A University of Texas graduate with highest honors (B.A. and B.B.A. 1936, L.L.B 1939), Justice Joe R. Greenhill served in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II. In 1949 he became the first assistant attorney general for the state of Texas and helped argue Sweatt v. Painter, a landmark segregation case, before the U.S. Supreme Court. He co-founded Graves, Dougherty and Greenhill, an Austin law firm, in 1950, where he practiced until 1957 when Governor Price Daniel appointed him as an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Justice Greenhill remained an Associate Justice following an election the next year, and served in that capacity until 1972 when he became the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. During his tenure on the bench Justice Greenhill labored to bring about a Texas constitution amendment that granted criminal jurisdiction to the Court of Civil Appeals. Justice Greenhill retired from the Supreme Court in 1982, going on to serve in leadership positions for numerous legal organizations. Since his retirement, Justice Greenhill has also worked to change Texas laws that discouraged mediation and arbitration, resulting in a reduction of the backlog of cases and increased access to the legal system for low-income individuals.
Among his many awards and honors, Justice Greenhill was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Texas School of Law in 1977, an Outstanding Texas Lawyer by the Texas Bar Foundation in 1989. Also in 1989, Baker Botts established the Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law at The University of Texas in Judge Greenhill's name. One of his highest honors was his selection for membership in the Warren Burger Society by the National Center for State Courts. Presently Justice Greenhill serves as Counsel to Baker and Botts, an Austin Law Firm, where he primarily advises attorneys with cases before the Texas Supreme Court or other appellate Courts. He is Executive Director Emeritus of the State Bar of Texas and President of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society.
Bound volumes, Correspondence, photographs, and other materials (127 volumes, 1.5 linear ft.) document the career and life of Judge Joe R. Greenhill, Sr.
Series I, Bound Texas Supreme Court Notes (123 volumes), divided between Notes on Ungranted Applications and Notes on Causes, document numerous cases which were considered for hearing by the Texas State Supreme Court during Judge Greenhill’s tenure as both Judge and Chief Justice. The apparent gaps for volumes 36, 40, 41 and 45 in Notes on Causes are accounted for in Series II and III. Volume 46 of Notes on Causes is not present. A reference system to the Bound Texas Supreme Court Notes consisting of index cards (approximately 1,600) created by Judge Greenhill is available at Tarlton Law Library.
Series II, Texas Constitutional Revision Commission, comprises of two bound volumes of transcripts, photographs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission and the Constitutional Commission.
Series III, Scrapbooks, represents two bound volumes of clippings, correspondence, commentary and other material documenting the Texas State Supreme Court and Judge Greenhill’s career between 1972 and 1974.
Series IV, Correspondence (.5 linear ft.) primarily consists of letters from Judge Greenhill that serve as narrative memoires of his time in the Texas State Supreme Court. Other topics include Texas judges and prominent legal figures Judge Greenhill associated with. Prominent correspondents include former Director of the Tarlton Law Library Roy M. Mersky, Bill Pugsley of the Texas State Supreme Court Historical Society, and Head of Tarlton’s Special Collections Mike Widener.
Series V, Photographs (.45 linear ft.), mainly documents the Texas State Supreme Court from the 1950s through the early 1980s. Other subjects include events attended by Judge Greenhill, the swearing in and induction ceremonies of Judge Greenhill, the swearing in and induction ceremonies of other judges and Governors Clements and Briscoe, and the Greenhill family. Most of the photographs appear to be reproductions.
Series VI, Creative works (.26 linear ft), includes speeches, articles, and drafts documenting Texas legal history in the second half of the twentieth century, biographies of other judges, and Judge Greenhill’s career in the Texas State Supreme Court. Memoires describe Judge Greenhill’s earlier work as an enlisted serviceman in World War Two and as an attorney, as well as the work of Judge Greenhill’s mother, Violet Greenhill. Additional topics of interest include the early Texas Supreme Court and the granting of criminal jurisdiction to the Texas Court of Civil Appeals.
Series VII, Collected works (.24 linear ft), almost entirely consists of clippings, articles, and other publications about the life and work of Judge Greenhill.
Series VIII, RESTRICTED: Confidential Correspondence Files (2 folders), is off limits to researchers until the death of Judge Joe R. Greenhill, Sr.
Files marked restricted are closed until the death of Judge Joe R. Greenhill, Sr.
Joe R. Greenhill Papers, Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.
