premiere student society of St. Mary's Law School is the Carlos Cadena Law Student Dining Society, and one of the University of Texas Law School's societies is named in his honor. In February 2009, the Public Broadcasting System showed a program A Class Apart, centering on the Hernandez case and its social implications for Mexican Americans. References External links . Accessed February 25, 2009. Texas House Resolution Honoring Carlos Cadena Hispanic Vista article on Carlos Cadena, Gus Garcia and their civil rights efforts American Experience episode A Class Apart - Aired on PBS on February 23, 2009. 1917 births 2001 deaths People from San Antonio American legal scholars Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights American judges of Mexican descent Texas state court judges Texas lawyers American civil rights lawyers University of Texas School of Law alumni 20th-century American judges Activists from Texas 20th-century American lawyers