Texas Supreme Court, Provost of Judicial Education:
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1988-1993 (bulk 1992-1993)
Overview | ||
| Creator: | Texas. Supreme Court. Provost of Judicial Education. | |
| Title: | Records | |
| Dates: | 1988-1993 | |
| Dates: | (bulk 1992-1993) | |
| Abstract: | Records consist of reports, correspondence, minutes, surveys, curricula, and research files that date from 1988 to 1993, with the bulk from 1992 to 1993. These records were generated or collected by the Provost of Judicial Education and document the activities and recommendations of the Provost, the state of judicial education in Texas, and debates regarding the future of judicial education programs. | |
| Quantity: | 2 cubic ft. | |
| Language | English. | |
Agency History
The Texas Supreme Court appointed William W. Gibson, Jr. as Provost of Judicial Education for the year beginning September 1, 1992, to advise the court on the operation of education programs for judges, court officials and personnel, to aid in program development, to encourage cooperation among the recipients of judicial and court personnel training funds, and to encourage the use of new technologies and alternatives to traditional education programs. Gibson, a professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin, took a leave of absence from his teaching duties to serve as Provost. The Provost studied and participated in numerous judicial education programs, met with the agencies that provide judicial education programs, served as a clearinghouse for judicial scholarships and program invitations, reviewed grant applications for the State Justice Institute, and worked on developing education programs with interested parties. He conducted an education needs assessment survey of Texas judges, and formed an advisory committee of representatives from the three judicial training centers that received funding from the Texas Supreme Court. The Provost submitted a final report to the court in August 1993. In September 1993, responsibility for judicial education was transferred from the Texas Supreme Court to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals as a result of Senate Bill 947, 73rd Legislature, Regular Session.
Scope and Contents of the Records
Records consist of reports, correspondence, minutes, surveys, curricula, and research files that date from 1988 to 1993, with the bulk from 1992 to 1993. These records were generated or collected by the Provost of Judicial Education and document the activities and recommendations of the Provost, the state of judicial education in Texas, and debates regarding the future of judicial education programs. The Provost's “Final Report to the Supreme Court of Texas” gives an overview of judicial education in Texas, summarizes the Provost's activities, and gives the Provost's recommendations for improvements. The Provost's activities are detailed in his reports to Texas Supreme Court Justice Bob Gammage. Also included are materials on agencies that received funds from the Texas Supreme Court for providing judicial and court personnel training, including the Texas Justice Court Training Center, Texas Municipal Courts Training Center, Texas Center for the Judiciary, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, and Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Reports and correspondence from three other bodies--the Study Committee on Judicial and Court Personnel Education Programs, the Texas Judicial Education Delegation to the Leadership Institute in Judicial Education, and the Judicial Education Reference, Information and Technical Transfer Project--were used by the Provost in preparing his final report and provide additional information on judicial education in Texas and throughout the U.S. A large quantity of publications, instructional materials, ephemera, and miscellaneous materials were separated from the records because they were better suited as library materials, proprietary in nature, and/or of limited informational or evidential value.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
Organization of the Records | ||
| These records are organized into 14 series: | ||
| Administrative files | ||
| Reports to the Texas Supreme Court | ||
| Needs Assessment Survey | ||
| Advisory Committee | ||
| Judicial Education Executive Committee | ||
| Texas Justice Court Training Center | ||
| Texas Municipal Courts Training Center | ||
| Texas Center for the Judiciary | ||
| Texas District and County Attorneys Association | ||
| Criminal Defense Lawyers Association | ||
| Other judicial education programs | ||
| Scholarships, invitations and program development | ||
| Reports on judicial education | ||
| Research files | ||
Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
None.
Index Terms | ||
| The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Judges--Education--Texas. | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Correspondence--Texas--Judges--Education--1988-1993. | ||
| Minutes--Texas--Judges--Education--1988-1993. | ||
| Reports--Texas--Judges--Education--1988-1993. | ||
| Personal Names: | ||
| Gibson, William W. | ||
| Functions: | ||
| Examining judicial education programs. | ||
Related Material
None. |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Records, Provost of Judicial Education, Texas Supreme Court. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1994/098
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Supreme Court, Provost of Judicial Education on May 17, 1993.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Mike Widener and Emma Widener, consulting archivists, August 1993, under contract with the Provost of Judicial Education.
Paul Beck, June 1994
Detailed Description of the Collection