Donated ca. 2000-2008
Processed by Jennifer Cummings, Assistant Archivist
A collection of materials relating to the Texas Constitutional Review Commission. The volume consists of three sections: I. Transcript of Proceedings Before the Constitutional Revision Commission, II. Recommendations and Correspondence Regarding Nominees to the Commission, and the Balloting thereon, III. Actions of the Constitutional Revision Commission and its Tenative Proposals for a new Constitution.
A collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, commentary, and other materials chronicaling the Constitutional Convention and the work of the Texas Constitutional Review Commission.
A collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, commentary by Judge Greenhill, and other materials chronicaling the Texas Supreme Court form 1972 to 1973. Spine and first page reads "Notes on Causes, July 1972 to July 1973."
A collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, commentary by Judge Greenhill, and other materials chronicaling the Texas Supreme Court form 1973 to 1974. Spine and first page reads "Notes on Causes, July 1973 to July 1974."
Subjects: Judge (Colonel) Gordon Simpson, Letter to the Editor in the Texas Bar Journal about Judge Simpson. Includes a copy of the Letter to the Editor.
Other recipients include Kelley Jones King, Bill Pugsley, Roy Mersky, Judge Mark Davidson and Kent Rutter.
Subjects: Sweatt v. Painter, Judge Scalia and original intent. Includes copies of newspaper clippings.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky and Bill Pugsley.
Subjects: Governor Dolph Briscoe, Swearing in of Governor Bill Hobby. Includes computer print out of a photograph of Governor Briscoe, Governor Price Daniel, and Judge Greenhill.
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley, Roy Mersky and Jim Cannon.
Subjects: Governor Price Daniel and Judge Greenhill's part in Governor Daniel's campaign. Includes a copy of the Letter to the Editor.
Other recipient includes Roy Mersky.
Subjects: Texas Supreme Court 1935-1945 history. Includes photocopies of "The Texas Supreme Court: An Index of Selected Sources on the Court and its Members, 1836 to 1981 with a Historical Postscript by Judge Joe R. Greenhill," "A Texas Supreme Court Trilogy Volume 2: Oral History Interview with the Honorable Joe R. Greenhill, Sr." and a description of a 1938 picture of the Texas Supreme Court and Commissions. Includes a copy of the Letter to the Editor.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky, Hon Sarah Duncan, Professor Joseph McKnight, Bill Pugsley and Steve McConnico.
Subjects: The "Hickman Era" of the Texas Supreme Court, Judge Abner McCall. Includes photocopies of biographies of Judges Hickman, Griffin and Brewster and of the memorial remarks about Judge Abner published in the 1995 Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Texas.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky, Bill Pugsley, Mike Widener, Professor Joseph McKnight, Joe Greenhill, Jr., Judge Jack Pope, Judge Jack Hightower and Judge Bob Shannon.
Subjects: Judge Abner McCall and two articles sent by Matt Dawson about Judge McCall, one by McCall the other by Tommy Turner. Includes a copy of the Letter to the Editor. Includes letter to Bill Pugsley and Barry Bishop asking them to send the articles included in Dawson's letters to any other authors interested in writing about Judge McCall.
Subjects: Sweatt v. Painter, Brown v. Board, Plessy v. Ferguson, Thurgood Marshall, and the experience of being at the trial of Brown v. Board in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Subjects: Oil and gas law.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky and Bill Pugsley.
Subjects: Judicial salaries. Includes a photocopy of Judge Greenhill's May 16, 1974 letter to other members of the Texas Supreme Court about a recent vote to reduce judicial salaries.
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley, Mike Widener, Barry Bishop and Hon. C.L. Ray, Jr.
Subjects: book "The Tactful Texan: A Biography of Governor Will Hobby, Judge Greenhill's experience with Governor Hobby and Governor Shivers.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky and Mike Widener.
Subjects: Judge Phillips' resignation, Chief Justice Alexander's Court, Judge Greenhill's time as Chief Justice, campaigning for a position of the Texas Supreme Court. Includes a copy of Chief Justice Phillips' statement announcing his resignation.
Other recipients include Mike Widener, Bill Pugsley and Professor Joseph McKnight.
Subjects: Fisher v. Carousel Motor Hotel, segregation at the Houston Club.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky, Mike Widener and Kathleen Rauch.
Subjects: Writing the history of the Texas Supreme Court, Humber v. Norvell, Fisher v. Carousel Motor Hotel, Humble O. and R. Co. v. Williams, Phillips Pipe Line v. Razo, Texas O. and G. Co. v. Vela, Mustang v. Mormon Aviation, and Hilltop Village v. Kerrville I.S.D.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky and Bill Pugsley.
