Beth Toben

Beth Toben has tried to a jury verdict over 225 felony cases and is in her 35th year as a prosecutor. In 1989, she became Assistant District Attorney in McLennan County, prosecuting for 22 years and serving as the Deputy First Assistant DA. She principally handled child and adult sexual abuse cases. In 2011, she joined the Limestone County Attorney’s office. 

She has served for several years as an instructor for the Texas District and County Attorneys’ Association (the state prosecutors’ association) in its prosecutor education programming. In 2023, the TDCAA recognized Beth as the Texas Lone Star Prosecutor of the year.

As an adjunct faculty member, since 2014, Beth has taught in the School of the Trial in Baylor Law School’s Academy of the Advocate program in St Andrews, Scotland. She has taught in the Baylor Law School Criminal Law Boot Camp program since it was established in 2017. Beth has been named a Jaworski Fellow in the school’s high-profile trial advocacy program. She is also a co-sponsor of the Baylor Criminal Law Society and has served as a mentor and internship supervisor for untold numbers of Baylor Law students interested in criminal law careers. 

Beth was instrumental in establishing the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children in McLennan County. She has been honored for her work with sexual abuse and assault victims by many organizations, including the Texas Governor’s Office, the Texas State Senate, the Baylor/Scott & White Healthcare system, the McLennan County Advocacy Center, the VFW, and the Bluebonnet Girl Scout Council.

Beth was the first female president of the McLennan County Bar Association and has been active in many professional and community activities involving victims’ rights in the justice system. Beth received her legal education at Indiana University and Baylor Law School and was licensed in Texas in 1984.