The 2026 SDTX Bench Bar Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 3, at the Ballroom at Bayou Place.Â
Hon. Randy Crane, Chief Judge of the Southern District of Texas
Anna Archer, President, FBA, Southern District of Texas Chapter
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk of Court, Southern District of Texas
Greg Ulmer, President, Houston Bar Association
Tina Nguyen, Immediate Past President, FBA, Southern District of Texas Chapter
Lena Silva, Immediate Past President, Houston Young Lawyers Association
Nelson Ebaugh, President-Elect, FBA, Southern, District of Texas Chapter
Lee Whitesell, Vice President, FBA, Southern District of Texas Chapter
Tiffany Lewis, Treasurer, FBA, Southern District of Texas Chapter
Marjan Batchelor, Secretary, FBA, Southern District of Texas Chapter
Sara Medellin, Chief Deputy Clerk, Southern District of Texas
Monica Balboa, Executive Assistant to the Clerk of Court, Southern District of Texas
Trevor Deason, Board Member, Southern District of Texas
Stephen Ferrer, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Catherine Crawford, South Texas College of Law, Houston
November 14, 2024
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