University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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In 1933, Mr. Woodward received his B.A. degree from the University of Texas, and in 1940, he received his M.A. from West Texas State College, and in 1943, he received his LL.B. from the University of Texas. Shortly after being admitted to practice, Mr. Woodward served in the United States Army from 1943-1945. He was in private practice in Amarillo, Texas from 1945-1946. In 1946, he joined the Law Faculty at the University of Texas as an Associate Professor of Law. In 1950, he became a Professor of Law. At Yale University in 1950, he was honored as a Sterling Fellow. At two times in the past he has served in the capacity of acting dean of the Law School. lie was also Assistant Dean from 1948-1951, and Associate Dean from 1951-1953. Mr. Woodward lectures in Mortgages, Texas Land Titles, Wills and Administration, and Oil and Gas. Professor of Law Mr. Wright earned his A.B. degree from Wesleyan University in 1947, and his LL.B. from Yale University in 1949. Soon after graduation from Yale, he joined the law faculty there as a part-time Assistant in Instruction. In 1950 he was an Assistant Professor at Minnesota University, and in 1953 he was made Associate Professor. He joined the Faculty at the University of Texas in 1955. Besides his duties as a Professor, Mr. Wright has also been a law clerk in the U.S. Circuit Court, 1949-1950, Secretary of the Minnesota State Bar Association Court Rules Committee, Assistant to the Reporter, U.S. Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, and Consultant, Alabama Committee for Judicial Reform, lie is also author of Wright's Minnesota Rules, and Cases on Remedies. Although Mr. Wright is on leave of absence this year, he has lectured in courses in Procedure, Labor Relations, and Constitutional Law. CHARLES ALAN WRIGHT Professor of Law Mr. wiener received his LL.B. in 1950 and his B.B.A. in 1948. Both degrees were received from the University of Texas. From 1953 until 1955 he was Assistant United States Attorney in charge of the Waco and Austin Divisions. He was also Division Head in the State Attorney General’s office from 1955-1956 as Chief of the Veteran’s Land Division. Prior to these two positions he was in private practice in Austin. Mr. wiener has been Past Director of the Criminal Law and Procedure Section of the State Bar, and Director of the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, a private organization interested in Texas Law Enforcement. During the Fall semester at the Law School, he lectured in Criminal Law. He has now returned to private practice in Austin, Texas. LONNY F. ZWIENER Visiting Associate Professor of Law 21

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Mr. Wilkinson received his B.S. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1934, and his LL.B. with honors from the University of Texas in 1949. He was an accountant after he graduated from South Carolina until 1937 when he became an Agent for the Bureau of Internal Revenue. He served in the United States Navy in 1942, beginning as a Lieutenant (jg) and was honorably discharged as a Lt. Commander in 1945. He became Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Texas in the summer of 1950, then he practiced in Midland, Texas until 1957, at which time he rejoined the faculty as a Professor of Law. A member of the Permanent Tax Council, he has lectured in 19.54, 1955, and 1957 at the Tax Conference sponsored annually by the Law School. Mr. Wilkinson lectures in courses in Federal Estate and Gift Taxation. and Legal Account-inf'. J. HENRY WILKINSON Professor of Law Professor Williams received his A.B. degree from the University of Denver in 193S, and his LL.B. from Columbia University in 1941. From 1941-1942, he served as Instructor of Law and Faculty Editor of the Iowa Law Review at the University of Iowa. He then served on the Law Faculty at the University of Denver for four years after which he came to the University of Texas. 1 le became a Professor of Law at the University in 1950. He has also served in the capacities of attorney with the Office of Price Stabilization and was Associate Director, Study of Loyalty Security Program, City of New York Bar Association, lie is author of Cases and Material on Employees Rights and The Supreme Court Speaks. He was Associate Editor of Labor Relations and the Law. lie lectures in courses on Constitutional Law, Labor Relations. Legal Profession, and Seminar in Collective Bargaining. JERRE STOCKTON WILLIAMS Professor of Law Mr. Witherspoon received his A.B. from the University of Chicago and his LL.B. from the University of Texas in 1948. After graduation, Mr. Witherspoon joined the Law Faculty at the University as an Assistant Professor of Law, in 1950 he became Associate Professor of Law, and has been Professor of Law since 1955. From 1951 until 1952 lie was on leave of absence as Chief Counsel, Apparel and Service Trades Branches. O.P.S., Washington, D.C. He is also Advisory Editor of Natural Tmw Forum. He was a Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, on active duty from 1942-1946. He was on leave at Harvard University on a Rockefeller Foundation grant for research in Jurisprudence in 1957-1958. Mr. Witherspoon lectures in courses in Administrative Law, Legislation, Constitutional Law, Seminar in Jurisprudence, and Problems in Jurisprudence. 20 JOSEPH PARKER WITHERSPOON Professor of Law

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