ANGELA MOORE

220 Greystone Circle· Boerne, Texas 78015 · Cell 210.364.0013

amoorelaw@aol.com

PROFESSIONAL: LICENSED IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS,
AND THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. LICENSED IN STATE COURTS OF TEXAS AND BOARD
CERTIFIED IN CRIMINAL LAW. SELECTED BY SAN ANTONIO LEGAL COMMUNITY AS OUTSTANDING
APPELLATE LAWYER FOR 2007, AND 2009.

EMPLOYMENT
BEXAR COUNTY CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER 2005-PRESENT
410 S. MAIN, STE 214
HERITAGE PLAZA
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78204 210.335.0706

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES INCLUDE:

Supervising and management of eight attorneys and support staff. Hiring of all attorneys
and staff, and creation of budget for approval of commissioner’s court. Supervise all indigent
criminal appeals, including juvenile appeals, for Bexar County. Coordinate with County
Commissioner’s, District Courts, County Courts, and District and County Clerk’s offices for
implementation after creation of the office in August 2005. Coordinate and report to the Task
Force on Indigent Defense by application annually for grant funding and performance measure
reporting. Personally responsible for a minimum of 25 appeals annually including death penalty
appeals. Briefing includes in depth research and discussion of federal constitutional law,
interpretation of federal statutes, and interpretation of Texas law and statutes. Lead attorney on
six death penalty direct appeals. Responsible for over $600,000 budget each fiscal year. The
Chief works with the PRM manager and budget analyst and the County Auditor to prepare the
budget for Commissioner’s Court approval. Chief is responsible for ensuring line item funding
is adequate for the needs of the unit as well as implementing cost savings measures such as
recycling paper for draft reviews, and accepting donated books from publishers and the Courts.
Small changes such as changing the size of brief covers due to the necessity of ordering from
approved vendors through the purchasing department, has also provided $300 cost savings
annually. In addition, saving materials electronically rather than hard copies in storage boxes
resulted in additional savings. External hard drive back up is necessary but far more cost
effective. Chief has supervised over 800 cases since August 2005. .

Supervisor and part of development team for Mental Health Initiatives: Supervises two
mental health attorneys for criminal cases, and two civil mental health attorneys for IOPC’s.
Chief works with MH attorneys on developing services through community investment
department, and Executive Director of that Department.

Duties of Chief Defender includes reporting to Commissioners and meeting with Executive
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Directors of County Departments to streamline operations of the courts to provide cost
efficient and effective representation in the best interest of the clients. As the manager of the
appellate and mental health programs, the responsibilities have included creating protocols for
reviewing cases, tracking data, tracking due dates, and records, and day to day activities of
managing the caseloads of the attorneys. In the mental health initiatives program, the Chief has
met with the Chief Psychiatrist for mental health services, the Presiding Central magistrate, the
Executive Director of Personnel and Resource Management, and the Executive Director of
Community Investment to continue to explore the implementation of mental health programs.
Currently, the plan of adding a defender for drug court and veteran’s court is before the
Commissioner’s Court for funding.

Chief Defender met with Appellate Justices and DA appellate chief to streamline appellate
process to provide more cost efficient measures for the courts and the parties. Over 60% of
the appeals at the Court of Appeals are criminal cases, and the APDO handles almost 90 % of
those cases. With the Court approval, the DA and APDO have a “box” at the court. The Court
places notices in the boxes daily, rather than mailing, and the parties can place the copy of briefs
and motions in the box for the other party rather than mailing. This measure saves thousands of
dollars a year. In addition, the APDO has maintained its efficiency with maintaining an average
of less than 90 days for all fiscal years for filing the Appellant’s opening brief, not including
death penalty briefs. The Court of Appeals has commented that the existence of the APDO has
increased Court efficiency, by having an institutional contact for the majority of its cases. The
appellate chief also supports using the APDO again for the reliability and efficiency of the
model.

Additional Assets of the public defender model:

Performance and Accountability:

Through the use of performance measures, and statistics kept on types and complexity of the
cases handled by the Public Defender, the attorneys are accountable for their use of their time.
Additionally, each attorney, law clerk, and staff must keep daily logs of their time. This time is
entered on a weekly basis. Through this model, the Chief can demonstrate deficiencies and
efficiencies in the model, and progress is continually reviewed.

