Introduction
The Advisory Council on Juvenile Services assists the Texas Juvenile Justice Department by:
- determining the needs and problems of county juvenile boards and probation departments;
- conducting long-range strategic planning;
- reviewing existing or newly proposed standards affecting juvenile probation programs, services, or facilities; and
- analyzing the potential cost impact on probation departments of new standards proposed by the board.
Council Members
Membership Overview
The advisory council consists of:
- two juvenile court judges, appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas;
- three chief juvenile probation officers, appointed by the Juvenile Justice Association of Texas;
- the executive director of TJJD or the executive director's designee;
- the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee;
- one representative of the county commissioners courts, appointed by the Texas Association of Counties; and
- the director of probation services of TJJD or the director's designee.
Council Members
Ed Cockrell, Chair
Jefferson County Juvenile Probation
5326 Hwy 69
South Beaumont, TX 77705
ecockrell@jefferson.tx.us
PH (409) 722-7474 | FX (409) 722-2755
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Lynn Hadnot, Vice-Chair
Collin County Juvenile Probation
4690 Community Avenue, Suite 100
McKinney, TX 75071
hhadnot@co.collin.tx.us
PH (972) 548-6470 | FX (972) 547-5069
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Mark Allen (Honorable)
Jasper County Judge
121 North Austin, Room 106
Jasper, TX 75951
mark.allen@co.jasper.tx.us
PH (409) 384-2612 | FX (409) 384-9745
Designation: County Commissioner’s Court
Camille Cain
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
P.O. Box 12757
Austin, TX 78711-2757
Camille.Cain@tjjd.texas.gov
PH (512) 490-7004 | FX (512) 490-7717
Designation: TJJD Executive Director
Shandra Carter
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
P.O. Box 12757
Austin, Texas 78711
Shandra.Carter@tjjd.texas.gov
PH (512) 490-7612 I FX (512) 490-7140
Designation: TJJD Deputy Executive Director, State Services
Debra Emerson
CPS Director of Permanency,
Family & Youth Services
701 W. 51st Street MC W-157
Austin, TX 78751
Debra.Emerson@dfps.state.tx.us
PH (512) 438-4760 | FX (512) 339-5927
Designation: DFPS/HHSC
Homer Flores
Nueces County Juvenile Probation
2310 Gollihar Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Homer.Flores@co.nueces.tx.us
PH (361) 855-7303 | FX (361) 852-5846
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Shanna Floyd
100th Judicial District
P.O. Box 37
Panhandle, TX 79068
juvprob100@hotmail.com
PH (806) 279-2153 | FX (806) 537-4579
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Natalia Oakes (Honorable)
313th Juvenile District Court
1200 Congress Avenue, 5th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Natalia_Oakes@Justex.net
PH (713) 222-4900 | FX (713) 222-4909
Designation: Juvenile Court Judge
Ron Quiros
Guadalupe County Juvenile Probation
2613 N. Guadalupe St.
Seguin, TX 78155
rquiros@co.guadalupe.tx.us
PH (830) 303-1274 | FX (830) 303-5276
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Melanie Ramsey
Nacogdoches County Juvenile Probation
2723 Center Hwy
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
mramsey@co.nacogdoches.tx.us
PH (936) 560-7710 | FX (936) 560-7811
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Lou Serrano
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
P.O. Box 12757
Austin, TX 78711
Louis.Serrano@tjjd.texas.gov
PH (512) 917-0985 | FX (512) 490-7717
Designation: TJJD Deputy Executive Director, Probation Services
Larry Thorne (Honorable)
317th District Court
Jefferson County Courthouse
1149 Pearl St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Jc317@co.jefferson.tx.us
PH (409) 835-8588 | FX (409) 838-2376
Designation: Juvenile Court Judge
Teri Trull
452nd Judicial District P.O. Box 548 Brady, Texas 76825-0548
Teri@452jpd.com
PH (325) 597-2753 I FX (325) 597-0723
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
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