Paul Green
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Paul W. Green (b. 1952) is a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court, place 5. He won an uncontested election for this seat on November 2, 2004[1] and began his term on January 1, 2005. His current term ends on December 31, 2010. Justice Green is a Republican.
Legal education
Green graduated from the University of Texas and received his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. [2]
Legal experience
Prior to joining the Court, Green was a Justice on one of the Texas Courts of Appeals, the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas, in San Antonio. [2]
Awards and associations
- President of the San Antonio Bar Association
- Director of the State Bar of Texas
- Member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association
- Member of The American Law Institute
- Member of the American Judicature Society
- Life Fellow of the Austin, San Antonio, Texas and American Bar Foundations.
- Distinguished law graduate of St. Mary’s University Law School
- Recipient of the Rosewood Gavel Award for achievement in the judiciary [2]
Court election
Green won the Republican nomination to his seat on the Court in a contested primary against then-Justice Steven Wayne Smith. Smith, though a new member of the Court at the time, was opposed by Texas Governor Rick Perry. Senator John Cornyn, a former Texas Supreme Court Justice himself for seven years, also supported Green over Smith. Smith then sought to get re-elected to the Court in 2006 by entering the primary contest against recent Perry appointee Don Willett, but Willett won the contested vote by a single percentage point. [3]
References
- ↑ 2004 election results see 2004 General Election results
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Paul Green's Biography
- ↑ 2006 Election Results
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