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UH Law Judicial Pioneers Heritage Celebration

Friday, September 26, 2025

4:00 PM: A Conversation with UH Law Center Judicial Pioneers
moderated by Dean Leonard M. Baynes

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Leonard M. Baynes 
Dean
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Chair
Professor of Law 
University of Houston Law Center

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The Honorable Frances Bourliot (J.D. ’07)
Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 2019-2024

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The Honorable Vanessa D. Gilmore (J.D. ’81)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1994-2022

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The Honorable Raul A. Gonzalez (J.D. ’66)
Supreme Court of Texas, 1984-1998

 

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The Honorable Evelyn V. Keyes (J.D. ’87)
First Court of Appeals, 2002-2020

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The Honorable James F. Kovach (J.D. ’91)
Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2, 2018-Present

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The Honorable Juan F. Vasquez (J.D. ’77)
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court, 1995-Present

 

5:30 PM: Reflections by Daniella Landers, 2025-2026 President of the Houston Bar Association

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Daniella Landers
2025-2026 President
Houston Bar Association

6:00 PM: Reception and Dedication of the Judicial Wall

Judicial Wall Website

In Person and Online

Zoom Link to Join

Program

2.0 hours of Texas MCLE credit (4:00 - 6:00 PM)

John M. O’Quinn Law Building
Danny M. Sheena Courtroom
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd
Houston, TX 77204-6060

 

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