Background
Cook, Eugene A. was born on May 2, 1938 in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Eugene A. Cook
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University of Houston (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1961 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Juris Doctor, 1966); University of Virginia (Master of Laws, 1992).
Career
Worked at Bracewell & Patterson, Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in Appellate, Civil Trial. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Texas and United States. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
1971, United States. Supreme Court. Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1988-1992.
Chair, Committee on Professionalism, Chair Judicial Education Executive Committee. Member: Houston Bar Association (President, 1989-1990).
State Bar of Texas (Recipient, President"s Award, Most Outstanding Attorney in Texas, 1989.
Chair, Litigation Section, 1982-1984. Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988-1989. Chair, Grievance Committee, 1971-1972.
Chair, Consumer Law Section, 1979-1980.
Presidential Citation, 1979. Presidential Certificate of Merit, 1983, 1984, 1986).
American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation. Texas Bar Foundation (Lola Wright Award for Outstanding Public Service in Advancing Legal Ethics, 1990). Houston Bar Foundation.
American Inns of Court (President, Austin Inn, 1990-1991.
National Recipient, Louis F. Powell Award, 1992). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Houston Bar Association (President, 1989-1990). State Bar of Texas (Recipient, President"s Award, Most Outstanding Attorney in Texas, 1989. Chair, Litigation Section, 1982-1984.
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988-1989.
Chair, Grievance Committee, 1971-1972. Chair, Consumer Law Section, 1979-1980.
Presidential Citation, 1979. Presidential Certificate of Merit, 1983, 1984, 1986).
American Law Institute.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
Texas Bar Foundation (Lola Wright Award for Outstanding Public Service in Advancing Legal Ethics, 1990).
Houston Bar Foundation. American Inns of Court (President, Austin Inn, 1990-1991.
National Recipient, Louis F. Powell Award, 1992). (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
