Thomas William Porter III

Background

III, Thomas William Porter was born on August 23, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas William and Ruth Mae (Campbell) P.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Southern Methodist U., 1963. Bachelor of Laws, Duke U., 1966.

Career

Bar: Tex.1966, United States District Court (northern district) Texas 1967, United States District Court (southern district) Texas 1975, United States District Court (western district) Texas 1977, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1977. Association Jackson & Walker, Dallas, 1966-1972. Partner Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, 1972-1974, Foreman & Dyess, Houston, 1974-1981.

Senior partner Porter & Hedges Limited Liability Partnership, Houston, 1981. Lecturer securities and corporation law State Bar Texas Continuing Legal Education Program, 1977. Board visitors Duke U. Law School, 1985-1992.

Politics

Peace making is the creative and positive quest for the well-being of humankind and the planet on which people live.

Views

Christians with different approaches should be engaged with each other to discuss how the Bible should be applied to issues in our contemporary world.

Membership

Fellow Texas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (commission on law firms 1981, federal regulation of securities committee 1979), State Bar Texas (member of council section corporation, banking and business law 1984-1986, securities and investment banking committee 1976), Houston Bar Association, Association for Corporation Growth (board directors 1981-1983), Lakeside Country.

Connections

Married Sally Ann Shell, May 10, 1963 (divorced July 1983).; married Patty Ann Sanders, November 2, 1985. Children: Elizabeth Elisse, Laura Christina.

Father:

Thomas William P.

Mother:

Ruth Mae (Campbell) P.

Spouse:

Sally Ann Shell

Spouse:

Patty Ann Sanders

child:

Elizabeth Elisse III

child:

Laura Christina III