Wallace B Jefferson

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Litigation: Appellate

Texas

12 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Wallace B Jefferson

USA

Practice Areas

Supreme Court of the United States; Supreme Court of Texas; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Career

Partner, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, 2013-Present; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 2004-2013; Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 2001-2004; Board-certified in civil appellate law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1993-Present; Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2010-2014; Argued two cases before U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Memberships

Council Member, American Law Institute; Board Member, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Board Member, Lexitas; Board Member, Project on Government Oversight; Adviser, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Judicial Selection Initiative; Philosophical Society of Texas

Publications

‘How the Legal System Falls Short in Protecting Basic Rights,’ 88 New York University Law Review 1953 (2013); ‘State of the Judiciary,’ Texas Bar Journal (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)

Personal

Honorary Degrees: J.D., Austin College, 2012; J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2011; J.D., Michigan State University, 2009; J.D., Hofstra Law School, 2009; J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2006

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Appellate - Texas

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Wallace Jefferson frequently appears before the Texas Supreme Court and other appellate courts in the state.

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