbock, TX 79401
P: (806) 853-3264
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Committee Member
Staff
Melissa J. Schank
mschank@tcdla.com
6808 Hill Meadow Dr Austin, TX 78736-1948
P: (512) 646-2724
F: (512) 469-0512
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Staff
Staff
Ashley Ybarra
aybarra@tcdla.com
6808 Hill Meadow Drive Austin, TX 78736
P: (512) 646-2723
F:
Term Ends: 06/20/2026
Staff