Vinson & Elkins. William Royal Furgeson Jr.United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Texas. Founding Dean of University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law Joseph Jefferson FisherUnited States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Texas David Frederick appellate attorney; has argued 37 cases before the United States Supreme Court; Name partner in elite Washington DC litigation boutique Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick Gustavo C. Garcia, Carlos Cadena, James DeAndaAttorneys for 1950s civil rights case Hernandez v. Texas which determined that Hispanics have Equal Protection under the 14th Amendment Orlando Luis GarciaUnited States District Judge, Western District of Texas Bryan Garnereditor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary and author of numerous books and articles on language and writing, including "A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage" Emilio M. Garza Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Reynaldo Guerra GarzaJudge United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; First Hispanic American appointed to a judgeship on any United States Court of Appeals Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Mike Godwinfirst attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and current general counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation Joe R. Greenhill Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas Richard Gump co-founder of international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Hayden W. Head, Jr.Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Robert Scott Horton Human Rights attorney, columnist for Harper's, and adjunct professor at Columbia Law School Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Joe Jamail Billionaire Trial Lawyer Known as the "King of Torts"; Won $11 billion verdict representing Pennzoil against Texaco in oral contract case. Edith JonesChief Justice of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals William Wayne JusticeSenior United States District Judge, Western District of Texas, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, storied civil rights judge George P. KazenSenior United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas; Michael KeaslerJudge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1999 Ed Knight General Counsel of NASDAQ; Former General Counsel of United States Department of Treasury Royce C. LamberthChief Judge United States District Court for the District of Columbia Debra Lehrmannformer 360th District Court Judge in Fort Worth; Texas Supreme Court Justice (2011– ) Mike McKool trial lawyer; Founder of litigation