By Rob Kepple
TDCAF Executive Director in Austin
At the reception on December 3 in conjunction with the Elected Prosecutor Conference, we celebrated the induction of the Class of 2025 into the Texas Prosecutors Society (TPS). It was the largest class yet at 34 new members! We are honored that so many people want to support the profession and are excited to add their names to this august group. (See the list of new members below.)
Texas Prosecutors Society (TPS) Class of 2025
Devon Anderson
J. Kerye Ashmore
Lucas Babin
Alex Benavides
Bill Bishop
Lauren Black
John Boone
Trey Brown
Eric Carcerano
Shawn Connally
Shane Deel
Amy Derrick
Rob Drummond
Will Durham
Jessica Frazier
Luke Inman
Andrew James
Constance Filley Johnson
Libby Lange
Randy Leavitt
Tiffany McWilliams
Marc Moffitt
Bill Moore
Aaron Moncibaiz
Mark Pratt
Ballard Shapleigh
Kurt Sistrunk
Stacey Soule
Jeremy Sylestine
Wayln Thompson
Richard Vance Jr.
Michael West
Melinda Westmoreland
Aaron Wiley
The Texas Prosecutors Society was established in 2011 to bring together those who have demonstrated enduring support for the profession of prosecution. Nominees are asked to donate $2,500, or $250 over 10 years, to an endowment to support TDCAA training and programs. Nominations are accepted by the Foundation Board, whose members also seek nominations from the TDCAA Board. Nominees must have a minimum of five years’ service as a prosecutor or other criminal justice professional and a significant and sustained contribution to the advancement of the profession and criminal justice in Texas. Invitations go out in May.
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Texas Bar Foundation funds online ethics training
The Foundation leadership is pleased to announce that it received a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support the production of a two-hour ethics training for Texas prosecutors. TDCAA is now offering that course on its website, www.tdcaa.com/training.
“The profession of prosecution is a challenging one, and continued ethics training is fundamental to justice in our courts,” said Mindy Montford, TDCAF Board President. This online course focuses on common conflicts of interest faced by district and county attorneys and prosecutors’ responsibilities to balance the public’s right to know and the due process rights of a juvenile respondent or criminal defendant.
Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $30 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation’s largest charitably funded bar foundation.
Thanks to our Foundation leadership
2025 was a busy year at the Foundation, and we enjoyed strong leadership from our Board. (See the photo of the Board below.) Thanks to our 2025 Chair, Ken Magidson, former DA in Harris County and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, who has enthusiastically worked as part of the Executive Committee the last four years. We are happy to report that Ken will stay on the Board. Another big thank-you to our 2025 President, Mindy Montford, former head of the Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Person’s Unit, who guided us to a banner year of support to TDCAA. Finally, we welcome Greg Willis, CDA in Collin County, as our 2026 Board President. We have a lot to do this year, and I am looking forward to Greg’s leadership.