mr. david slaten is the administrative director of the texas courts. he's been in that position since 2012. in this role, mr. slaten is responsible for directing the operations of the office of court administration and serves as the director of the texas judicial council, an organization tasked with continuously studying the organization procedure of texas courts and methods of improvement. mr. slaten is past president of the national association of court management and was formerly secretary on the board of directors of the texas association for drug court professionals. he has worked in the texas judicial branch in various roles since '98. mr. hallbrook is a senior fellow at the independent institute, a think tank based in oakland, california. he's also taught legal and political philosophy at george mason university, howard university, and tuskegee institute. mr. hallbrook has argued cases before the supreme court, author of several books on second amendment and gun control. one of those books is titled "the founders' second amendment, origins of th