The Supreme Court of Texas appointed Patrick O’Fiel of Kerrville to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on September 4, 2026.  The Court also reappointed Courtney Schmitz of McKinney and Hon. Melissa Goodwin of Austin to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals.  Their terms are effective immediately.

Chrisine E. McKeeman, the first Executive Director of the Board of Disciplinary Appeals (BODA), passed away on August 4, 2026.  BODA honors Chris, her contribution to the Texas attorney discipline system, and her BODA legacy. 

The Supreme Court of Texas appointed Tanner Neidhardt of Dripping Springs to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on September 26, 2025.  Members Arthur D'Andrea and Andrew Graham were reappointed to a second 3 year term on August 29, 2025.  All of their terms expire August 31, 2028.

Jennifer Caughey resigned from the Board effective December 31, 2024.  She was recently elected to serve as a justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston.  We thank Ms. Caughey for her dedicated service on the Board.

The Supreme Court will appoint a new Board member to fill the unexpired term vacated by Ms. Caughey.

On September 24, 2024, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an order approving amendments to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals Internal Procedural Rules.  In addition, by order of the Court, on October 1, 2024, amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure became effective.  Updated versions of these Rules can be found on our Rules page https://txboda.org/rules.

The Supreme Court of Texas appointed Fernando Bustos of Lubbock, Woody Halstead of San Antonio and Robert Henneke of Port Aransas to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on August 23, 2024.  Members Jason Boatright of Dallas, David Iglesias of Tyler and W.C. Kirkendall from Seguin were reappointed to a second 3 year term.  All terms began September 1, 2024.

The Supreme Court of Texas appointed Scott A. Fredricks of Fort Worth to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on April 16, 2024.  

Outgoing member Bill Ogden devoted years of hard work to the attorney grievance system.  We sincerely thank Bill for his work on the Board.

The Supreme Court of Texas appointed Hon. Melissa Goodwin of Austin, and reappointed Courtney Schmitz of McKinney, to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on October 2, 2023.  Both terms are effective immediately.

Outgoing member Rudy Metayer devoted years of hard work to the attorney grievance system.  Words cannot express our sincere appreciation for his dedication.

The Texas Legislature has authorized attorneys against whom a grievance was filed to appeal the classification of the grievance to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals.  This change applies to grievances filed after September 1, 2023.

The Board has proposed amendments to its Internal Procedural Rules to implement this change, and the Supreme Court of Texas is considering the proposal. 

Our Fax # has changed to 512-427-4366.