Scott Ehlers

TIDC Announces New Executive Director, Scott Ehlers. Press Release.

Scott Ehlers was appointed executive director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission in October 2023. Prior to that, he served as TIDC's Director of Public Defense Improvement. Scott has served as private assigned counsel in Travis County, worked for the Harris County Public Defender's Office, and served as former State Senator Rodney Ellis's criminal justice staffer. Born and raised in Houston, Mr. Ehlers earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin, his master’s in Justice, Law, and Society from American University in Washington, DC, and his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.