The model has allowed Bexar County to create an intern program with St. Mary’s
University School of Law. Interns are given a number of different assignments which may
include reviewing records, legal research and writing, and opportunities for client contact and to
attend oral argument at the Fourth Court of Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals. We are
a small, friendly and informal office, and make every effort to ensure that our interns have a
varied and interesting experience, in return for which we expect a high level of professionalism.
A minimum commitment of 120 hours must be completed by the end of the semester. Our
office is flexible with regard to the precise number of hours worked each week, provided that our
internal draft deadlines and the court’s briefing deadlines are met. Upon successful completion of
the internship, interns will receive 2 hours of academic credit, awarded on a pass/fail basis, and
the normal tuition fee for a 2 hour course applies. The internship positions are unpaid, and the
student must secure funding to cover the tuition costs for their own law school. These hours

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count towards the requirements for graduation just as any other specialty course. Whenever
possible we will assign at least one piece of work which can be used as a future writing sample.
We welcome applicants of any race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, political
belief or disability. All candidates are required to attend a short interview at our office. If the
student is not a St. Mary’s Student and interested, the student is encouraged to see if their school
provides a stipend for independent study. The APDO is happy to work within any parameters a
law school provides. The APDO has enjoyed interns from BYU, England, Germany, Poland,
Minnesota, Texas Tech, University of Houston, St. Mary’s, SMU, and the University of Texas.
Many of our interns have secured judicial clerkships, federal jobs, firm positions, one is a deputy
solicitor general for Hawaii, and one is working at The Hague.

Chief has developed attorney program where any associate on furlough may work for the
APDO for a time certain, gaining experience in writing actual briefs and arguing those cases. A
full time attorney is provided to our office while on salary with the firm, and the County provides
in kind match of computer, furniture, and supplies, during the attorney’s term. Our first
associate on furlough is Mr. Cheves Ligon, furloughed from Weil, Gotshal, and Menges, from
Dallas Texas. Mr. Ligon will be with the APDO until October 1, 2010, for approximately one
year. He will have completed approximately 20 briefs and six oral arguments.

Commitment and Contact with our Clients:

The Chief Public Defender developed a policy of visiting every client at least once, so that the
client is seen face to face, when possible. Many clients comment that they have rarely visited
with their attorneys prior to trial or appeal. The APDO developed a policy of utilizing video
teleconference equipment to confer with more clients during the week. Currently while the jail is
undergoing remodeling and construction has removed almost all public parking, meeting with
our clients has become more difficult. On cases involving the death penalty, we meet with the
client, and his or her family immediately after sentencing and with their families so that we can
continue seamless representation, if at all possible. Many times the client is whisked to TDCJ
very soon after sentencing. Additionally, we ask the client if he or she will designate a family
member to coordinate with our office, to save time, and to honor his or her privileges with the
attorney. The Chief works on every death penalty case assigned.

Currently, the Chief with the assistance of a law clerk has reviewed the entire manual available
to the clients at the jail. Most of the documents are out of date and meaningless. The Chief
defender is compiling appropriate forms with explanatory material of the forms use and where it
should be filed. We have created a writ packet with explanatory material. We have also placed
an “offender’s handbook” from TDCJ in the County jail, to provide guidance for inmates, and a
resource for preparing to be moved to TDCJ.

We answer all mail we receive from our clients. If a letter is sent from a non-client, we try to
find the non-client’s current attorney or assist them in coordinating representation through the
Texas Defender Service, Texas Offender Services, or private counsel through a non-profit
institution if possible.

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KENDALL COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 2004-2005
201 E. SAN ANTONIO, STE 101
BOERNE, TEXAS 78006 830.249.9343

Duties included: Supervisor of all 5 support staff and sole prosecutor for all misdemeanor criminal cases, juvenile
cases, and protective orders for Kendall County. Coordinate parallel prosecutions with the District Attorney’s
Office. Prepare all written responses to briefs and motions, intake and review of all case filings, conferring with law
enforcement on investigations, reports, and case law. Negotiation of plea agreements, presentation of witnesses, and
jury trials. Confer with elected County Attorney regarding budgetary matters, jail administration, bail bonds,
Commissioner’s Court, and the promulgation of policies for Kendall County, such as Orders of Commissioner’s
Court and county regulations. Coordination with Victim Assistance Personnel with VOCA and VAWA grants
awarded by AACOG. Representation of victims pursuant to these grant funds as in kind matching funds by Kendall
County. Coordination of equipment needs, hot check funds, and other budgetary issues for the county attorney’s
office. Assist in creating the budget as required by State law for commissioner’s court. Meet with and assist in
training of Boerne Police Department and Kendall County Sheriff’s Deputies.

TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS DECEMBER 2003-NOVEMBER 2004

PO BOX 12308 CHIEF STAFF ATTORNEY, HABEAS CORPUS
CAPITOL STATION
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 512.936.1624

Duties included: Supervisor of seven attorneys assigned to the habeas corpus section. Prepare and respond to 1000
writs annually and supervise approximately 7000 writs. Review work product and train attorneys designated to
habeas corpus section. Review and edit draft death penalty opinions. Review and discuss opinions issued by Court
on a weekly basis. Prepare and confer with the Court weekly in preparation of weekly hand down of opinions and
orders. Assist General Counsel in promulgating management policies and hiring of staff attorneys for the Court.
Assist the Clerk of the Court in case management and processing of habeas corpus petitions and cases in general.
General overall management of court processes and programs

LAW OFFICE OF MOORE & MOORE June 2002 - December 2003

TRINITY OAKS CENTER specializing in federal and state
28255 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 102 Appeals, civil and criminal
Boerne, Texas 78006 Litigation-AV RATED
Experience includes: Special prosecution as attorney pro tem for Comal, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Kendall and Bexar
counties. Representation of civil clients in FDIC matters and State court matters. Criminal Defense in habeas
corpus and appellate matters before Courts of Appeal and Courts of Criminal Appeals and the Fifth Circuit.

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Years Employed (Oct. 1998-June 2002)

Western District of Texas,
San Antonio Division

APPELLATE SECTION: Responsibilities and accomplishments: Counsel was one member of 6 attorney section.
Responsible for preparation of Government’s Response to Appellant’s Briefs for filing in the Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals covering jurisdiction of 92,000 square miles including San Antonio, El Paso, Midland, Pecos, Del Rio,
Waco, and Austin. Caseload included complex conspiracies and substantive offenses involving drug trafficking,
immigration, fraud, capital murder, and other federal offenses. Counsel had prepared over 95 federal briefs and
argued over 20 times before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Duties also include appearance in Federal
District Court on post-conviction criminal matters and to advise and consult with trial attorneys. Briefing includes
in depth research and discussion of federal constitutional law, interpretation of federal statutes, and interpretation of
Texas law where applicable. Wrote and presented the first and only federal death penalty brief from the WDTX

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until 2002. Complex research and analysis of Federal Statutes, Congressional Reports and Bills, and Administrative
Rules and Regulations. Counsel served under two U.S. Attorneys: Bill Blagg and Johnny Sutton.

ASSISTANT CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY YEARS EMPLOYED 1990 TO 1998

Bexar County District Attorney’s Office ANTONIO, TEXAS

Responsibilities and accomplishments: Appellate Section, First Chair Felony

Research and preparation of State’s response to Appellant’s Briefs and State’s Original Appellate Briefs for felonies,
misdemeanors, juvenile, mental health, termination of parental rights and Capital Murder cases; presentation of oral
argument before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Fourth Court of Appeals; appear in all criminal
district courts for hearings on evidentiary motions, jury charge conferences, and post conviction matters. Conduct
hearings in criminal district court on writs of habeas corpus, blue warrant revocation hearings and show cause
orders; assist in trial as co-counsel. Counsel worked under three district attorneys: Sam Millsap, Fred Rodriguez,
and Justice Steve Hilbig. Counsel served under both terms for J. Hilbig. Counsel worked on numerous special
projects including training of prosecutors and interns, developing processes for appellate consultation on complex
trials, writing and developing legislation for the district attorney, testifying on behalf of that legislation, working
with numerous sectors of the State and local governments.

Misdemeanor Section, First and Second Chair

Preparation of charging instruments, presentation of felony examining trials; negotiating plea bargain agreements;
preparation of witness and the trying of cases. Presentation of motion to suppress hearings and other evidentiary
hearings and motions. First Chair in County Court at Law Number one, Anthony Ferro presiding; Second Chair in
County Court number seven, Judge Tony Jimenez presiding.

