Second Court of Appeals
I.W. Stephens
Justice Place 2
Isaac Weatherstone Stephens (1892 to 1908) Isaac Weatherstone Stephens was born on November 15, 1850, in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. He attended Washington and Lee University, graduating in 1872. He went on to read law in the office of Judge E.L. Gardenhire and eventually earned his law license. In 1874, Stephens moved to Weatherford, Texas, and opened a law practice. He served as... Read more
J.M. Presler
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James Milton Presler (1908) James Milton Presler was born on September 23, 1855, in Washington County, Texas. He attended multiple universities, including Trinity University and Southwestern University, before finishing his schooling at Texas A&M University. Presler practiced law for several years before being elected as a state senator, a position he held from 1893 to 1899. After leaving the senate, he returned... Read more
Irby Dunklin
Justice Place 2
Irby J. Dunklin (1930 to 1940) Irby J. Dunklin was born on September 11, 1857, in Greenville, Alabama. He attended the University of Georgia and moved to Texas shortly after graduating in 1880. He was elected judge of the 48th Judicial District Court in 1887. Around this time, he became heavily involved with the Gladney Center for Adoption, and both he and... Read more
A.J. Power
Justice Place 2
A.J. Power (1933 to 1934) Andrew Jackson (A.J.) Power was born on August 18, 1878, in Breckenridge, Texas. He graduated from Jacksboro College in 1895 and received his law degree from Washington and Lee University in 1901. From 1901 to 1933, he practiced law in Breckenridge and Fort Worth. He served terms as county attorney and county judge in Stephens County... Read more
Marvin H. Brown
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Marvin Holloman Brown (1935 to 1946) Marvin Holloman Brown was born January 1, 1879, in Yazoo County, Mississippi. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he graduated with a bachelor of laws degree in 1903. Sometime after 1906, he moved to Fort Worth, and by 1909 he had established a general law practice. From 1911 to 1913, he served as representative of... Read more
Earl P. Hall
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Earl P. Hall (1946 to 1952) Earl P. Hall was born in Montague County, Texas, in 1904. He attended Texas Christian University for two years and received his law degree from Cumberland University. Hall passed the Texas Bar in 1926 and practiced law for ten years before being appointed judge of the 97th Judicial District Court by Governor James Allred. After serving... Read more
Thomas J. Renfro
Justice Place 2
Thomas J. Renfro (1951 to 1969) Thomas Jefferson Renfro was born on October 7, 1902 in Tarrant County, Texas. He received his undergraduate education at Howard Payne College. He graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1927. Renfro was elected to the Texas Legislature in Comanche County at the age of 21, and he served two terms.... Read more
Harris Brewster
Justice Place 2
Harris Brewster (1969 to 1976) Harris Brewster was born on September 4, 1910, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Texas Christian University and Tulane University before receiving his law degree from The University of Texas in 1935. A veteran of World War II, Brewster was engaged in private law practice until 1950, when he was appointed judge of the 67th District Court... Read more
Williiam A. Hughes, Jr.
Justice Place 2
William A. Hughes Jr. (1976 to 1984) William Augustus Hughes Jr. was born on June 29, 1920 in Decatur, Texas. He graduated from Decatur Baptist College and the University of North Texas. He served in the Navy during World War II, and he earned the Bronze Star award. He and his wife moved to Waco, Texas after his role as a... Read more
Gordon L. Gray
Justice Place 2
Gordon L. Gray (1985) Gordon Lindsey Gray was born in Monroe, Texas, in 1931. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University in 1951 and his law degree from the University of Houston in 1957. He also received a master’s degree in political science from Syracuse University. Gray was an Assistant District Attorney in Tarrant County, and from 1963 to 1964,... Read more
Harry Hopkins
Justice Place 2
Harry Watt Hopkins (1985 to 1987) Harry Watt Hopkins was born January 22, 1927, in Weatherford, Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and his law degree at Southern Methodist University. While in college, Hopkins volunteered for duty in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After returning to Texas and earning his law degree, he served as Assistant... Read more
Hal M. Lattimore
Justice Place 2
Hal M. Lattimore (1988 to 1995) Hal McKnight Lattimore was born October 13, 1920, in Fort Worth, Texas. He enrolled at Baylor University, but he paused his studies to fly transport planes during World War II. Following the war, he transferred to the University of Texas where he completed his undergraduate and law degrees. After graduating, he began practicing law with his... Read more
Dixon W. Holman
Justice Place 2
Dixon W. Holman (1981 to 1982; 1995 to 2008) Dixon Wade Holman was born October 17, 1933, in Harlingen, Texas. He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas. After graduating from law school in 1958, Holman joined the firm of Simon and Ratliff. He became the general counsel for Great Southern Insurance and Allied Finance Co. in... Read more
Bill Meier
Justice Place 2
Bill Meier (2009 to 2018) Bill Meier was born on August 1, 1940, in Waco, Texas. After graduating high school, he worked in the Owens-Illinois Company factory with his father. He attended Tarleton State Junior College on a basketball scholarship, graduating in 1961. He then enrolled at The University of Texas, where he earned his Bachelor of Science and LL.B. degrees. After... Read more
Dana Womack
Justice Place 2
Dana Womack (2019 to Present) Dana Womack was born in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from Corsicana High School in 1978, she enrolled at Baylor University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1982, and because she had earned college credits in high school and had been allowed to take law school courses as an undergraduate, she graduated from Baylor Law... Read more