Background
Elkins-Elliott, Kay was born on November 21, 1938 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of William Hardin and Maxidine (Sadler) Elkins-Elliott.
Elkins-Elliott, Kay was born on November 21, 1938 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of William Hardin and Maxidine (Sadler) Elkins-Elliott.
Stephens College (Associate of Arts, 1958). University of Oklahoma (Juris Doctor, 1964). Southern Methodist University (Master of Laws, 1985).
Phi Theta Kappa.
Mu Phi Epsilon. Kappa Beta Pi. Professor, International and Comparative Law, University of Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland and Ezulwini, Swaitzland, 1971-1972.
Admitted to the bar, 1964, Oklahoma. 1966, United States. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. 1979, United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
1982, Texas.
1984, United States. Supreme Court. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Phi Theta Kappa. Mu Phi Epsilon. Kappa Beta Pi.
Listed in: Who"s Who in American Law, 1996-1997. Author: 14 Texas Practice, Texas Methods of Practice, 1995.
West Chapter 76/Women Leaders, A.B.A. Law Practice Management Section, Public Pending. Professor, International and Comparative Law, University of Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, 1971-1972.
Visiting Professor, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Irving, Texas, 1990-1995.
Associate, Millen, Robinson & Currie, Mbabane, Swaziland, 1966-1971. Hearing Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1980-1984. Research Fellow, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1984-1989.
Member, Board of Directors, Ford Program, 1995.
Member: Dallas (Member, Employment Law Section. Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council, 1994-1995), Oklahoma, Federal (Secretary, 1979-1980), American and Inter-American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Member: Family Law Section. Alternative Dispute Resolution Section).
American Judicature Society.
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (President, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter). Texas Association of Mediators. Association of Attorney Mediators.
Association of Family Mediators.
Keystone Resolution. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (peer mediation and community committee since 1997, alternative dispute resolution section), Texas Bar Association (ADR section county member since 1998, chair Cont. Legal Education committee), Texas Bar Foundation, Texas Initiatives for Mediationin Education (founder, planning committee 1993-1995), Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution (president Dallas region 1995-1997, Texas Association Mediators, Association Attorney Mediators, Dallas Bar Association (county member 1993-1994), Academy Family Mediators, Toastmasters (vice president 1993-1994, president 1996-1997), American Institute of Management for Peacepath.
Married Michael Gail Hodgson, July 7, 1960 (divorced December 1974). Children: Michael Brett, Ashley Kim, Samantha. Married Frank Wallace Elliott, August 15, 1983.