JOHNSON COUNTY - Texas A&M University



SOMERVELL COUNTY

APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC APPOINTMENT LIST

Last Name:

First Name:

State Bar Card No:

Date licensed to practice law:

Physical address:

1. District Court Cases: (Must be located in Johnson County or within the city limits of Burleson, Texas or Somervell County)

2. County Court Cases: (Must be located in Somervell County or within the adjoining

Counties of Erath, Hood and Johnson that are within the Eighth Administrative

Judicial Region).

Mailing address:

Telephone No:

Fax No:

Pager No:

Cellular Phone No:

E-mail Address:

Please Circle Y or N

1. Are you currently in good standing with the State Bar of Texas? Y/N

2. Are you currently under indictment or charged with a criminal offense other than Class C traffic offenses? Y/N

3. Are you certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law? Y/N

4. Are you certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Juvenile Law? Y/N

5. Have you ever been sanctioned by the State Bar Grievance Committee or the Commission for Lawyer Discipline? Y/N

6. Do you have an appeal pending of any State Bar sanction? Y/N

7. Have you ever been sanctioned for failure to appear before a court? Y/N

8. Has a court ever found that you have provided ineffective assistance of counsel? Y/N

9. Have you ever been convicted or placed on deferred adjudication for any offense other than a Class C offense? Y/N

10. What percentage of your practice is criminal law? ____

11. Approximately how many criminal cases have you tried to conclusion before a jury?

(include hung juries, but exclude agreed competency hearings)._____

12. Of the trials in Question 11, how many were felony cases? _____

13. Of the trials in Question 11, how many were misdemeanors? _____

14. Approximately how many adult criminal appeals have you pursued in which you authored the brief (excluding subcontracted briefs)? _____

15. Approximately how many juvenile cases have you served as attorney of record? ____

16. Of the cases in Question 15:

How many involved the potential of TJJD? _____

How many involved determinate sentencing? _____

How many involved a Petition to Certify Juvenile to Stand Trial

as an Adult? ____

17. Approximately how many juvenile appeals have you pursued in which you authored

the brief (excluding subcontracted briefs)? _____

18. Do you have unique training or skill in cases involving a mental status defense? ____

19. Do you have training or skill as a deaf interpreter? _____

20. Are you fluent in any other language other than English? If so, please list

21. Do you represent any municipality as a judge or attorney? If so, please list

22. Do you have any legal conflicts that would prohibit you from taking appointments?

If so, please state:

Required Attachments

1. Your most recent reporting year C.L.E. report from the State Bar of Texas.

2. If you have been sanctioned by the State Bar Grievance Committee or the Commission on Lawyer Discipline in the last 10 years, attach the decisions(s) and, if desired, a written explanation.

3. If you have been sanctioned for failure to appear before a Court in the last 10 years, attach any applicable court documents and, if desired, a written explanation.

4. If a Court has found that you have provided ineffective assistance of counsel in the last 10 years, attach any applicable documents and if desired, a written explanation.

5. If you have ever been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for any offense other than a Class C traffic offense, attach copies of all final orders (or those deferring adjudication) and judgments.

6. If you are applying for appeals, list the appeals and case numbers in which you authored the briefs.

REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENTS

I meet the requisite qualifications and am applying for the following appointments: (Check whichever apply)

_____1. Misdemeanor

_____2. State Jail Felony, Motions to Revoke and Extraditions

_____3. Second and Third Degree Felony and Motions to Adjudicate

_____4. First Degree Felony and Non Death Capital Murder

_____5. Appeal and Post-Judgment Writs

_____6. Capital Murder – Death Penalty Sought

_____7. Appeal and Post-Judgment Writs Involving Death Penalty

_____8. Juvenile cases in which commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is not possible

_____9. Juvenile cases in which indeterminate commitment to TJJD is possible

_____10. Juvenile cases involving determinate sentencing under Section 53.045

Texas Family Code

_____11. Juvenile cases involving discretionary transfer to criminal court under

Section 54.02 of the Texas Family Code

_____12. Appeals involving juvenile cases

OATH

I, _____________________________________________________, the undersigned attorney, hereby state under oath that all of the above information is correct, that I have

read and understand the qualifications set out in Somervell County Public Appointment Guidelines and that I meet those qualifications. I understand that I have a duty to

promptly notify the designated agent of any matter that may make me ineligible to

receive appointments under the Somervell County Public Appointment Guidelines, and to notify the designated agent in writing, of any changes to the information contained in this application. I understand that I may be removed from the appointment list for failure to

meet any qualification stated in the Somervell County Public Appointment Guidelines.

_______________________________

Attorney

On this the _______day of ____________________, 20_____, personally appeared

before me____________________________________, who after being properly identified

and placed under oath swore that all of the information stated on the foregoing Application

for Public Appointments is the truth.

_____________________________________________ Signature of Person Administering Oath

Office of Person Administering Oath:_______________

__________________ County, Texas

Oath may be administered by a judge, court clerk, or notary public. Notary seal and

date commission expires, if applicable.

On the ______ day of _____________________, 20____, the Judges of Somervell County,

Texas, considered the foregoing application and it is hereby ______approved, _______denied.

Comments: ________________________________

_______________________________ _______________________________

Tiffany Strother, Judge Sydney B. Hewlett, Judge

249th Judicial District Court 18th Judicial District Court

_______________________________

Danny Chambers, Judge

County Judge of Somervell County

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