The multifaceted project combines oral history, photographs, and historical narrative creating a unique history of the Eastern District Court of Texas.
Over 45 oral histories were conducted as part of the project. These include interviews with sitting and retired judges and magistrates, attorneys, politicians, and court clerks. Adding to these, friends and spouses of judges and magistrates were also interviewed.
Scroll through the list below to listen to the interviews. Transcripts of each interview are also available.
Attorneys
- Eric Albritton [October 15, 2002]
- Mike Baker [July 21, 2005]
- James Barton [October 15, 2002]
- Otis Carroll [August 22, 2002]
- Tracey Crawford [November 11, 2002]
- Tracey Crawford [November 12, 2002]
- Robert Scott Davis [April 22, 2003]
- Elizabeth DeRieux [April 26, 2002]
- Tom Duesler [July 21, 2005]
- Buck Files [September 24, 2002]
- Jack W. Flock [March 26]
- Larry Germer [August 10]
- Robert Hambright [August 10, 2005]
- Lum Hawthorn [August 10, 2005]
- Judith Hill [March 24, 2002]
- Clifton "Scrappy" Holmes [April 19, 2002]
- Tanner Hunt [July 21, 2005]
- Carl Roth [n/a]
- John Smith [September 5, 2002]
- Glenn Thames [April 23, 2002]
Clerks
- Helen Crawford [July 15, 2003]
- David Folsom [n/a]
- Katherine Heatherly [May 2, 2002]
- Murray Harris [n/a]
- Doris Stanley [May 7, 2002]
- Evelyn Y. Walker [April 23, 2003]
- Joyce Alamarez [December 15, 2002]
- Myra Rachell [April 30, 2002]
Judges and Magistrates
- Paul Brown [May 23, 2005]
- Ron Clark [n/a]
- Marcia Crone [June 16, 2009]
- Keith Giblin [June 17, 2009]
- Thad Heartfield [n/a]
- Richard Schell [June 9, 2009]
- Wendell Conn Radford [n/a]
- William M. Steger [February 2, 2005]
- Howell Cobb [March 10, 2005]
- Judith Guthrie [n/a]
- Earl Hines [March 10, 2005]