The Texas Supreme Court Historical Society (TSCHS) is a
nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the collection
and preservation of information, papers, photographs, and significant
artifacts relating to the Supreme Court and the appellate courts
of Texas. The Society sponsors scholarship relating to the
history of the Texas judiciary and furthers efforts to raise
public awareness about the judicial branch of government and
its role in the development of Texas. On behalf of the court,
the Society acts as conservator for the judicial portrait collection
and other paintings and valued historic items belonging to
the court.
Established in January 1990 on the Sesquicentennial of the
first session of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas,
the Society’s incorporation papers were filed with the Secretary
of State by three former Chief Justices: Robert Calvert, Joe
R. Greenhill and Jack Pope. The founding president, Judge
Jack Hightower, then serving as Justice on the Texas Supreme
Court, enlisted the support of the court for creating the Society
and procured the cooperation and assistance of the State Bar
of Texas.
Soon after its creation, the Society sponsored ceremonies
dedicating the new Price Daniel Sr. building in 1993 and the
renovations to the Tom Clark building in 1996.
Membership is open to all individuals, organizations, institutions,
and corporations interested in advancing the Society’s purposes.
Information about joining the Society is available under Get
Involved.
Officers
President: |
Ms. Lynne Liberato |
| President-Elect: |
Mr. Warren Harris |
| Vice President : |
Ms. S. Shawn Stephens |
Secretary: |
Mr. Douglas W. Alexander |
| Treasurer: |
Mr. Andrew Weber |
| Immediate Past President: |
Hon. Craig Enoch, Justice (Ret.) |
| Chair Emeritus: |
Hon. Jack Pope, Chief Justice (Ret.) |
| President Emeritus: |
Hon. Jack Hightower, Justice (Ret.) |
Board of Trustees
Justice Jeff Brown
Mr. Keith D. Calcote
Mr. William J. Chriss
Hon. Murry B. Cohen, Justice (Ret.)
Mr. R. Ted Cruz
Judge Mark Davidson
Mr. J. Chrys Dougherty
Mr. David A. Furlow
Mr. Robert Gilbreath
Ms. Marcy Hogan Greer
Mr. Mike A. Hatchell
Mr. David F. Johnson
Mr. Peter M. Kelly
Hon. William Kilgarlin, Justice (Ret.)
Mr. Christopher W. Martin
Mr. Steve McConnico
Prof. Joseph W. McKnight
Mr. W. Frank Newton
Hon. Harriet O'Neill, Justice (Ret.)
Mr. Richard R. Orsinger
Prof. James W. Paulsen
Mr. Richard Pena
Hon. Thomas R. Phillips, Chief Justice (Ret.)
Mr. Randall O. Sorrels
Ms. Macey Reasoner Stokes
Mr. Stephen G. Tipps
Prof. Steven Harmon Wilson
Ms. Marie R. Yeates
Court Liaison
Justice Paul W. Green, Supreme Court of Texas
Associate Court Liaison
Mr. Wm. Osler McCarthy,
Staff Attorney for Public Information,
Supreme Court of Texas
The members of the Board of Trustees are elected by the Society’s
general membership at their Annual Meeting held each October.
Trustees serve staggered three-year terms. To fill vacancies,
the Board of Trustees may elect interim appointees until the
general membership election.
GREENHILL FELLOWS
David J. Beck
Warren W. Harris
Allyson and James C. Ho
Lynne Liberato
Hon. Jack Pope
Robert M. Roach, Jr.
Reagan W. Simpson
Paul Yetter
LIFE MEMBERS
The following are Life Members of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. This membership category is closed to new members.
Lipscomb Life Members:
Hon. Margaret Garner Mirabal
Hon. Jack Pope
Hon. Charles A. Spain, Jr.
Wheeler Life Members:
David J. Beck
Martin D. Beirne
William J. Chriss
Hon. Murry B. Cohen
Nina Cortell
Wade Crosnoe
Josiah M. Daniel, III
Hon. Grant Dorfman
Frank Douglass
Edward F. Fernandes
David A. Furlow
Bryan A. Garner
Hon. Wm. L. Garwood (deceased)
Hon. Raul A. Gonzalez
Hon. Joe R. Greenhill (deceased)
Campbell A. Griffin, Jr.
Hon. Andrew S. Hanen
Rusty Hardin
Warren W. Harris
Edwin H. Higgins
Hon. Laura Carter Higley
James C. Ho
Jennifer Bruch Hogan |
Richard P. Hogan, Jr.
Hon. Lynn N. Hughes
Hon. Wallace B. Jefferson
Frank G. Jones
Lynne Liberato
Richard Pena
Lyn Phillips
Hon. Thomas R. Phillips
Hon. Jack Pope
Michael V. Powell
William S. Pugsley
Harry M. Reasoner
Eduardo R. Rodriguez
Hon. Xavier Rodriguez
Hon. Michael Schneider
Charles W. Schwartz
Max Sherman
Reagan W. Simpson
Hon. Ruby Kless Sondock
Macey Reasoner Stokes
Stephen G. Tipps
Ben F. Vaughan, III
Andrew Weber
Justice Don Willett
Hon. Ken Wise
Thomas C. Wright
Evan A. Young |
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Staff
Executive Director
Bill Pugsley was hired by Judge Joe R. Greenhill as the Society’s
third Executive Director effective March 1, 1999. A graduate
of Southern Methodist University, Pugsley received his Master's
degree in American Studies from the University of Texas at
Austin in May 1995. He was the founder and president of Texas
Information Network, a freelance historical research cooperative
based in Austin.
In that capacity he prepared historical research
for several dozen books written by authors from three countries.
Pugsley has written one book himself, along with three plays,
and numerous articles and papers; he has also conducted dozens
of oral history interviews and shot hundreds of photos documenting
historic sites. His finest production, bar none, was his son,
William Sean Pugsley, born December 2003 with some essential help from
his loving and patient wife, Margaret Schlankey, who is the
reading room supervisor at the UT Austin Center for American History.
Consulting Editor
Marilyn Duncan joined the staff as Consulting Editor for the History Book Project in October 2006. Before that she was Director of Communications and Publications at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs for more than twenty-five years. In addition to her contract work for the Society, she is a freelance publications consultant and editor for a number of organizations and faculty members.
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