College of the State Bar of Texas
The College of the State Bar of Texas is an honorary society of qualified
Purpose and membership
The College recognizes
As of 2006, it was the only organization in the United States formed for the specific purpose of promoting and recognizing attorneys who strive to maintain and enhance their professional skills and the quality of their practice through voluntary participation in CLE programs. Historically, only about eight percent of the licensed attorneys in Texas (4,100 out of 63,500 in 1999) meet the requirements for membership in the College of the State Bar of Texas.[3] The motto of the College is: "Professionalism Through Education."
Since 1993, the College of the State Bar has each year presented a lawyer with the Jim Bowmer Professionalism Award, an annual honor established to recognize members who have significantly contributed to professionalism within the legal community, as well as a Franklin Jones Best CLE Article Award and a Steve Condos Most CLE Hours Award.[4]
History
Jim D. Bowmer and Franklin Jones, Jr., both past presidents of the State Bar of Texas, credit each other with starting the College of the State Bar. Mr. Bowmer, who believed that lawyers in Texas should be given recognition for attending programs of continuing legal education, urged Mr. Jones to persuade the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas to adopt the idea for the College. At the request of the Board of the Directors of the
In June 2001, the Board of the State Bar voted to change the status of the College from a
References
- ^ a b "Regulations". College of the State Bar of Texas, texasbarcollege.com. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Texas Minimum Continuing Legal Education Rules". State Bar Rules, art. XII, sec. 6(A), www.texasbar.com. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ Arambula, O. "Monday Wash: Five local barristers" (PDF). Larado Morning Times: Opinion, 6A (March 8, 1999), lmtonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ "Annual Awards". College of the State Bar of Texas, texasbarcollege.com. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ a b "History of the State Bar College". College of the State Bar of Texas, texasbarcollege.com. Retrieved 2007-09-07.