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Saturday, September 23 • 8:30am - 9:30am
Justice for All

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Indigent defense, bail reform and other ways to ensure fair treatment for the poor

Moderators
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Josh Hinkle (mod.)

Executive Producer of KXAN’s Investigative Team
Hinkle is the executive producer of KXAN’s duPont and IRE Award-winning investigative team. He also leads the station’s political coverage as an investigative reporter and as the executive producer and host of “State of Texas,” a Sunday morning program covering the Texas Legislature... Read More →

Speakers
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Deborah Fowler

Executive Director of Texas Appleseed
Fowler heads Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit that focuses on promoting social and economic justice for all Texans. She is a nationally recognized expert in school discipline and juvenile justice issues, having authored three major reports on the school-to-prison pipeline in Texas. Previously... Read More →
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Nathan Hecht

Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Hecht was appointed chief justice by then-Gov. Rick Perry in 2013. First elected to the state high court in 1988, he is the longest-serving Texas Supreme Court member in history. He has led the court’s efforts to ensure Texans have access to basic civil legal services and serves... Read More →
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Andrew Murr

State Representative
Murr, R-Junction, has represented House District 53 since 2014. He serves as vice chairman of the House Select Committee on State & Federal Power & Responsibility and sits on the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Local & Consent Calendars, and Ways & Means committees. Murr is a member... Read More →
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Valencia Nash

Dallas County Justice of the Peace
Nash has served as Dallas County’s justice of the peace since 2007. Previously, she served as assistant general counsel for the State of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection and as the Texas' solid waste enforcement attorney. Nash has also worked as in-house counsel... Read More →
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Shakira Pumphrey

Executive Director of Just Liberty
Pumphrey leads Just Liberty, a bipartisan coalition advocating for criminal justice reform. Previously, she served as the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition’s first-ever policy director, where she coordinated the organization’s research and policy work. Pumphrey also served as senior... Read More →


Saturday September 23, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Texas Union, Quadrangle Room