Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Judicial Conduct, State Commission on*

13 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 242 300 West 15th St.P.O. Box 12265Austin 78711-2265

(512) 463-5533
Toll Free: (877) 228-5750
(512) 463-0511
Staff Listing
www.scjc.texas.gov

Members

Office	Office Holder	Represents / Term Ends
Chair	The Honorable Gary L. Steel	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, 11-19-2023
Vice Chair	Janis Holt	Appointed by Governor, Public Member, 11-19-2025
Judicial Member(s)	The Honorable Ronald E. Bunch	Appointed by State Bar of Texas, Attorney Member, 11-19-2023
	Chance Craig	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, 11-19-2027
	The Honorable Wayne Money	Appointed By Texas Supreme Court, 11-19-2027
	The Honorable Tano E. Tijerina	Appointed By Texas Supreme Court, County Judge, 11-19-2023
	The Honorable Carey F. Walker	Appointed By Texas Supreme Court, County Court at Law, 11-19-2027
	Kenneth P. Wise	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, Justice of the Peace, 11-19-2025
Public Member(s)	Valerie Ertz	Appointed By the Governor, 11-19-2023
	Cliff Harbin	Appointed by the Governor, Public Member, 11-19-2023
	Andrew M "Andy" Kahan	Appointed by the Governor, 11-29-2027
	Kathy Ward	Appointed by the Governor, Public Member, 11-19-2027
Attorney Member	Clifton Roberson	11-19-2025

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Jacqueline Habersham	(512) 463-5533 / (512) 463-0511
General Counsel	Zindia Thomas
Senior Commission Counsel	Lorin Hayes
Commission Counsel	Katherine Cheng
Commission Counsel	Phil Robertson
Chief Investigator	Ron Bennett	(512) 463-5533 / (512) 463-0511
Senior Investigator	Katherine Mitchell
Investigator	Elizabeth Trevino
Investigator	Crystal Lopez
Investigator	Cherie Thomas
Staff Services Officer	Kathryn Crabtree
Administrative Assistant	Connie Paredes
Administrative Assistant	Patricia Leal

Notes

The Texas Constitution establishes the Commission on Judicial Conduct as a 13 member body. Its members, who receive no pay for their service, serve six-year terms. The members of the Commission include:

Six judges appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas, one from each of the following court levels: appellate, district, county court at law, constitutional county, justice of the peace, and municipal;
Two attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Texas, who are not judges; and
Five citizen members appointed by the Governor, who are neither attorneys nor judges.
All appointments are from varying appellate districts of the state, except that the citizen members, justice of the peace and judge of the municipal court are selected at large. The Texas Senate confirms all appointees.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2025.