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Joe R. Greenhill

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Joe R. Greenhill
22nd Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
In office
October 4, 1972 – October 25, 1982
Appointed byPreston Smith
Preceded byRobert W. Calvert
Succeeded byJack Pope
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
In office
October 1, 1957 – October 4, 1972
Appointed byPrice Daniel
Preceded byFew Brewster
Succeeded byHawthorne Phillips
Personal details
Born
Joe Robert Greenhill

(1914-06-14)June 14, 1914
Abilene, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 2011(2011-02-11) (aged 96)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas (BA, BBA, LLB)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Joe Robert Greenhill (July 14, 1914 – February 11, 2011)[1] was an American attorney. He served on the Texas Supreme Court for 25 years, 10 of those as chief justice.

Biography

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Born in Houston, Texas, Greenhill attended the University of Texas, where he earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in 1936 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1939[2] where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys. During World War II, he served as junior officer in the United States Navy, first in intelligence and then as executive officer of a mine sweeper in the Pacific Theater. He became Assistant Attorney General of the State of Texas in 1948, co-founded Graves, Dougherty & Greenhill in 1950 and was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court in 1957, where he served until 1982. He received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1977.

Greenhill was of counsel at Baker Botts.

References

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  1. ^ "Texas high court justice Greenhill dies at 96". Houston Chronicle. February 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Joe Robert Greenhill". tarltonapps.law.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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