WITNESS LIST HB 2779 Senate Committee Report Finance May 18, 2023 - 9:00 AM FOR: Arteaga, Antonia 57th District Court Judge (Texas Assoc. of District Judges) Busby, Brett Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (Self) , Austin, TX Hecht, Nathan Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court (Texas Supreme Court) Kocurek, Julie District Judge (Texas Judges), Austin, TX Parsley, Lee Attorney (Texans for Lawsuit Reform) Tharp, Jennifer Comal County Criminal District Attorney (Comal County Criminal District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX ON: Burns, Robert Chief Justice, Fifth District COA (Self) , Dallas, TX Martinez, Rebeca Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals (Council of Chief Justices) Reed, Charles Assistant County Administrator (Dallas County Commissioners Court) Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Allison, Jim Senior Counsel (County Judges and Commissioners Assn. of Texas), Austin, TX Bennett, Patricia Judge (Self) , Mansfield, TX Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX Bresnen, Steve (Texas Court Reporters Association), Austin, TX Byrne, Darlene Judge (Self) , Austin, TX Duggan, Christopher D. District Judge, 423rd District Court (Self) , Bastrop, TX Laine, Dale (Self; TX Assoc of Senior, Former and Retired Judges, Inc), Austin, TX Tamez, Laura (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX Wilkinson, Melody Judge, 17th District Court (Self) , Fort Worth, TX ON: Hardaway, Robin Director of Customer Benefits (Employees Retirement System of Texas), Austin, TX LaVoie, Megan (Office of Court Administration), Austin, TX Pharr, Machelle Chief Financial Officer (Employees Retirement System of Texas), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Contreras, Dori Judge (Council of Chief Justices), Corpus Christi, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
HB 2779
Senate Committee Report
Finance
May 18, 2023 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Arteaga, Antonia 57th District Court Judge (Texas Assoc. of District Judges)
Busby, Brett Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (Self) , Austin, TX
Hecht, Nathan Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court (Texas Supreme Court)
Kocurek, Julie District Judge (Texas Judges), Austin, TX
Parsley, Lee Attorney (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Tharp, Jennifer Comal County Criminal District Attorney (Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
ON:
Burns, Robert Chief Justice, Fifth District COA (Self) , Dallas, TX
Martinez, Rebeca Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals (Council of Chief Justices)
Reed, Charles Assistant County Administrator (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Allison, Jim Senior Counsel (County Judges and Commissioners Assn. of Texas), Austin,
TX
Bennett, Patricia Judge (Self) , Mansfield, TX
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Court Reporters Association), Austin, TX
Byrne, Darlene Judge (Self) , Austin, TX
Duggan, Christopher D. District Judge, 423rd District Court (Self) , Bastrop, TX
Laine, Dale (Self; TX Assoc of Senior, Former and Retired Judges, Inc), Austin, TX
Tamez, Laura (Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
Wilkinson, Melody Judge, 17th District Court (Self) , Fort Worth, TX
ON:
Hardaway, Robin Director of Customer Benefits (Employees Retirement System of
Texas), Austin, TX
LaVoie, Megan (Office of Court Administration), Austin, TX
Pharr, Machelle Chief Financial Officer (Employees Retirement System of Texas),
Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Contreras, Dori Judge (Council of Chief Justices), Corpus Christi, TX
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