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For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. [6] Under such circumstances, the mean height may not represent the total population unless sample subjects are appropriately taken from all regions with using weighted average of the different regional groups.
The study found that although Asian Americans made up 10% of graduates at elite law schools (more than Asian American's overall share of the U.S. population, 6%), few Asian Americans were underrepresented among U.S. Attorneys (at the time, only 3 of the 94 U.S. Attorneys were Asian American), state elected prosecutors (4 of the 2,437 were Asian ...
The State Bar of Texas is composed of those persons licensed to practice law in Texas and is an "integrated" or "mandatory" bar. The State Bar Act, adopted by the Legislature in 1939, mandates that all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas be members of the State Bar. [4] [5] As of 2023, membership in the Texas Bar stood at 113,771. [6]
Don B. Chae: [62] First Asian American male lawyer (1980) and judge (1995) in North Texas; William Melvin Schultz (c. 1960): [63] First Jewish American male lawyer in the Southern District of Texas; George W. Fremont (1879): [64] First African American male lawyer in San Antonio, Texas [Bexar, Medina, and Comal Counties, Texas]
First Asian American judge in Kansas [510] Michael E. Whitaker Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) California: active [511] G. Michael Witte Wayne Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009); Dearborn Superior Court (2000–2008); Dearborn County Court (1985–2000) Indiana: retired [512] Alvin T. Wong State Court of DeKalb County, Division 1 ...
The rules of most state bar associations require members to complete continuing legal education (CLE) requirements, [1] and also offer courses for lawyers in their area, with discounts to members of the particular bar association. A great many organizations offer CLE programs, including most or all state bar associations.
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) was established on July 16, 1974, by the State Bar of Texas. TBLS oversees the recognition and regulation of attorneys who specialize in particular areas of law in the state of Texas. Today, the organization certifies attorneys in 24 different specialty areas and paralegals in six specialty areas ...
The first recorded ethnic Greeks in Houston, listed in the Houston City Directory of 1889–1890, were George and Peter Poleminacos. They worked as manual laborers, as they did not speak English. Kalliope Vlahos was the first Greek woman to arrive, in 1903; after her, more women and families with children began settling Houston. [78]