On Tuesday 10/14 at 6 PM at the Burnet Community Center the speaker for The Burnet County Republican Club dinner meeting will be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas Wallace Jefferson. Judge Jefferson has twice made history as the first African American Justice and Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas . Governor Perry appointed Jefferson to the Court in 2001, making him the Governor’s first appointment to a statewide judicial office. Jefferson was elected in 2002 with 60% of the vote in the contested Republican primary, and 56% of the vote in the contested general election. In 2004, Governor Perry promoted him to Chief Justice. In 2006, Chief Justice Jefferson earned more votes than any other candidate for non-federal statewide office.

Wallace Jefferson is the son of Retired Air Force Major William D. Jefferson and Joyce Jefferson of San Antonio . He graduated from John Jay High School in 1981, received a Bachelor or Arts in Political Philosophy from James Madison College at Michigan State University in 1985, and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.

In the Fall of 2007, Michigan State University honored Chief Justice Jefferson as its Outstanding Alumnus. In 2005, the University of Texas School of Law honored Jefferson with its Outstanding Alumnus Award. He received the James Madison College Distinguished Alumnus award in 2002. He was President of the San Antonio Bar Association in 1998 and the William S. Sessions American Inn of Court in 1999. Chief Justice Jefferson was recognized as a Pillar of the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio . And in 2007, the doors opened to the new Wallace B. Jefferson Middle School in San Antonio .

For reservations to this $15 per person dinner meeting, please call Amber Jones at (830) 613-7085.