TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Oran Roberts honoring his life. Additionally, the City of Houston honored him by naming Gray Avenue in hismemory, and at the next session of the Texas Legislature, Gray County was named in his honor. 45Peter Gray was a legal legend who made his mark in many ways. As the fourth woman to serve as presidentin the 145-year history of the Houston Bar Association, I can attest he has made a difference to me, to the 11,300members of the Houston Bar Association, and to the countless people in Harris County who have been served bythe many good works of the HBA.45Ibid.LAURA GIBSON is a founding partner in Ogden, Gibson, Broocks, Longoria & Hall, LLP.Gibson is serving as the 2015-16 President of the Houston Bar Association. Two of Gibson’s HBAPresidential Initiatives include the organization of the Teach Texas Committee, in partnershipwith the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, to place judges and lawyers in classrooms toteach the history of our judicial system to seventh grade students; and creation of a partnershipwith the Houston Grand Opera, Baker Botts, and Communities in Schools to commission anopera telling the story of Peter Gray and his pro bono representation of Emeline.Return to Journal Index34