Subjects: Certification of questions to the Texas Supreme Court.
Other recipients include Chief Justice Tom Phillips, Blake Tartt, Karen Johnson, Roy Mersky and Mike Widener.
Subjects: Segregation of Mexican Americans.
Other recipients include Jim Cannon, Bill Pugsley and Roy Mersky.
Subjects: Judge Greenhill's experience in the Texas Supreme Court, Texas State Archives and court records, history of the Texas Supreme Court.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky, Bill Pugsley and Professor Joseph McKnight.
Subjects: Texas Bar Foundation and grants, Judge Greenhill's work for the Texas Bar Foundation.
Other recipient includes Roy Mersky.
Subjects: Atchley v. Greenhill, vacancy cases.
Subjects: Connie Webb, Bishop Scott Field Bailey, opera, the Opera Ball.
Subjects: Sweatt v. Painter. Includes photocopies of Judge Greenhill correspondence about the case from 1948 to 1950 and of the Centiorari to the Supreme Court of Texas.
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley, Larry McNeill, Barry Bishop, Emily G. Pierce and Judge Bob E. Shannon.
Subjects: City of Austin v. Railroad Commission, Doug Owen.
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley, Barry Bishop, Professor Joseph McKnight, Mike Widener, Judge Mark Davidson, Professor James Paulsen, Steve McConnico, Judge Jack Pope and Chief Justice Tom Phillips.
Subjects: Thurgood Marshall Law Review's "Looking Back" issue, segregation, Sweatt v. Painter. Includes copies of correspodence with the Thurgood Marshall Law Review and Bill Pugsley. A copy of the "Looking Back" issue may be found under Collected Works in Greenhill 3, Folder 23.
Subjects: Judge Roy Gee. Includes copy of letter ot Stephen Tripps about Judge Roy Gee.
Subjects: Effect of Mexican Law on Texas, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. Email printout.
Other recipient includes Mike Widener
Subjects: The Graves Firm. Includes copy of correspondence about the Graves Firm.
Subjects: Box 13 Controversy, Archer Parr. Includes photocopies of twenty-two newspaper articles, c. 1975, regarding the Box 13 Controversy.
Other recipient includes Bill Pugsley.
Subjects: Box 13 Controversy, Governor Price Daniel campaign, illegal gambling. Includes a copy of a letter to Judge Mark Davidson on the Box 13 Controversy and a copy of the oath to the Lieutenant Governor administered to Lt. Governor Bill Hobby.
Subjects: Oral History with Judge Greenhill, Railroad Commission v. City of Austin, HL and P v. Brown, City of Austin v. HL and P.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky and Bill Pugsley.
Subjects: Sweatt v. Painter, segregation of Mexican-Americans.
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley and Bill Greenhill.
Subjects: Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson's 2007 State of the Judiciary Speech, alternative dispute resolution. Includes a copy of a letter to Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson about the speech and a copy of Jefferson's speech.
Subjects: Texas State Law Library
Subjects: Judge Greenhill's nomination for the Professionalism Award for the 5th Circuit of the Inns of Court. Includes copies of letters of support from Hon. Wallace B. Jefferson, Sen. John Cornyn, Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Harriet E. Miers, Hon. Thomas M. Reavley, Hon. Will Garwood, Hon. Lee Yeakel, Greg Abbott, Hon. Harriet O'Neill, Hon. Scott Brister, Harry M. Whittington, Lloyd P. Lochridge, Jr., Johnny Sutton, David B. Brooks, Marcelino Estrada, Rev. J. Patrick Hazel, and Larry F. York.
Subjects: Tarlton Library's "Justices of Texas 1836-1936" website, opinions in which defendants were discharged for technical reasons.
Subjects: Thurgood Marshall Law School's application for re-approval by the ABA, Sweatt v. Painter. Includes copies of correspondence to Thurgood Marshall Law School.
Other recipient includes Bill Pugsley.
Subjects: Ross Dougherty. Includes copies of newspaper clippings and correspondence regarding the judicial appointment of Judge Ross E. Doughty, as well as materials from the swearing in ceremony.
Subjects: Greenhill Golf Tournament. Includes a copy of a letter ot Cynthia L. Fountaine, Intermin Dean and Professor of Law at Texas Weslayan University, about the tournament and a pamphlet for the event.
Subjects: Mark Yudof's swearing in, Judge Greenhill's weight.
