TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Archaeologists, Archivists, Assistant District Clerks, and Historians:An Executive Editor’s GratitudeBy David A. FurlowI’D LIKE TO EXPRESS SOME SPECIAL GRATITUDE to the archivists,preservationists, historians, and archaeologists who have gone out of their way to helpour contributing authors make this a special issue of the Journal.Left: Cover of the historic-records preservation file Journal contributing author Sarah H. Duckers presentedto her husband the Hon. Judge Mark Davidson. Right: Francisco Heredia in the Harris County DistrictClerk’s Historical Document Room. Photos by David A. Furlow.Francisco Heredia, the Assistant District Clerk responsible for preserving judicial records in the HistoricalDocument Room in Harris County District Clerk Chris Daniel’s Office, is a “fine civil servant,” to quote recordspreservationistand Baker Botts partner Bill Kroger. Francisco proves his commitment to preserving, protecting,and publicizing Harris County’s rich legal history every day he goes to work. He made available high-resolutionimages of the complete jury charge, docket sheet, and newspaper articles from the first woman-juror case, R.E.Hayes, Plaintiff v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co., Defendant, #425308 in the 152 nd District Court of HarrisCounty for writer/attorney Sarah Duckers and the Journal.Then, to enable family-history preservationist Linda Hunsaker and Journal readers to understand whyTexas Supreme Court Chief Justice Hortense Sparks Ward urged the Legislature to enact the Married Woman’s103