Joe Robert Greenhill (July 14, 1914 – February 11, 2011) was an American attorney. He served on the
Texas Supreme Court for 25 years, 10 of those as chief justice.
Biography
Born in
Houston, Texas
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, 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
where he was a member of the
Texas Cowboys
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. 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
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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
External links
Greenhill, Joe R.biography at Texas Politics (University of Texas)
Joe R. Greenhillbiography at BakerBotts.com
In Memoriam: Chief Justice Joe R. Greenhill
1914 births
2011 deaths
20th-century American judges
United States Navy personnel of World War II
Chief Justices of the Texas Supreme Court
Lawyers from Houston
Justices of the Texas Supreme Court
United States Navy reservists
University of Texas School of Law alumni
People associated with Baker Botts
20th-century American lawyers
United States Navy officers
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