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The Texas Supreme Court Historical Society

is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to

the collection and preservation of papers, photographs, and significant artifacts relating to the Supreme Court of Texas,

the appellate courts, and Texas judicial history.

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MAX SHERMAN DELIVERS HEMPHILL ADDRESS

The keynote speaker for this year's John Hemphill Dinner was Professor Max Sherman, a former Texas State Senator, Special Counsel to the Governor, university president, and college dean whose recent book, Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder, celebrates both the substance and style of Jordan's legendary oratory.

The dinner, the Society's main fundraising event, was held on Friday, June 5, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin.

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