Background
Calvert, Robert Wilburn was born on February 22, 1905 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Porter and Maud (Richardson) Calvert.
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Robert Wilburn Calvert
Edit Profileconsultant Civil litigation federal lawyer
Education
University of Texas (Bachelor of Laws, 1931). Member, 1933-1939; Speaker, 1937-1939, Texas House of Representatives from Hill and Navarro Counties. Chairman, State Democratic Executive Committee, 1946-1948.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1950-1961.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1961-1972. Chairman, National Conference of State Chief Justices, 1970-1971.
Career
Justice Supreme Court, Texas, 1950—1961, chief justice, 1961—1972. Associate McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Austin, Texas, since 1972.
Achievements
Religion
Communion and Water Baptism are symbolic acts of obedience to the teaching of Jesus in the New Testament.
Membership
Speaker Texas House Representatives, 1937—1939, member, 1933—1939. President Hillsboro School District, Texas, 1945—1949, trustee, 1943—1949. Member State Ethics Commission, 1983—1985, State Ethics Advisory Committee, since 1983.
Member of American Judicature Society, Travis County Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association, Texas Bar Foundation (Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer award 1986).
Connections
Married Frances Freeland, June 7, 1933 (divorced). Married Corinne Collins, January 26, 1962. Children: Carolyn, James Porter.
Education
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1931
Career
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1950 - 1961
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1961 - 1972
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1972
Awards
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Named Texan of Year, New Braunfels Community College, 1973. Named an Outstanding Alumnus, University Texas Law School, 1972. Recipient Hatton W. Sumners award, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1974.Named Texan of Year, New Braunfels Community College, 1973. Named an Outstanding Alumnus, University Texas Law School, 1972. Recipient Hatton W. Sumners award, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1974.