Our Mission

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  Our purpose is to promote the efficient administration of justice, to seek consistent improvement in statutes dealing with criminal justice, as well as in the practices of various individuals, agencies, and departments administrating it; to maintain a high standard of integrity, honor, ethics, and courtesy in the practice of criminal law; to seek and maintain a close relationship with the State Bar of Texas, the Cameron County Bar Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; to provide a vehicle for the economic and professional advancement of the individual members of the association; to encourage persons of integrity and ability to aspire to the criminal bench when new courts are created or vacancies arise in the established courts; and to cultivate a spirit of good fellowship among its members.

We vow to sponsor seminars as an educational tool to upgrade the profession; to sponsor related State and National associations; to provide scholarships to outstanding students in the area of criminal justice; to sponsor and disseminate publications and information on areas of law related to the administration of justice and the activities of persons involved therein; to provide a referral service for persons arrested or subject to proceedings in the criminal justice system, so that they might obtain, a defense; and to aid in compiling legislative bills and proposals to submit to legislators.