Substance Use Disorder

The Substance Use Disorder Committee, chaired by Judge Roxanne Nelson, will focus 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
  
• 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. 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
  Assistant Executive Director, Williamson County Juvenile Services Department
  
• Ivonne Tapia
  Chief Executive Officer, Aliviance
• Wayne Young
  Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
  
• Hon. Deborah Wigington
  Judge, Comal County Court at Law #3