Argued over 130 cases on appeal, prepared over 400 appellate briefs, lead counsel on over 20 trials and 50 hearings.
Argued four capital murder appeals to Court of Criminal Appeals. Argued first death penalty case for Western
District of Texas to the Fifth Circuit.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR YEARS EMPLOYED (1997-2010)

St Mary’s University, School of Law San Antonio, Texas
Instructor in legal research and writing, focusing on appellate briefs. Counsel instructs on researching any type of
legal question including Federal and State, constitutional law, statutory law, administrative rules and regulations,
and interpretation and analysis of those laws through legislative history, legislative hearings and comments, and case
law.

Instructor for substantive criminal law course slated for spring 2010 for 2L and 3L, “Actual Innocence and
Wrongful Convictions.” Counsel created the curriculum over a two year period, and it passed faculty and ABA core
curriculum design, and counsel was selected to teach this course in the spring 2011.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR YEARS EMPLOYED (1993-1998)

San Antonio College San Antonio, Texas

Instructor in Criminal Justice and Paralegal Dept. Courses taught: Texas Criminal Trial Procedure, Legal Aspects
of Criminal Justice, intermediate and advanced legal research and writing, Fundamentals of Criminal Law.
Counsel worked closely with developing curriculum for TCLOSE accreditation for law enforcement.

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY YEARS EMPLOYED (1989-1990)

Booth and Newsom, P.C., Austin, Texas
Research and drafting concentrating in construction litigation, administrative and water law. Specific
responsibilities included preparation of legal memoranda, pleadings, motions and orders; interrogatories and request
for admissions. In depth research in the area of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Summarizing and

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charting of legislation.

BRIEFING ATTORNEY YEARS EMPLOYED ( 1988-1989)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Hon. W.C. Davis Austin, Texas

Research and preparation of draft judicial opinions. Review and analyze Petitions for Discretionary Review and
Writs of Habeas Corpus. Co-authored style and usage manual for briefing attorneys at the court. Opinions drafted
included: capital murder cases, remands from the United States Supreme Court, Writs of Mandamus and Writs of
Prohibition, and extraordinary matters including habeas corpus, and certified questions of law from the Fifth Circuit.
APPELLATE LEGAL INTERN YEARS EMPLOYED ( 1986 TO 1988)
Bexar County District Attorney’s Office San Antonio, Texas

Preparation of State’s response to petitions for writs of habeas corpus and assist attorneys in research and writing of
appellate briefs, writs of mandamus, and petitions for discretionary review.

EDUCATION
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE YEARS ATTENDED (1985-1988)
St. Mary’s University, School of Law San Antonio, Texas

Student Bar President, 1987-1988; Phi Delta Phi (Academic Honor Society); Invited to write for St. Mary’s Law
Journal; American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law (Grade of 91); Dean’s List Fall 1985 (top 10%); St.
Mary’s Law School Academic Scholarship 1986-87; Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities 1988.

BACHELOR’S OF ARTS YEARS ATTENDED (1981-1985)

Angelo State University San Angelo, Texas

Carr Academic Scholarship 1981-1985; Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors); Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science Honors);
Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors); Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.

PAPERS AND LECTURES:

•ADMISSION OF EXTRANEOUS ACTS OF A DEFENDANT INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR
COMPLAINANT-presented September 1992, TDCAA Annual Criminal Law Update
•EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE EVIDENCE-Presented February 1993-UTHSC Multi-disciplinary Seminar on Child Abuse
•APPELLATE ETHICS-presented July 29, 1994-Alamo Area Professional legal Assistants Assoc.
•EVIDENCE IN CHILD ABUSE CASES-Presented September 1994-TDCAA Annual Criminal Law Update
•EXTRANEOUS OFFENSE EVIDENCE-Presented March 1995-TDCAA Annual Criminal Law Update
•EXPERT WITNESSES: HANDLING A CHALLENGE-published SAN ANTONIO LAWYER, July/August Edition 1998
•EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY: ST. MARY’S LAW JOURNAL APPELLATE SYMPOSIUM- Spring 1999
•COURT LEVELS AND JURISDICTION-Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, San Antonio Chapter-May 1999
•THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST: A PRIMER FOR THE OCCASIONAL FEDERAL CIVIL LITIGATOR, Course Director, September 2000
•DEA METHAMPHETAMINE INVESTIGATION SEMINAR: RECENT FOURTH AMENDMENT DECISIONS FOR THE INITIAL RESPONDER,
August 2000
• Apprendi Update, Everything you wanted to know about Federal Court, but were afraid to ask, November 2001
Federal Bar Association
• San Antonio Bar Appellate Practice Section Spring Training 2002, Course Director and Speaker, “Oral Argument
and Briefing Tips: Handling Soft Balls and Hitting Hard Balls out of the Park.” April 2002
• Speaker–District Clerk Training-Habeas Corpus: Duties of the District Clerk’s Office, Austin, 2004

