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The Defender

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Articles and submissions. Submit articles for consideration to Robert Pelton, Lawyer and Editor of The Defender; and co-Creator of The Docket Call. Please submit in Word (.doc, .docx) format and single space between sentences. Submissions must include: 1) Title/Headline  2) Author’s Name  3) Author’s Bio (brief description, approx. 200 words),  4) Author’s Headshot Photo. For questions, contact Christina at 713.498.9649.

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2022, Vol 2
2022, Vol 1
2020, Vol 2
2020, Vol 1

2019, Vol 3
2019, Vol 2
2019, Vol 1
Fall 2018

Summer 2018
Spring 2018
Summer 2017
Winter 2016/Spring 2017

Fall 2016
Summer 2016
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Winter 2015

Fall 2015
Summer 2015
Spring 2015
Winter 2014

Fall 2014
Summer 2014
The Defender Summer 2014
Spring 2014
Winter 2013

Fall 2013
Summer 2013
Spring 2013
Winter 2012

Summer/Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Winter 2011
Fall 2011

Summer 2011
Spring 2011
The Defender Winter 2010 Issue
Winter 2010
Fall Defender 2010 Issue
Fall 2010

The Defender Summer 2010
Summer 2010
Spring 2010
The Defender Winter 2009
Winter 2009
The Defender Fall 2009 Issue
Fall 2009

The Defender Summer 2009 Issue
Summer 2009
The Defender Spring 2009 Issue
Spring 2009
The Defender Winter 2008 Issue
Winter 2008
The Defender Fall 2008 Issue
Fall 2008

The Defender Spring 2008 Issue
Spring 2008
The Defender Winter 2007 Issue
Winter 2007
Summer 2007
Spring 2007

Winter 2006
Fall 2006
Winter 2005
Fall 2005

Fall 2001
Spring 2001
Fall 2000

 

The DOCKET CALL was the first original publication of HCCLA. It started out as a newsletter and eventually a full magazine, created by Past Presidents Robert Pelton and Allen Isbell in the early 80s.  Docket Call later became The Defender magazine in 2000.  If you have any missing issues, please contact us so we can add them!

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Nov/Dec 1999
Aug/Sep 1999
May/Jun 1999

Mar/Apr 1999
Jan/Feb 1999
Oct/Nov 1996
Nov/Dec 1995

Mar/Apr 1995
Sep/Oct 1994
Jul/Aug 1990
Nov/Dec 1986

Oct 1986
Sep 1986
Mar 1986

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Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 924523
Houston, TX 77292-4523
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