William L. Garwood
 

Hon. William L. Garwood
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Address: 903 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 300
Austin, TX 78701-2450
Phone: (512) 916-5113
Fax: (504) 310-7855
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
Senior Judge

Appointed 1981 by President Reagan
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1955
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1956
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1956
U.S. Supreme Court, 1959
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1955
LL.B., Bachelor of Law
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Grand Chancellor
Law Review: Texas Law Review, Associate editor

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1952
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Honors and Awards:
Leon Green Award, 1984

Travis County Bar Association, Distinguished Lawyer Award, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Judicature Society
Member

American Law Institute
Life Member

Texas Bar Foundation
Life Member

Texas Law Review Association, 1990 - 1991
President

Texas Law Review Association, 1985 - 1995
Director

Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, Austin and Travis County, 1966 - 1969
Trustee

Human Opportunities Corp. of Austin and Travis County, 1966 - 1970
Member, Board of Directors

Community Council of Austin and Travis County, 1968 - 1970
Member

Child and Family Service of Austin, 1965 - 1973
Director

Child and Family Service of Austin, 1970 - 1971
President

United Fund of Austin and Travis County, 1971 - 1973
Director

Salvation Army, Austin, 1972 - Present
Member, Advisory Board

Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court, 1994 - Present
Advisory Committe on Appellate Rules, US Courts

Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court,, 1997 - Present
Chairman, Advisory Committe on Appellate Rules, US Courts

Past Employment Positions:
Supreme Court, Texas, Associate Justice, 1979 - 1980

Graves, Dougherty, Hearon, Moody & Garwood, Austin, Private Practice, 1959-1979, 1981

United States Army, 1956 - 1959

Hon. John R. Brown, Fifth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1955 - 1956

Birth Information:
1931, Houston, Texas, United States of America
Profile Last Updated:
11/18/2009
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