Subjects: Texas and the death penalty. Includes copies of correspondence with Judge Ben Z. Grant about the death penalty in Texas.
Other recipient includes Bill [Pugsley].
Subjects: Justice Will Wilson. Contains a photocopy of Will Wilson's obituary.
Other recipients include Judge Mark Davidson, Professor Joseph W. McKnight, and Roy Mersky.
Subjects: Judge K.K. Woodley, Governor Moody, and Governor Jester. Includes photocopies of Woodley's handwritten notes.
Other recipients include Roy Mersky and Jane D. Louis.
Subjects: Seperate writings on ungranted writs (petitions for review) and mandamus, Texaco v. Pennzoil.
Other recipients include Dylan Drummond, Roy Mersky, Professor Joe McKnight, Stephen Tipps, Professor Wayne Scott, Hon. Mark Davidson, and Barry K. Bishop.
Subjects: Texaco v. Pennzoil.
Other recipients include Dylan Drummond, Roy Mersky, Professor Joe McKnight, Stephen Tipps, Professor Wayne Scott, Hon. Mark Davidson, Barry K. Bishop, Joe Greenhill Jr., and Bill Greenhill.
Subjects: Early History of Briefing Attorney Program, Clarence Guittard. Includes copies of Judge Greenhill's order and letter of appointment as a briefing attorney
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley and Bill Greenhill.
Subjects: History of the Court; Ethics, lawyer advertising, and cameras in the courtroom. Includes a photocopy of the cover of the Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Optometric Association in the case of Dr. John E. Kee, et al v. Dr. W.F. Babaer, et al.
Other recipients include Bill Pugsley and Bob Dabney.
Subjects: Texas Supreme Court and rules of civil procedure, rules of venue and general administration, work of the Texas Supreme Court with the State Bar on rules.
Other recipients include Stephen Tipps, Tom Phillips, Joseph McKnight, Hon, Jack Pope, Roy Mersky, and Bob Dabney.
Subjects: Late filing following the Kennedy assasination, late filing rejected by Judge Sharon Keller in a death penalty case.
Other recipient includes Roy Mersky.
Subjects: The memorials of Justices Hickman, Garwood, and Hart, Luttes v. State, Sweatt v. Painter, Plessey v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board.
Other recipients include Larry York and Roy Mersky.
Subjects: Judge Greenhill's final report as the president of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, Greenhill's time as a law clerk, golf story. Includes a copy of the report.
Subjects: book by Pamela Brandwein, Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board.
Subjects: Plaque honoring Heman Sweatt attended by Judge Greenhill, Sweatt v. Painter. Includes copy of news article about the plaque ceremony.
Other recipients include Barry Bishop and Bill Pugsley.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Greenhill and Jaworski at the Dedication of the Texas State Bar Building. One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photograph printout. 8.5 x 11 in. Possibly taken at a meeting or seminar. Includes cover letter by Judge Greenhill.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Judge Greenhill receiving the Warren Burger Society and portrait from Chief Justice Rehnquist. One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photograph, 5 x 7 in.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
One black and white photograph, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. Includes copies of a cover letter by Judge Greenhill and response from Mike Widener.
Three photograph printouts, 11 x 8.5 in. Includes an undated note by Judge Greenhill to Roy Mersky about the photograph.
Shows Judges St. John Garwood, James R. Norvell, Clyde Smith, Robert W. Hamilton, Joe R. Greenhill, Robert W. Calvert, and the head of Texas DPS, Homer Garrison.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in. and One black and white photograph printout
1 black and white photo, 10 x 8 in.
1 color photo, 8 x 5 in.
Black and white photograph shows Judges Hamilton, Zollie Steakley, Jr., Jack Pope, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Ruel Charlie Walker, Meade Griffin, Robert Calvert, Clyde E. Smith, Sr., and Joe Greenhill Sr. First color photograph shows Price Daniel, Ruel Charlie Walker, Jack Pope, Sears McGee, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Thomas Morrow Reavley, Sam Johnson, Jr., Zollie Steakly, and James Gray Denton. Second color photograph shows Price Daniel, Sears McGree, Jack Pope, Ruel Charlie Walker, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Zollie Steakly, Thomas Morrow Reavley, James Gray Denton, and Sam Johnson, Jr.
One black and white photograph and one color photograph, 10 x 8 in. One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Justices Norvell, Culver, Calvert, Garwood, Hickman, Griffin, Smith, Walker, and Greenhill.
