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An artist’s rendition of what the finished Greenhill Special Collections Room will look like.
In 2008, Greenhill selected Texas
Wesleyan School of Law to receive his
donated personal papers and memorabilia
to establish an archive for the use of
researchers interested in public policy.
Dean Frederic White provided the opening
remarks during the event and was followed
by Michelle Rigual, director of the Dee J.
Kelly Law Library and professor of law.
Rigual said the library will be creating a
special collections room for the Greenhill
memorabilia that will include gavels,
awards, bench chairs and other items
from his tenure in the legal profession.
When completed, the 430-square-foot
3L Tracy Stearns Bush was presented the Chief Justice Joe
Greenhill Scholarship by Craig Woodcook ’05.
study room will provide long-term storage
of the collection and act as a space that
will allow researchers to use the materials.
Karin Strohbeck, law school circulation
librarian who is also certified in archival
administration, will be processing and
indexing the collection.
Dee J. Kelly and John H. Cayce, Chief
Justice of the Second Court of Appeals,
also spoke about their experiences with
Greenhill during the event.
Kelly noted that Greenhill had received
“every award that can be given to a lawyer
or judge.”
“Greenhill is a person of stature and
distinction,” Cayce said. “His contributions
to the legal profession are great and varied.”
William “Bill” Greenhill, partner at Haynes
and Boone, LLP and Chief Justice Joe
Greenhill’s son, was in attendance and
expressed his thanks to Kelly and Cayce for
their kind words about his father.
3L Tracy Stearns Bush was awarded the first
ever Chief Justice Joe Greenhill Scholarship,
presented to her by Craig Woodcook
’05, law school alumni association board
member. The scholarship is funded by
the alumni association’s annual golf
tournament and is presented to a law
student who excels academically and plans
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The judicial robe worn by Chief Justice Joe Greenhill.
to work in public service. In 2009, the golf
tournament raised $20,000 to be used
toward the scholarship.
Born in 1914 in Houston, Greenhill
received his B.A., B.B.A. and LL.B. degrees
from the University of Texas. Greenhill has
been active in the Texas legal profession
for many years, including 25 years on
the Supreme Court of Texas. In 1950, he
was one of the co-founders of Graves,
Dougherty & Greenhill in Austin. He
was appointed to the Supreme Court of
Texas in 1957, and in 1958 was elected to
the court. z
For more information about the special
collections room or to make a donation,
contact Casey Dyer at 817-212-4145
or cdyer@law.txwes.edu.
Dee J. Kelly, Martha Greenhill and Dean Frederic White