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Message from the2015-16 PresidentBen L. MeschesThe 2015–16 year at the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society is off to an excitingstart in no small part due to the tremendous leadership of our Immediate Past PresidentMarie R. Yeates and our outstanding Board of Trustees. As we embark on this new year, theSociety will remain keenly focused on projects that preserve the Court’s history, educatethe public, and encourage lawyers to connect with our collective history.Our work will begin this summer with a renewed emphasis on long-term strategic planning. Warren Harrishas agreed to continue his work on behalf of the Society as Chair of the Long-Range Planning Committee.Through Warren’s dedicated efforts, we have already completed several important projects, including a revampedwebsite, and identified other opportunities to further the Society’s essential mission. One of these projects, whichyou will see highlighted in this space and in the Society’s events this year, is collecting and preserving importanthistorical artifacts from former Texas Supreme Court Justices. Archiving these materials will further our missionand ensure that we don’t lose crucial pieces of the historical record.As we turn the page to the fall, we will be focused on the Society’s flagship event—the annual HemphillDinner. The dinner will take place on Friday, September 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. We are honoredthat Senator John Cornyn will be the keynote speaker on what will be an exciting evening to celebrate the workof the Society. A special thanks to our law-firm sponsors, who are critical to the success of this event.Throughout the year, our efforts will be led by energetic board members and committee chairs. Bill Chrissis keeping us focused on the Society’s Oral History Project, in which the history of the Texas judiciary and Texaslaw is preserved through recorded interviews with former justices of our Supreme Court. Justice Craig Enochleads the charge on our many book projects, including a fascinating book by Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillipsabout Texas judicial elections. David Furlow provides historical context, editorial guidance, and unparalleledpassion for Texas judicial history in his role as the Executive Editor of the prestigious Journal of the TexasSupreme Court Historical Society. Dylan Drummond is critical to the success of the Journal as Deputy ExecutiveEditor and is responsible for the Society’s dynamic new website. It is thus no surprise that our Board voted thisyear to honor David and Dylan for their special contributions to the Society with the first-ever President’s Award.I must also acknowledge the superlative work of the Society’s Fellows led by David Beck. Under David’ssuperb leadership, the Fellows program has grown from 8 members to over 37 members in just four years. Thisdistinguished group has spearheaded one of the most exciting civics projects anywhere in the state of Texas—abook for seventh-grade Texas history classes that captures the critical role the courts play in our system ofgovernment. Thanks to Warren Harris, this book will be distributed in classrooms across the state.3
I can’t conclude my remarks without mentioning the special relationship the Society shares with the Court.We are particularly thankful for the role that Justice Paul Green plays as our Supreme Court liaison.The Society is at the center of some of the most important and interesting work in our legal community.But we simply couldn’t do it all without the support our Board, Fellows, members, and our second-to-none staffprovide. Please let me know if you would like to get involved in our collective work in preserving the history ofthe Court.Very truly yours,Ben L. MeschesBEN L. MESCHES is a partner with Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas.Return to Journal Index4
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Page 3 and 4: News & AnnouncementsU.S. Senator Jo
Page 5: • FellowsMuch of the Society’s
Page 9 and 10: students. An NPR story critical of
Page 11 and 12: FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETYHEMPHILL FELL
Page 13 and 14: ABOVE: Former Justice Dale Wainwrig
Page 15 and 16: ABOVE: Kerry Cammack, former Justic
Page 17 and 18: Patty Hagans, Lauren Harris, Chief
Page 19 and 20: And while the warriors are absent o
Page 21 and 22: Reflections on the Texas Equal Righ
Page 23 and 24: No Pawn in a Game of Thrones:Queen
Page 25 and 26: In the life she lived, the examples
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Page 29 and 30: law firm partnership with his fathe
Page 31 and 32: Peter Gray’s personal copy of The
Page 33 and 34: Original Case File Cover, “Emelin
Page 35 and 36: Bolls’s attorney sent questions t
Page 37 and 38: Oran Roberts honoring his life. Add
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Hortense S. Ward’s face on the Ha
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and motivation. 22 The Legislature
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As Chief Justice Pope observed, Hor
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Hortense remained active in the Hou
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They Would Not Be Denied:The Texas
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the law and society, unmarried wome
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Letter, C.B. Randell toErminia T. F
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those regarding women’s suffrage,
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arena. Jane Y. McCallum, a successf
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like her contemporary, Sandra Day O
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in which she held Judge Hughes, my
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state’s highest court, Governor P
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women could cast ballots in this el
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opponents in the race. Her slogan w
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qualifications. In 2002 at the requ
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Those who did practice law experien
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Docket sheet in R.E. Hayes v. Texas
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1919 and moved to Houston as a sing
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In 1950, most law firms would not h
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argued, “MUW’s policy of exclud
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Preserving the Oral History of Stat
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Linda Hunsaker (left),great grandda
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Participants in the 2015 Women’s
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training programs for law firm asso
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Property Act, Francisco sent the pr
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U.S. Senator John Cornyn Will Keyno
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Society Hosts Second Biennial Sympo
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SCOTX Justices Eva Guzman and Debra
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The Society’s Program “Magna Ca
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Society Debuts YouTube Channel,Post
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Texas Legislature Funds the Texas D
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In addition, the Texas Supreme Cour
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2015 BA BreakfastBy Dylan O. Drummo
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twenty-eighth state to join the Uni
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Sat., Nov. 7Sat., Nov. 14Sat./Sun.,
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New MembersThe Society has added fo
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