Two black and white photograph printouts, 8.5 x 11 in.
Shows Joe Greenhill, Sr., Ruel Charlie Walker, Clyde E. Smith, John E. Hickman, Robert Calvert, Frank Culver, James Norvell, and Robert Hamilton.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
May have been taken at Judge Calvert's resignation speech.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. and one black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows James Gray Denton, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Ruel Charlie Walker, Zollie Steakly, Jack Pope, Robert Calvert, Sears McDee, Price Daniel, and Joe Greenhill, Sr.
One color photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows James Gray Denton, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Ruel Charlie Walker, Zollie Steakly, Jack Pope, Robert Calvert, Sears McDee, Price Daniel, and Joe Greenhill, Sr.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Zollie Steakly, Joe Greehill, Sr., Robert Hamiliton, Jack Pope, Ruel Charlie Walker, Meade Griffin, Robert Calvert, Clyde E. Smith, and James Norvell.
One black and white photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows James Gray Denton, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Ruel Charlie Walker, Zollie Steakly, Jack Pope, Hawthorne Philips, Sears McDee, Price Daniel, and Joe Greenhill, Sr.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows James Gray Denton, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Ruel Charlie Walker, Zollie Steakly, Jack Pope, Hawthorne Philips, Sears McDee, Price Daniel, and Joe Greenhill, Sr.
One color photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows Larry Hyden, David Pittard, Price Daniel, Sears McGee, John Howell, Dan Sheehan, Jack Pope, Tom Phillips, Ruel Charlie Walker, Doug Owen, Joe Greenhill, Sr., George Bowles, Zollie Steakly, Bill Finkelstein, Tom Reavley, Steve Paxton, James Denton, Don Willis, and Samuel Johnson, Jr.
One color photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows Larry Hyden, David Pittard, Price Daniel, Sears McGee, John Howell, Dan Sheehan, Jack Pope, Tom Phillips, Ruel Charlie Walker, Doug Owen, Joe Greenhill, Sr., George Bowles, Zollie Steakly, Bill Finkelstein, Tom Reavley, Steve Paxton, James Denton, Don Willis, and Samuel Johnson, Jr.
One color photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows Zollie Steakly, James Denton, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Sears McGee, Sam Johnson, Jr., Jack Pope, Price Daniel, and Ross E. Doughty, Jr.
Two color photograph printouts, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Price Daniel, Charles W. Barrow, Zollie Steakly, Joe Greenhill, Sr., James Denton, Sears McGee, Jack Pope, Jamuel Johnson, Jr., and Terrell Claude Chadick.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Zollie Steakly, Sears McGee, Samuel Johnson, Jr., Robert Campbell, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Jack Pope, Charles Barrow, Franklin Spears, and James Denton.
One color photograph, 10 x 8 in.
Shows James Wallace, Franklin Spears, Charles Barrow, Jack Pope, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Sears McGee, Robert Campbell, Cread L. Ray, and Ruby Kless Sondock.
One color photograph printout. 8 x 10 in.
Shows Zollie Steakly, Sears McGee, Samuel Johnson, Jr., Robert Campbell, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Jack Pope, Charles Barrow, Franklin Spears, and James Denton.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows James Wallace, Franklin Spears, Charles Barrow, Jack Pope, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Sears McGee, Robert Campbell, Cread L. Ray, and Ruby Kless Sondock.
One color photograph 8 x 10.
Shows James Wallace, Franklin Spears, Charles Barrow, Jack Pope, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Sears McGee, Robert Campbell, Cread L. Ray, and Ruby Kless Sondock.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows James Wallace, Franklin Spears, Charles Barrow, Jack Pope, Joe Greenhill, Sr., Sears McGee, Robert Campbell, Cread L. Ray, and Ruby Kless Sondock.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Ireland Graves speaking, Violet, Joe Jr., Martha and Bill Greenhill seated.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Sharon Greenhill, former wife of Joe Greenhill, Jr., and Ira Butler visible.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Taken after Judge Greenhill was sworn in as Chief Justice.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. and one black and white photograph, 8 x 10 in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. and one black and white photograph, 8 x 10 in.
Shows Price Daniel and Judge Greenhill.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Bill Greenhill and Judge Greenhill, Sr.
One black and white photograph, 9 x 6.5 in.
Mrs. Greenhill and Lyndon Baines Johnson in lower right corner.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. and one color photograph, 8 x 10 in.
