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About TAACA
TAACA is an association of appellate court attorneys in Texas. As per our bylaws, our members are Texas lawyers who are employed by the State of Texas and who are staff attorneys with an appellate court or retired from working at a Texas state appellate court and not engaged in private practice, as well as licensed attorneys currently working at the Office of Court Administration.
Each year, TAACA's annual meeting and conference is held in Austin, Texas, typically the day before the State Bar of Texas's "Advanced Civil Appellate Practice" CLE, and with the support of the State Bar of Texas's Appellate Section.
To learn more about TAACA's history, see Cathy Cramer, Ten Years of TAACA: A Small History of Big Changes, Apr. 6, 2010
Current Executive Committee 2023–24
Angela Spoede (1st Court–Houston), President-Elect
Jeffrey Pruitt (13th Court–Corpus Christi-Edinburg), Immediate Past President
Nathaniel Beal (3rd Court–Austin), President-Elect
Stephanie Ibarra (13th Court–Corpus Christi-Edinburg), Secretary
Keith Toler (1st Court-Houston), Treasurer
Past Presidents
Jeffrey Pruitt (13th Court–Corpus Christi-Edinburg) 2022–23
Hilaree Casada (5th Court–Dallas) 2021–22
Alessandra Beavers (3rd Court–Austin) 2020–21
Matthew S. Compton (4th Court–San Antonio) 2019–20
Michael Ritter (4th Court–San Antonio) 2018–19
Rick Bradley (10th Court–Waco) 2017–18
Shivali Sharma (6th Court–Texarkana) 2016–17
Carson Guy (Court of Criminal Appeals–Austin) 2015–16
Jenny Brannen (3rd Court–San Antonio) 2014–15
Tricia Askew (2nd Court–Fort Worth) 2013–14
Margot Stander (1st Court–Houston) 2012–13
Andrew Monaco (13th Court–Corpus Christi/Edinburg) 2011–12
Greta McFarling (4th Court–San Antonio) 2010–11
Cathy Cramer (Court of Criminal Appeals–Austin) 2009–10
Jenn Rosenblatt (4th Court–San Antonio) 2008–09
Clint Sare 2007–08
Margaret Hussey (12th Court–Tyler) 2007–08
Karen Vowell Sales (4th Court–San Antonio) 2006–07
Deborah Young (9th Court–Beaumont) 2005–06
Alan Bennett (10th Court–Waco) 2004–05
Stacy Stanley (6th Court–Texarkana) 2003–04
Nancy Nutto Hughes 2001–02
Brenda Norton 2000–01