Baylor Law Criminal Law Society Podcast

Judge David Newell from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals joins hosts Garrett Farrel and Emma Catlett to discuss his time on the Court. Judge Newell discusses his time as an appellate prosecutor, his journey to the court, and much more. Judge Newell also discusses the Oral Arguments that will be held at Baylor Law School on Thursday March 23. For more information about the cases that will be argued at Baylor Law, please click on the link: https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1455887/3-23-23.pdf

David Guinn Jr. joins hosts Emma Catlett and Garrett Farrel to discuss his time as an Assistant District Attorney as well as his transition to a criminal defense attorney in Lubbock, Texas. Mr. Guinn gives details of how students can get involved in the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer Association and his involvement in that association. The link to the TCDLA website follows:  https://www.tcdla.com/

Board Certified Defense Attorney, Benson Varghese, joins hosts Garrett Farrel and Emma Catlett to discuss life as a criminal defense attorney in Fort Worth. Mr. Varghese gives valuable insight into starting your own practice as a defense attorney and how valuable it is for a young attorney to get experience in a District Attorney's Office. Mr. Varghese also discusses his use of social media platforms to help build rapport with clients and even how he has used social media in the discovery process. If you would like to learn more about Benson Varghese's practice or would like to watch some of the videos he posts, visit https://versustexas.com/

Jack Choate joins hosts Garrett Farrel and Emma Catlett to discuss the Special Prosecution Unit in Texas. The Special Prosecution Unit prosecutes in three distinct areas: juvenile crimes, crimes committed in prison, and civil commitments. This episode discusses the role of the Special Prosecution Unit in all three areas and gives insight to Mr. Choate's career path!

Professor Serr joins hosts Garrett Farrel, Emma Catlett, and Nick Gadowski to discuss the UP Zambia program and the challenges juveniles face in the Zambian Justice System. The following is a link to the UP Zambia website if you would like to learn more about UP Zambia: https://upzambia.org/

Executive Director of the McLennan County CASA Program, Anna Futral, joins hosts Garrett Farrel and Nick Gadowski to discuss the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA). Anna Futral tells us what CASA does for children, how to handle trauma-informed reasoning and questioning, and how law students or anyone else can volunteer to be a CASA advocate. The link to apply is becomeacasa.org.

Professor Counseller joins hosts Emma Catlett and Garrett Farrel to discuss the St. Andrews Academy of the Advocate Program. Professor Counseller tells us about the history of the program, the different courses a student can participate in, and some of the fun activities students can participate in while at St. Andrews. For more information about the Academy of the Advocate Program, Professor Counseller will be holding an informational meeting on February 8 at 6:00 p.m. You can also check out the link below to find more information online about the St. Andrews Program. https://www.baylor.edu/law/standrews/

Judge Manske, Federal Magistrate Judge, joins hosts Garrett Farrel and Emma Catlett to discuss his career and his time on the bench. Judge Manske tells us about his varied docket and his responsibility presiding over the Veteran's Court out of Fort Hood. He gives great advice for law students interested in practicing Criminal Law in the future. Join us for this episode to learn more about what a Federal Magistrate Judge does day to day! 

Waco Defense Attorney, Rob Goble, joins host Garrett Farrel to discuss his over four decade long career in criminal law. Mr. Goble tells us about his time at the DA's office and his many years in private practice as a defense attorney. He also shares his experience as a Magistrate Judge in Woodway. Also, Mr. Goble tells us all about a celebrity encounter he had through an old law school friend! Join us for a great episode with a Waco legend!

This special bonus episode of the Baylor Law Criminal Law Society Podcast is the recorded audio from the November 16, 2022 discussion between Professor Paul Yanowitch of Baylor Law School, a couple of current FBI agents, a former Secret Service agent, and a former ICE agent. All of the speakers raise and address important interactions with attorneys and how they interact with attorneys. A few names have been muted in this episode for privacy reasons of the speakers.