Baker Botts L.L.P.

Litigation

Partner

State District Judge, Harris County, 1981-88; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1988-2004; Visiting Professor, South Texas College of Law and SMU Law School, 2004-05; Partner, Baker Botts LLP, 2005-present.

Board Certified Civil Trial Law; American Law Institute; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; CPR Texas Panel of Distinguished Neutrals; Conference of Chief Justices (Past President); Texas Judicial Districts Board; Bipartisan Texas Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee.

BA, Baylor 1971; JD, Harvard, 1974, Honorary D.H.L., St. Edward’s University, 1998, Honorary LL.D., Texas Tech University, 1997.

Publications “The Merits of Merit Selection,” 32 Harv. J. L. Pub. Pol. 67 (2009); “The Constitutional Right to a Remedy,” 78 NYU L Rev. 1309 (2003); “State Supreme Courts: Local Courts in a Global World,” 38 Tex. Int'l LJ 557 (2003); “Judicial Recusal in a Post-White World,” 55 Drake L Rev 691 (2007).

Awards and Recognitions: Pro Texana Meritorious Achievement Award, Baylor University, 2013 Outstanding Mentor Award, Texas Young Lawyers, 2010 Carrico Judicial Innovation Award, National Center for State Courts, 2005 Champion of Children Award, Dallas CASA, 2004 Kleinman Award, Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, 2004 Professionalism in Law Award, Burton Awards for Legal Achievement, 2004