The Texas Appellate Hall of Fame recognizes distinguished judges, attorneys, and court personnel who have made unique contributions to the practice of appellate law in Texas from the mid-1850s to the present. The award is given jointly by the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section and the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society.
Admission to the Texas Appellate Hall of Fame is open only to attorneys, judges, and court personnel who are no longer living. Inductees are selected based on their written and oral appellate advocacy, pro bono service, and other indicators of excellence in the practice of appellate law in Texas.
The Texas Appellate Hall of Fame Board of Trustees consists of twelve members: the Chair of the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas; the President of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; and an additional ten members, with five chosen by the Chair of the Appellate Section and five chosen by the President of the Historical Society. These additional ten trustees must be members of the Appellate Section and are appointed annually in mid-July. All members of the Board of Trustees are listed on the websites for the Appellate Section and the Historical Society.
The primary obligation of the trustees is to vote on a slate of nominees for possible induction into the Texas Appellate Hall of Fame. Other duties can include suggesting amendments to the by-laws of the Texas Appellate Hall of Fame and voting on suggested amendments.
The following individuals will be inducted into the Texas Appellate Hall of Fame at the induction ceremony to be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017:
The Honorable Jack Pope
Ms. Helen A. Cassidy
Mr. Donald M. Hunt
The induction ceremony will be held in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas’ Advanced Civil Appellate seminar, and a reception will follow.
For more information, see the
TAHF site.
2017 Texas Appellate Hall of Fame Board of Trustees
Steven Knowles Hayes
Law Office of Steven K. Hayes
500 Main St., Ste. 340
Fort Worth, TX 76102
The Honorable Dale Wainwright, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
300 West 6th St., Ste. 2050
Austin, TX 78701
Audrey Mullert Vicknair
Law Office of Audrey Mullert Vicknair
802 N. Carancahua St., Ste. 2100
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Elizabeth G. “Heidi” Bloch
Husch Blackwell LLP
111 Congress Ave., Ste. 1400
Austin, TX 78701
Chief Justice Ann McClure
Eighth Court of Appeals
500 E. San Antonio Ave., Rm. 1203
El Paso, TX 79901
Lawrence Matthew Doss
Mullin Hoard & Brown
1500 Broadway, Ste. 700
Lubbock, TX 79401
Deborah Johnson Race
Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
6101 S. Broadway Ave., Ste. 500
Tyler, TX 75703
Charles R. “Skip” Watson, Jr.
Davis, Gerald & Cremer, P.C.
600 Congress Ave., Ste. 3100
Austin, TX 78701
David Allen Furlow
The Law Office of David A. Furlow
4126 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Constance H. “Connie” Pfeiffer
Beck Redden LLP
LyondellBasell Tower
1221 McKinney St., Ste. 4500
Houston, TX 77010
The Honorable Catherine M. Stone, former Chief Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals
Langley & Banack, Inc.
745 East Mulberry, St., Ste. 700
San Antonio, TX 78212
Mark Ryan Trachtenberg
Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney St., Ste. 2100
Houston, TX 77010