Background
Dinkins, Carol Eggert was born on November 9, 1945 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Edgar H. Junior and Evelyn S. (Scheel) Eggert.
Dinkins, Carol Eggert was born on November 9, 1945 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Edgar H. Junior and Evelyn S. (Scheel) Eggert.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Science, 1968). University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1971). Order of the Barons. Assistant Attorney General, Land and Natural Resources Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1981-1983.
United States. Deputy Attorney General. Department of Justice, 1984-1985.
Principal associate Texas Law Institute Coastal and Marine Resources, College Law, U. Houston, Texas, 1971-1973;
associate, partner, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, 1973-1981, 83-84, 85-;
member management committee, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, 1991-1996;
assistant attorney general environmental and natural resources, Department Justice, 1981-1983;
United States deputy attorney general, Department Justice, 1984-1985. Chairman President's Task Force on Legal Equity for Women, 1981-1983. Member Hawaiian Native Study Commission, 1981-1983.
Director National Consumer Cooperative Banks Board, 1981, member Texas Parks Wildlife Committee.
Chairman Texas Governor's Flood Control Action Group 1980-1981. Commissioner Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, since 1997. Board directors The Nature Conservancy, since 1996, Oryx Energy Company, 1990-1995, U. Houston Law Center Foundation, 1985-1989, 96-98, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 1986-1998, Houston Museum Natural Science 1, 1986-1998, Texas Nature Conservancy, since 1985, chair, since 1996.
Member American Bar Association (house of deals, past chairman state and local government section, immediate past chair section national resources, energy, and environmental law, standing commission on Federal Judges 1997-1998. Board editors American Bar Association Journal), Federal Bar Association (board directors Houston chapter 1986), State Bar Texas, Houston Bar Association, Texas Water Conservation Association, Houston Law Review Association (board directors 1978).
Married Bob Brown; children: Anne, Amy.