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Robert Gammage
Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage (March 13, 1938 – September 10, 2012) was a Texas politician, having served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas State Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. Education and military service Gammage was born in Houston, Texas, Houston and attended Milby High School there. He earned an associate of arts from Del Mar College in 1958 and a bachelor of science from the University of Corpus Christi in 1963, both in Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi. He obtained a master's degree from Sam Houston State University in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin in 1969. He also earned an LLM from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1986. Gammage served in the United States Army from 1959 to 1960, Army Reserve from 1960 to 1964, and the United States Navy Reserve, Navy Reserve from 1965 to 2000, where he retired as a Captain (naval), captain. Career Thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) is the supreme court, court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of Texas. A different court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), is the court of last resort in criminal matters. The Court has its seat at the Supreme Court Building on the Texas State Capitol, State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight associate justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limit. The Texas Supreme Court was established in 1846 to replace the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. It meets in Downtown Austin, Downtown Austin, Texas in an office building near the Texas State Capitol. Regulation of the practice of law in Texas courts By statute, the Texas Supreme Court has administrative control over the State Bar of Texas, an agency of the jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
