The Appellate Division represents the State of Texas in all misdemeanor criminal appellate and writs of habeas corpus matters concerning cases prosecuted by the Travis County Attorney’s Office. The Division also represents the State of Texas in expunction and nondisclosure civil proceedings.
Alexandra M. Gauthier
Assistant Director
Mary Kay Sicola
Assistant County Attorney
Teresa Blaha
Senior Legal Assistant
Jennifer Johnson-Allcorn
Paralegal
Cecilia Arispe
Paralegal
DIVISION CONTACT INFORMATION
- Early Expunction Recommendation/Certification Requests Prior to Filing Petition
[email protected] - Pending Expunctions/Nondisclosures
[email protected] - Appellate Briefs/ Writs of Habeas Corpus Address for Service
[email protected]
-NOTICE TO UNREPRESENTED PETITIONERS-
Please seek help with your expunction/nondisclosure legal questions and filings. Our office cannot give you legal advice on any of these matters. You can retain counsel, contact an agency that assists with those matters or proceed on your own. Helpful resources are listed below.
Clerks:
Travis County County Clerk (when filing Misdemeanor Nondisclosures)
https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/departments/misdemeanor/
Travis County District Clerk (when filing Expunctions and Felony Nondisclosures)
https://www.traviscountytx.gov/district-clerk
Resource Agencies:
Travis County Law Library – https://lawlibrary.traviscountytx.gov/
The library offers remote and in-person visit for its patrons.
UT School of Law Pro Bono Clinic - www.law.utexas.edu/probono
Texas Legal Services Center - www.tlsc.org- (512) 477-6000
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA) - www.trla.org - (800) 988-9996
Volunteer Legal Services - www.vlsoct.org - (512) 476-5550
Informative Websites:
Texas State Law Library Legal Forms - https://guides.sll.texas.gov/legal-forms
Texas Law Help - www.texaslawhelp.org
Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas - www.AustinLRS.org (512) 472-8303
Texas Office of Court Administration (Nondisclosure Rules and Forms)
https://www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/orders-of-nondisclosure/
Special Note for Nondisclosure Filings:
If you are representing yourself and have a filed-stamped petition in a nondisclosure proceeding, please provide a copy of it along with the proposed order to [email protected]. The Travis County Attorney’s Office will review nondisclosure petitions in the order in which they are received and will contact both you and the Court in which the Petition is pending once a decision has been made.
