Tom Ramey, who served as Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals from 1989 to 2000, and President of the State Bar of Texas for the 1984-85 term, is one of the Texas Bar Foundation’s 2008 honorees as an Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer. I don’t see the 2008 announcement yet on the TBF”s page. But the announcement of the 2007 honorees has this description of the award:
The Outstanding Fifty-Year Lawyer Award was the first award established by the Texas Bar Foundation and is its most prestigious award. The award recognizes attorneys whose practices span fifty years or more, and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and provide service to the public.
That says it. A well-deserved congratulations to Chief Justice Ramey. Coverage from the Tyler Morning Telegraph is here.
