Background
Greenhill, Joe Robert was born on July 14, 1914 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Joe R. Junior and Violet (Stanuell) Greenhill.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Joe Robert Robert Greenhill
Edit Profilelawyer Chief justice state supreme court
Joe Robert Greenhill, American judge, lawyer. Named Distinguished Alumnus University Texas, 1974, Distinguished Alumnus University Texas Law School, 1977, Distinguished Alumnus University Texas College Business Administration, 1974. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation (life, Outstanding 50 year lawyer 1989, executive director since 1984), American Bar Foundation (life); member Masons (33 degree).
Education
University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, with highest honors, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, with highest honors, 1939). Southern Methodist University (Doctor of Laws, 1977).
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Editor and Outstanding Ex-Editor, Texas Law Review, 1976.
First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1948-1950. Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1957-1982. Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1972-1982.
Fellow, American and Texas (Executive Director, since 1983) Bar Foundations. American Judicature Society (Director, 1982-1988).
Career
Worked at Baker & Botts, L.L.P. (Austin, Texas) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1938, Texas. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, 1938-1939 and Outstanding Ex-Editor, 1975, Texas Law Review. First Assistant Attorney General of Texas, 1948-1950.
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1957-1982. Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1972-1982. Member: Federal Bar Association.
American Judicature Society (Director, 1982-1988). Fellow: American and Texas (Executive Director, 1983) Bar Foundations. Baker & Botts, L.L.P., founded in 1840, is one of the oldest law firms in America.
Our Firm's lawyers serve clients through a network of offices in six cities: Houston, Dallas, Austin, Washington, D.C., New York, and Moscow.
Membership
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation (life, Outstanding 50 year lawyer 1989, executive director since 1984), American Bar Foundation (life). Member Masons (33 degree).
Connections
Married Martha Shuford, June 15, 1940. Children: Joe IV, William D.
-
Born
-
Died
February 11, 2011 (aged 96) -
Nationality
American
Awards
-
Named Distinguished Alumnus University Texas, 1974, Distinguished Alumnus University Texas Law School, 1977, Distinguished Alumnus University Texas College Business Administration, 1974.Named Distinguished Alumnus University Texas, 1974, Distinguished Alumnus University Texas Law School, 1977, Distinguished Alumnus University Texas College Business Administration, 1974.