Co-director of Spanish for Lawyers, with Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 2002-2003
Co-director of U. S. Supreme Court Review with Magistrate Pamela Mathy, Federal Training
Center, September 5, 2003
Fall 2005, District Clerk Training, How to Prepare the Appellate Record
Spring 2008, Del Rio, Texas TCDLA indigent Defense Training
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Spring, 2008 Top Ten Appellate Mistakes at trial “Lost, on appeal.”
November 2008, Nuts and Bolts; Preserving the Record
The San Antonio Lawyer; a New and Improved Top Ten Appellate Mistakes at Trial (Fall 2008)
Nuts, Bolts, and Screws of Criminal Practice, Preserving Error, SACDLA training fall 2009
Attorney training for representing the mentally ill client: Course director and Coordinator, fall
2009
Texas Municipal Courts Education Commission: Crawford, it’s not just a Ranch in Texas.
Delivered San Antonio, April 2010, South Padre Island June 2010.
San Antonio Fraud Examiners regional training, UTSA April 9, 2010: “Skilling in the Skillet:
Honest Services Fraud.”

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
TCDLA Public Defender Committee Chair2008-2009 (elected by the PD representatives
statewide. The committee chair is responsible for coordinating training statewide for public
defenders through a grant from the Court of Criminal appeals)
NLADA Defender Policy Group member (elected by the national membership.) The DPG
coordinates with other public defender leaders for nationwide standards and to share in trends
and reforms).
NACDL-public defender representative appointed by the NACDL President, and member of
Indigent Defense Committee
Member ABA, Criminal Justice Section 2009- present.

William H. Sessions Inns of Court: 2000 to 2009, Secretary 2003-2004, Treasurer 2004-2005,
Vice -President 2005-2006; President 2007-2008;
San Antonio Bar Foundation Fellow 2001-present;
San Antonio Bar Appellate Practice Section, Secretary 2002-2003, Committee Chair 2001-
2002; Special Events Chair 2000-2001; member at present.
Federal bar Association Director 2002-2003
San Antonio Bar Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, 1992 to present.
State Bar of Texas Region 10B, Grievance Committee Member (served 6 years) 1994-2000;
State Bar of Texas Annual Convention Host Committee 2000,
Kendall County Bar Association, Director 1997-1998, member 1997 to present.

Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, Director 1998, 1999, 2002-2005, Treasurer 2001,
Chair Annual Bench Brunch Committee 2001; (raised over $100,000 net profit for charities,
the all time record for the event still in 2010)

BOARD CERTIFIED IN CRIMINAL LAW 1995; RE-CERTIFIED 2000; RE-CERTIFIED 2005, RE-
CERTIFIED 2010

ADDITIONAL SKILLS: CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH, PROFICIENT

COMPUTER SKILLS INCLUDE: WORD PERFECT 5.1, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0; 11.0; MICROSOFT WORD AND POWER
POINT; WESTLAW; LEXIS AND INTERNET RESEARCH; WINDOWS XP AND VISTA; WINDOWS 7.

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REFERENCES:
Mr. Joseph Gay, Chief, Appellate Division Henry Bemporad, Chief
United States Attorney’s Office Public Defender, WDTX
Western District of Texas 727 E. Durango
601 NW Loop 410, Suite 600 San Antonio, Texas 78207
San Antonio, Texas 78216 210.472.6767
210.384.7030

Judge Barbara Hervey Chief Justice Catherine Stone

Court of Criminal Appeals Fourth Court of Appeals
PO Box 12308 Capitol Station Cadena Reeves Justice Center
Austin, Texas 79705 300 Dolorosa, 3d Floor
512.463.1575 San Antonio, Texas 78205
512.463.1576 210.335.2635

Cynthia Orr, Pres. NACDLA 2010 Roderick Glass, Chief Mental Health Public Def.
Goldstein, Goldstein, and Hilley Fort Bend County
310 S. St. Mary’s St. Suite 2900 234 Thornton Rd.,
San Antonio, Texas 78205-3117. Houston, Texas 77022
210.226.1463 210.241.1475