Judge Karin Crump, presiding judge of the 250th Civil District Court of Travis County, and David Courreges, past president of the Austin Bar Association and currently serving on the State Bar board of directors, first discussed the idea of an Austin Bar and AYLA Leadership Academy in 2010.
The idea took root while Courreges was assisting Judge Crump in her campaign for a justice of the peace position.
“During the campaign, David heard me talk a lot about the leadership class in which I had been involved in Dallas,” said Crump. “It was one of the best experiences of my early career—getting to know other young lawyers, learning from local, city, county, and state government leaders, working on a project with fellow class members, and finding opportunities to lead together.”
That JP election campaign was unsuccessful, but the two soon discussed and began planning their next collaboration over lunch at Hula Hut.
“We started talking about an Austin-based leadership academy,” said Courreges…
(L-R): Former Austin Bar President David Courreges and current 250th Civil District Judge Karin Crump.
