Full Name
Jim Bethke
Company
Texas Indigent Defense Commission
Speaker Bio
Jim Bethke serves as the executive director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. He serves on the Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and served as the chair of its Indigent Defense Committee in 2013 and 2014. In 2014, he received the Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award from Texas Tech University School of Law.
Nationally, Mr. Bethke is a member of the National Legal Aid & Defenders Association (NLADA) and, in December 2016, he was appointed as NLADA’s representative to the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee. He also is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Mr. Bethke is a U.S. Army veteran having served with the 101st Airborne Division, and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler and the Texas Tech University School of Law.
Nationally, Mr. Bethke is a member of the National Legal Aid & Defenders Association (NLADA) and, in December 2016, he was appointed as NLADA’s representative to the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee. He also is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Mr. Bethke is a U.S. Army veteran having served with the 101st Airborne Division, and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler and the Texas Tech University School of Law.
