The Texas Center for Legal Ethics mourns the loss of its co-founder, former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jack Pope. Chief Justice Pope died on February 25 at the age of 103. As a member of the 4th Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he pioneered the promulgation of judicial canons of ethics in Texas.
TCLE Chair S. David Smith , Chair of the TCLE Board of Trustees, has joined the law firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a partner in the Houston office.
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics (TCLE) is proud to announce that attorney William J. Chriss of Corpus Christi will receive the 2016 Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award.
The Austin Bar Association recently awarded its 2016 Professionalism Award to Austin attorney Jim McCormack at the Law Day Reception and Annual Meeting on May 3, 2016.
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics is now accepting nominations for the 8th annual Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Awards. The Award is presented to appellate judges and lawyers who epitomize the highest level of professionalism and integrity.