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FeaturesNo Pawn in a Game of Thrones:Queen Isabella of Castile Set a LastingPrecedent for Texas WomenBy David A. FurlowThe legal conceptsbrought to the Southwestduring the sixteenth,seventeenth, andeighteenth centuriescontinue to shape therights of Texas women.Read more...Peter Gray: The Difference One PersonCan MakeBy Laura GibsonPeter Gray’s father’sdecision to go to Texaswould have a significantimpact on Texas’s Rulesof Civil Procedure, theHouston Bar Association,and the life of Emeline, afreed slave. Read more...Winning the Archive War:Angelina Eberly Takes Her ShotBy DeJean Miller MeltonThe actions of AngelinaEberly exemplify notonly the tenacity andpluck of a pioneeringbusinesswoman, but alsoa constitutional strugglethat shaped the Republicof Texas and its laws.Read more...Family Remembrances and the Legacyof Chief Justice Hortense Sparks WardBy Linda C. HunsakerMy late father calledthis trailblazing Texaswoman and first femaleChief Justice of theTexas Supreme Court“Grandma Ward” withgreat affection.Read more...Queen Isabellaof SpainPeter GrayMrs. Eberly fires!Chief JusticeWardThey Would Not Be Denied: The TexasState Archives Preserves the History ofthe Struggle for Women’s SuffrageBy Anna M. ReznikTexas was the first statein the South to ratify theNineteenth Amendment.How was it that Texasmoved to the forefront ofthe Suffrage Movement?Read more...Remembering the Remarkable JudgeSarah T. HughesBy Judge Elizabeth RayShe was the first femaleTexas state district courtjudge, the first femalefederal district judgein Texas, and the firstfemale to administerthe oath of office to apresident. Read more...Excerpts from Rough Road to Justice:The Journey of Women Lawyers in TexasBy Betty Trapp ChapmanHistorian Betty TrappChapman chronicles atwentieth century story ofhow women came to jointhe Texas judiciary.Read more...Newly-registeredvoters in 1918Judge HughesRough Road coverAd Astra per Aspera(“A Rough Road Leads to the Stars”)Book review: Rough Road to Justice: TheJourney of Women Lawyers in TexasBy Judge Sylvia A. MatthewsAlthough the book is detailed andevidences scholarly research, it is an easyread. Read more...Jury Service: A Milestone for Women’sRights in TexasBy Sarah A. DuckersWhen did Texas have itsfirst woman juror? Youranswer probably rangessomewhere from the1890s to the 1930s. You’dbe wrong. Read more...Sandra Day O’Connor Set a PrecedentBy Sharon E. BeckAlthough JusticeO’Connor is usuallythought of as hailingfrom Arizona, she isactually a native Texan.Read more...Preserving the Oral History of StateBar LeadershipBy JoAnn StoreySince 2004, the State Bar AppellateSection has been on a mission to preservethe oral histories of retired Court ofAppeals justices and former chairs of thesection. Read more...Hortense Sparks Ward’s Spirit Shineson Through the University of TexasCenter for Women in LawBy Linda Bray ChanowThe Center is thepremier legal educationinstitution dedicated tothe success of womenin law from first-yearlaw students to the mostaccomplished attorneys.Read more...Louise Summers’name on juror listJustice O’ConnorAttendees of theCenter’s 2015SummitArchaeologists, Archivists, AssistantDistrict Clerks, and Historians: AnExecutive Editor’s GratitudeBy David A. FurlowI’d like to express special gratitude toseveral people who went out of their wayto help our contributing authors makethis a special issue of the Journal.Read more...
News & AnnouncementsU.S. Senator John Cornyn Will KeynoteSociety’s Twentieth Annual JohnHemphill Dinner on September 11By Marilyn P. DuncanThe Society’s mainfundraising event willfeature principal speakerSen. Cornyn, a publicservant for the last threedecades. Read more...Society Hosts Second BiennialSymposium on the History of TexasJurisprudenceBy Dylan O. DrummondPhotos by David C. KrollThe seminar featuredcaptivating paneldiscussions, as well aspresentations rangingfrom the rise of contractlaw in Texas to accountsof the six lawyers whoperished at the Alamo.Read more...SCOTX Justices Eva Guzman and DebraLehrmann Join Chief Justice NathanHecht in Celebrating Texas FemaleJudges’ Day at the CapitolBy Dylan O. DrummondSenators Royce West andJoan Huffman authoredSenate Resolution No.535, which established theoccasion and traced itsroots back to the 1925 allwomanTexas SupremeCourt.Read more...The Society’s Program “Magna Carta’sEight Hundred Year Legacy” Filled theConference Hall at the State Bar AnnualMeetingBy David A. FurlowEight hundred years ago,King John I of Englandreluctantly agreed tomake peace with a groupof rebellious barons.Read more...Sen. CornynCourse directorLynne LiberatoA gathering ofTexas womenjudgesCourse attendeesSociety Debuts YouTube Channel, PostsNever-Before-Seen Court ContentBy Dylan O. DrummondThis past April theTexas Supreme Courtgenerously grantedpermission to post certainvideos never beforepublicly available.Read more...Texas Legislature Funds the TexasDigital ArchiveBy David A. FurlowThe Eighty-FourthLegislature just madelife better for peoplewho believe that judicialhistory matters.Read more...The Journal Grants Reprints andProvides SpeakersBy David A. FurlowWe believe in sharing the records,research, and photos the Society haspublished, and we can often providespeakers familiar with Texas’s rich legalhistory. Read more...Perhaps for the First Time Ever, CourtClears Its DocketBy Dylan O. DrummondThis past June, the Courtaccomplished a feat itmay have never achievedbefore in its history, onethat many thought itnever could. Read more...The Society’sYouTube pageTexas State Libraryand ArchivesCommision logoTexas SupremeCourt2015 BA BreakfastBy Dylan O. DrummondThis year and goingforward, the Court’sannual BA Breakfast hasmoved to coincide withthe new date of the JohnHemphill Dinner.Read more...Membership & MoreCalendar of EventsOfficers, Trustees, & Court Liaison2014-2015 Membership Upgrades2014-2015 New Member ListJoin the SocietyVisit the Society on Twitter and Facebook!@SCOTXHistSocyFB: Texas Supreme CourtHistorical SocietyChief Justice Pope& clerks at a prioryear’s breakfast© 2015 Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
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