Admitted
1961, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits and 1965, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Southern Methodist University, J.D., with honors, 1961
Law School Graduation Year
1961
College
McMurry University, B.A., 1958
Memberships
Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, General Practice Section).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Woolsack. Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal, 1960-1961. Instructor, Texas College for New Judges, 1982-1992. Adjunct Professor, South Texas School of Law, 2001—. Chairman, Texas Center for the Judiciary, 1987-1988. Dean, Texas Judicial College, 1984-1988. Chairman, Texas Supreme Court Education Committee, 1982-1984. Adjunct Professor, Southern Methodist University Law School, 1989-1990; Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law School, 1991—. U.S. Department of Justice, 1962-1965. District Attorney, 84th Judicial District of Texas, 1972-1973, and District Judge, 1974-1979, 84th District of Texas. Justice, 7th Court of Appeals of Texas, 1979-1988. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Also Practicing Individually)
Military
U.S. Army, 1961-1962 (active); USAR, 1962-1967