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Forms Committee

The Forms Committee was established in December 2019 and was tasked with examining common mental health forms with the goal of producing a set of standardized forms that could be used in any county in the state.

The Forms Committee is chaired by Judge Dave Jahn. The Committee has worked on forms related to Emergency Detention, Order of Protective Custody, Court-Ordered Mental Health and IDD services, Jail and Magistration, Incompetency, Psychoactive Medication, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities proceedings.

Committee Members:

  • Hon. Dave Jahn, Chair 
    Judge, Denton County Probate Court
  • Hon. Nelda Cacciotti
    Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County 
  • Hon. Nick Chu
    Judge, Travis County Probate Court No. 2
  • Hon. Jason Cox
    Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 3
  • Dana Drexler
    Assistant County Attorney, Harris County
  • Hon. Alyse Ferguson
    Of Counsel, Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian
  • Richard Guzman
    Court Administrator, Harris County Probate Court No. 3
  • Hon. Guy Herman
    Judge, Travis County Probate Court No. 1
  • Louise Joy
    Member, Reed Claymon, PLLC
  • Chris Lopez
    Assistant General Counsel, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
  • Hon. Roxanne Nelson
    Judge, Burnett County Precinct 1
  • Hon. Robin Ramsay
    Assoc. Criminal Judge, Denton County Magistrate Court 
  • Prof. Brian Shannon
    Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, Texas Tech University School of Law
  • Steve Wohleb
    Texas Hospital Association

Updated October 2025