Thomas Member of Congress Chair of US House Democratic Caucus R. Ewing Thomason Former Federal Judge United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; Member of Congress; Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Mayor of El Paso Mac ThornberryU.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district; Chair of United States House Committee on Armed Services Jim Turner Former United States Representative; Ranking Democrat on House Homeland Security Committee Corbin Van Arsdaleformer state representative from District 130 in northwestern Harris County, 2003-2008; lawyer and lobbyist in Austin Filemon Vela Jr. United States Representative from Texas Jason Villalbastate representative from District 114 in north Dallas County Gary Watkinsstate representative from Ector County, county administrative judge, and state district court judge. Bob WheelerTexas House of Representatives Bill Whiteformer Mayor of the City of Houston; former United States Deputy Secretary of Energy; Democratic Nominee for Governor of Texas in 2010 Ralph Yarboroughformer United States Senator from Texas; Former Chair United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions John Andrew Youngformer United States Representative from Texas Shelby Slawson state representative from District 59 Law Linda L. AddisonManaging Partner, New York, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Micaela Alvarez Federal Judge Southern District of Texas Harriet Mitchell Murphyfirst African-American woman appointed to regular judgeship in Texas. Lisa BlattHolds the record for most cases argued by a woman in front of the Supreme Court (40 as of 2020); Partner at Williams & Connolly Diane Brayton General Counsel of the New York Times David Briones Federal Judge Western District of Texas William C. BrysonUnited States Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; former Solicitor General of the United States Greg Coleman First Solicitor General of Texas; Founder of appellate firm Yetter Coleman LLP. William C. Conner (1920–2009)federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Elizabeth Ann Copeland Judge of the US Tax Court Gregg Costa Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Former Assistant US Attorney who lead prosecution of famous Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford James DeAnda Chief Judge of United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Co-Founded Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; Plaintiff's attorney in US Supreme Court case of Hernandez v Texas Dick DeGuerin criminal defense attorney based in Houston; Clients include David Koresh and Tom DeLay James A. Elkins Founder of international energy law firm