FEDERAL COURT HISTORY IN
EAST TEXAS (1840 - PRESENT)

FEDERAL COURT HISTORY IN
EAST TEXAS (1840 - PRESENT)

The multifaceted project combines oral history, photographs, and historical narrative creating a unique history of the Eastern District Court of Texas.

Over 45 oral histories were conducted as part of the project. These include interviews with sitting and retired judges and magistrates, attorneys, politicians, and court clerks. Adding to these, friends and spouses of judges and magistrates were also interviewed.

Scroll through the list below to listen to the interviews. Transcripts of each interview are also available.

Attorneys:

The following interview on Tuesday, October 15, 2002 is with Eric Albrighton whose office is at 109 Tyler St. in Longview, Texas. It will become a part of the oral history project of the Department of History at the University of Texas in Tyler, Texas. The interviewer is Josh Belflower.

The following interview on Thursday, July 21, 2005 is with Mike Baker whose work after law school in 1976 revolved around personal injury defense. The interviewer is Dr. Cynthia Devlin.

The following interview on October 15, 2002, is with James Barton who lives at 3201LakePine drive Tyler, Texas. It will become part of the oral history project of the department of History at The University of Texas at Tyler, in Tyler, Texas. The interviewer is Kelly C. Clay.

The following interview on Thursday, August 22, 2002 is with Otis Carroll who started practicing law as early as 1975 in the gulf coast. The interviewer is Lucinda Presley.

The following interview on Monday, November 11, 2002 is with Tracey Crawford who attended Baylor University, currently working as the president of Ramey & Flock, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The interviewer is Mat L. Everett.

The following interview on Monday, November 12, 2002 is with Tracey Crawford who attended Baylor University, currently working as the president of Ramey & Flock, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The interviewer is Tom Clark.

The following interview on Tuesday, April 22, 2003 is with Robert Scott Davis who graduated from Trinity College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in History and English. then receiving his doctorage from SMU Law School. The interviewer is Michael Fazone.

The following interview on April 26, 2002 is with Elizabeth Derieux who lives at 2025 Ashley Street Gladewater, Texas it will become a part of the oral history project at The interviewer is William Daniels.

Biography Attorney. Judge Parker, Judge Steger, Judge Guthrie, Judge Justice, Judge Hannah (hand written on interview cover page). The interviewer is William D. Daniel, and the interviewee is Elizabeth DeRieux.

The following interview on Thursday, July 21, 2005 is with Tom Duesler who attended law school at Baylor, and since then did insurance defense work with his own practice. The interviewer is Cynthia Devlin.

The following interview on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 is with Buck Files who received his Bachelors of Arts from Austin College, a Masters of Liberal Arts and Jurist Doctorate from SMU. The interviewer is Jeremie B. Castleberry.

The following interview on March 26 is with MikJack W. Flock who finished law school in three years at the University of Texas at Austin. The interviewer is unknown.

The following interview on August 10 is with Larry Germer who practiced law primarily with Orgain, Bell and Tucker law until 1994, then partnering with Paul Gertz. The interviewer is Cynthia Devlin.

The following interview on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 is with Robert Hambright who has practiced law continuously since 1981 with the law firm of Orgain, Bell, and Tucker. The interviewer is Cynthia Devlin.

The following interview on Saturday, August 10, 2005 is with Lum Hawthorn who graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1966. The interviewer is Cynthia Devlin.

Worked for Judge Guthrie. Spoke of Judge Justice. Worked on Red cockaded woodpecker Endangered Species Act (hand written on interview cover page).

The interviewer Joe V. Tolleson, and the interviewee is Judith Hill.

Interviewee is Clifton Lee “Scrappy” Holmes and the interviewer is Tina W. Thomas.

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Interviewee was John Smith, and the interviewer was Jennifer Johnson.

Attorney, Appellate Attorney, General Civil Litigation. Law Clerk for Judge Steger. Judge McKee, Judge Fisher. Judge Parker- Ahearan v. Fireboard (my maxell tape?), John Doe HIV Case, 70 year old female drug trafficking case. Trial: Rex Cobble, Cowboy mafia of Dallas, Rico case, Daubert v. Merril Dow Interviewee is Glenn Thames, and the interviewer is Karen Colleen Conn.

Clerks:

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Judges and Magistrates:

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Friends and Spouses:

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