James Winters
Bio
Employment
Travis County Attorney's Office
James C. Winters started working at the Travis County Attorney’s Office in 2014. He was a misdemeanor prosecutor. He tried Class A, B, and C misdemeanors. Cases tried included DWI, Assault, and Family Violence cases.
Travis County District Attorney's Office
James C. Winters started working at the Travis County District Attorney’s Office in 2017 as a felony prosecutor. He tried 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree felonies.
James C. Winters began in the Juvenile Division. He handled misdemeanor, felony, and determinate sentence cases.
Next, James C. Winters spent the majority of his time in the Family Violence Division. He tried Aggravated Kidnapping, Manslaughter, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and other Family Violence cases.
Finally, James C. Winters ended his career at the Travis County District Attorney’s Office with the White Collar Crime Division. He handled Misapplication of Fiduciary Property, Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information, Debit/Credit Card Abuse, and Money Laundering cases. Cases involved a value of $50,000 to $1,000,000+.
Bell County District Attorney's Office
James C. Winters started working at the Bell County District Attorney’s Office in 2020 as a felony prosecutor. He tried cases including Capital Murder, and 1st degree felonies like Murder, Aggravated Robbery, and Organized Criminal Activity.
Teaching
The University of Texas School of Law
James C. Winters has been involved with The University of Texas School of Law Trial Advocacy Program since 2014. Currently, he is an adjunct professor for the Advocacy Survey course. The course teaches law students how to try a case. He has also given lectures about how to effectively negotiate with a prosecutor and previously coached a national championship jury selection team.
St. Edward's University
James C. Winters is also an adjunct professor at St. Edward’s University. He teaches a criminal justice course- Criminal Law II. The course covers offenses against the public order, offenses against the administration of justice, inchoate offenses, and justification and excuse defenses.