Taken just after Charles Barrow was sworn in.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. and one black and white photograph, 8 x 10 in.
Taken at swearing in of Charles Barrow.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in. and one black and white photograph, 8 x 10 in.
Shows Governor Clements, Judge Greenhill, and an unidentified woman.
One black and white photo, 10 x 8 in.
One color photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
One black and white photocopy, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Violet, Joe Jr., Bill, Judge Greenhill, and Martha.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Shows Joe Jr., Bill, Judge Greenhill with rifles, and Martha.
One black and white photograph printout, 11 x 8.5 in.
Four Seasons Hotel, Houston, Texas. Introduction of Judge Greenhill by Frank G. Evans, retired Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals; “Response to Introduction by Judge Frank Evans” by Judge Greenhill. With cover letter from Judge Greenhill to Mike Widener, 1995 Oct. 5.
Speech about Golfing with Chief Justice Calvert and Dean Leon Green.
Includes cover letter to Barry K. Bishop, Roy M. Mersky, and Mike Widener, dated March 2, 2005, two Attorney General opinions on the validity of separate colleges in Texas, and an unpublished concurring opinion by Justice Robert H. Jackson in Brown v. Board of Education.
Includes correspondence from Judge Greenhill to Dean Sharlot about the Price Building Dedication, as well as correspodence between Judge Greenhill and Roy Mersky about the Price Building dedication and Sweatt v. Painter.
Includes correspodence between Judge Greenhill and Roy Mersky about the remarks.
Includes cover letter from Judge Greenhill to Roy Mersky and Mike Widener, 2003 June 4.
Includes cover letter from Judge Greenhill to Mike Widener and a copy of speech as published in Texas Bar Journal 31:11 (Dec. 22, 1968) 1036-1038, 1065-1073.
Judge Greenhill interviewed by Debbie Wean, on the work of his mother to provide mental health services in Texas. Includes cover letter from Judge Greenhill to Roy Mersky and Mike Widener, January 6, 2005 and photocopy of a Houston Chronicle 1957 profile of Violet Greenhill.
Excerpt from manuscript of Chrys Dougherty’s book about Graves Dougherty. Includes response from Roy Mersky to Judge Greenhill.
Includes a telegram from Lyndon Baines Johnson regarding Judge Greenhill's naval assignment and two cover letters to Roy Mersky and Mike Widener.
Biographical profile of Judge Charles Barrow. Includes cover letter and correspondence with printouts of Barrow's cases from Westlaw sent to Professor Joseph McKnight, Roy Mersky, Bill Pugsley, Ms. Katherine Blakeman and Mike Widener.
Manuscript of article later published in Texas Tech Law Review 33:2 (2002), 377-404. Includes reprint of article, related correspondence from Judge Greenhill to Roy Mersky, Mike Widener, and Senator Ray Farabee, and response from Roy Mersky.
Manuscript of paper for the Texas Bar Journal. Includes cover letter.
Brochure prepared by Shelly Sharpe for the 40th Reunion of the briefing attorneys of 1965-1966 of the Supreme Court of Texas. Includes cover letter.
Brief announcing the awarding of the American Inns of Court Professional Award to Judge Greenhill.
Photocopy of page. Contains a copy of the cover letter to Roy Mersky.
Color printout of page from the Austin Business Journal. Includes cover letter to Mike Widener.
Two photocopies of article by Judge Mark Davidson and Kent Rutter from the Texas Bar Journal vol. 63 no. 10.
Photocopies. Contains a copy of the cover letter to Roy Mersky.
Speech delivered at the celebration of 50th anniversary of the case at the Phillip L. Burton Scholarship Dinner in Seattle, Washington. Includes correspondence between Judge Greenhill and Mike Widener about the remarks and Justice Wallace Jefferson.
This issue was dedicated to Judge Greenhill. File contains photocopies of articles "A Tribute to Chief Justice Joe R. Greenhill" by Gwendolyn M. Bookman, and "Cheif Justice Greenhill and the Judicial Process" by Charles P. Bubany.
Whole issue. Volume 28, number 2. Box Greenhill 1, Folder 23 contains correspondence referring to this issue.
Photocopy of article by Justice Charles Barrow in edition of St. Mary's Law Review that was dedicated to Judge Greehill.
Correspondence from Judge Greenhill to Roy Mersky. Closed to researchers until the death of Joe R. Greenhill, Sr.
Judge Greenhill to Officers and Directors of the Supreme Court Historical Society. Closed to researchers until the death of Joe R. Greenhill, Sr.