Background

McGee, William Sears was born on September 29, 1917 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James Butler and Alice (Sears) McGee.

Education

Student, Rice Institute, 1936. Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1940.

Career

Judge County Court Law, Harris County, 1948-1954, 151st District Court, Harris County, 1954-1955. Practice Houston, 1955-1958. Judge 55th District Court, Harris County, 1958-1969.

Justice Texas Supreme Court, from 1969. Instructor civil law procedure University Houston College Law, 1950-1952. Secretary-treasurer Houston Junior Bar, 1947.

Achievements

• William Sears McGee has been listed as a noteworthy state justice by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors central branch Young Men’s Christian Association, Houston. Member Houston Community Council. President Houston Council Deaf Children.

Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Texas State Bar. (director, member legislative committee judicial section), Texas Bar Foundation, American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Sons of Herman, Phi Delta Theta.

Connections

Married Mary Beth Peterson, March 8, 1941. Children– James Sears, Mary Gray McGee Neilson, Claire Logan McGee Holmes, Alice Gray (Mistress Bob Ruckman), George Sears, Erwin Smith.

Father:

James Butler McGee

Mother:

Alice (Sears) McGee

Spouse:

Mary Beth Peterson

child:

Mary Gray McGee Neilson McGee

child:

George Sears McGee

child:

James Sears McGee

child:

Alice Gray McGee (Mistress Bob Ruckman)

child:

Erwin Smith McGee

child:

Claire Logan McGee Holmes McGee