Background
Sparks, Kenneth W. was born in 1947.
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Kenneth W. Sparks
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University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, 1969. Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Janecka v. State, 739 South.W.2d 813 (Texas Crim. Appendix 1987); 823 South.W.2d 232 (Texas Crim. Appendix 1990) (after remand).Worked at Schaffer, Lambright, Odom & Sparks (Houston, Texas) specializing in Personal Injury Law, Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Texas. 1979, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. 1982, United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, First Place Single Project Award for Handbook for Criminal Law Practice in the State Courts of Harris County, American Bar Association, 1977.
Author: "The Foreign Banking Acting of 1970," 7 Texas International Law Journal 151, 1971. Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, Texas, 1973-1980.
Chief Prosecutor, 1977-1979. Associate County Criminal Court-at-Law Judge, 1987-1994.
Member: Houston Bar Association.
State Bar of Texas. Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (Member Board of Directors, 1982-1984). Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Houston Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Law and Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Houston Bar Association. State Bar of Texas; Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association (Member Board of Directors, 1982-1984). Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Houston Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Law and Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Law and Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Awards
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Recipient, First Place Single Project Award for Handbook for Criminal Law Practice in the State Courts of Harris County, American Bar Association, 1977.Recipient, First Place Single Project Award for Handbook for Criminal Law Practice in the State Courts of Harris County, American Bar Association, 1977.