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By Brooks Igo
(June 21) – The Texas Center for Legal Ethics announced on Monday that Chief Justice Carolyn Wright of the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas is the recipient of the 2017 Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award.
Wright will receive the award at the Annual Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Dinner on Sept. 8 in Austin.
“Chief Justice Wright has been a shining example of professionalism throughout her long and distinguished career,” Gardere attorney Beverly Godbey, chair of the board of trustees of TCLE, said in a statement.
“Not only has she blazed trails and set an example for all who follow in her footsteps, she has done so with elegance, dignity and a firm dedication to the betterment of our profession.”
Wright is the first African-American to serve as chief justice on any of the 14 intermediate courts of appeal in Texas.
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