Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 2018, membership in the Texas Bar stood at 103,342. [6]
Emma K. Boone (1918): [ 183] First female lawyer in Lubbock County, Texas. Pat Moore (1949): [ 184] First female lawyer elected to public office in Lubbock County, Texas (upon becoming a Judge of Lubbock County Court at Law, Number 2 in Lubbock, Texas; 1957). She is also the first female appointed as a Judge of the 72nd District Court.
Indianapolis based attorney, civil rights leaders and Indiana state senator. [5] James Clayborne, Jr. Alpha Theta: A member of the Illinois Senate representing the 57th District from his appointment in 1995 until 2019 [5] Johnnie Cochran: Upsilon: Defense attorney, best known for his role in the legal defense during the O. J. Simpson murder ...
The Women's Lawyers Division (WLD) of the National Bar Association (NBA) was established in 1972 as a dedicated group to address the unique issues and challenges faced by women in the legal profession. The division aims to support the professional development, mentorship, and networking of its members, primarily African-American women lawyers ...
More. DALLAS (AP) — The Texas bar association is investigating whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of ...
First female president of voluntary state bar: Carole Bellows in 1977 [111] [112] First female president of mandatory/integrated state bar: Donna Willard-Jones from 1979-1980 [113] [114] First openly lesbian to serve as president of a statewide bar association: Joan Ellenbogen in 1980 [115] First Latino American female president: Mary Torres in ...
Texas State Capitol. Austin, Texas. Website. Texas House of Representatives. The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no term limits.
Martindale-Hubbell is an information services company to the legal profession [ 2] that was founded in 1868. The company publishes the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which provides background information on lawyers [ 3] and law firms in the United States and other countries. It also published the Martindale Hubbell Law Digest, a summary of ...