[1] Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX
Father: (d.)
Mother: Mary Wainwright Hawkins
Wife: Debbie (three sons)
Son: Jeremy
Son: Phillip
Son: Joshua
High School: Mount Juliet High School, Mount Juliet, TN (1979)
University: BA, Howard University (1983)
University: London School of Economics (attended 1981)
Law School: JD, University of Chicago Law School (1988)
Texas State Supreme Court Justice (2002-)
Texas State Official Judge, 334th Civil District Court, Harris County (1999-2002)
Haynes and Boone Attorney (1996-99)
Andrews & Kurth Attorney (1990-95)
Bass, Berry & Simms Attorney (1988-90)
American Law Institute
Houston Bar Association Board of Directors
State Bar of Texas