Background
Gray, Shirley J. was born on May 27, 1941 in Jasper, Arkansas, United States.
Gray, Shirley J. was born on May 27, 1941 in Jasper, Arkansas, United States.
University of Missouri (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1976). University of Missouri at Kansas City (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1981).
Worked at Drabek & Associates, Professional Corporation (Harlingen, Texas) specializing in Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Missouri and United States. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
1984, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1989, Texas and United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
Delta Theta Phi.
Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Articles Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Civil Rights and Private Wrongs: a New Remedy," 48 University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review 487, Spring, 1980.
Internship with Judge Jack P. Pritchard, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.
Member: Kansas City, Houston and American Bar Associations. Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers.
Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Articles Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1980-1981.