NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Cynthia Eva Hujar Orr
Past Presidents, 2009-10
October 14, 2021
Cynthia Eva Hujar Orr served as president of the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers from 2009 to 2010 and remains involved in the
organization till this day. The NACDL awarded her with its highest honor,
the Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award, in 2014.
As a criminal defense attorney at
Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley
in San Antonio, Texas,
Cynthia Orr
has actively advocated for criminal justice reforms. She obtained the first
confession of error by the State of Texas for a death penalty case in
Miguel Angel Martinez vs. Gary Johnson. In 2011, she also was instrumental
in gaining the release of an innocent man, Michael Morton, who was
convicted in 1987 for the murder of his wife.
Cynthia Orr has maintained a reputation for staunch defense in complex
matters of criminal law and is an outspoken advocate for criminal justice
reform. She has given lectures across the country on topics related to
asset forfeiture, The Patriot Act and search and seizure.
Cynthia Orr has served as president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association in 2003 and served previously as the first president of the San
Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 1999. She is Board
Certified in Criminal Law and Criminal Appellate law by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization.
