Background
Hicks, Maryellen Whitlock was born on March 10, 1949 in Odessa, Texas, United States. Daughter of Albert Gannett Whitlock and Kathleen Butler.
Hicks, Maryellen Whitlock was born on March 10, 1949 in Odessa, Texas, United States. Daughter of Albert Gannett Whitlock and Kathleen Butler.
Bachelor, Texas Woman's U., 1970; postgraduate, Texas Woman's U., 1971; Juris Doctor, Texas Technology U., 1974.
Associate, Mitchell and Bonner, Fort Worth, 1974-1975; partner, Bonner and Hicks, Fort Worth, 1975-1977; judge municipal court, City of Fort Worth, 1977-1978; chief judge, City of Fort Worth, 1978-1982; district judge, 231st District Court, Fort Worth, 1983-1993; justice, 2nd Court Appeals, Fort Worth, since 1993.
Vice chairman Sojourner Truth Theater, Fort Worth, 1987-1988. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation, College State Bar Texas. Member National Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association, Tarrant County Bar Association, Fort Worth Black Bar Association (president 1987-1988), Black Women Lawyers Tarrant County (co-founder), Tarrant County Family Court Bar Association, Rotary, Delta Sigma Theta.
Married Arvid Hicks, October, 1945 (deceased 1974). 1 child, Kathleen.