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PAST PRESIDENTS
DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION
October 19, 2005
Honorable Arlen Specter, Chairman
Committee on the JudiciaryUnited States Senate Via Facsimile
(202) 228-1229711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Honorable Patrick Leahy, Ranking Minority Member
Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Via Facsimile (202) 224-9516433 Russell
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Specter and Senator Leahy:
By now, certainly you and your fellow Senators are aware that
Harriet Miers was the first female lawyer to be
hired by her law firm, where she eventually rose to the position
of President. She was also the first woman to
be elected President of the Dallas Bar Association (DBA), and
first woman President of the State Bar of
Texas. Additionally, she rose to the ranks of leadership and
great respect within the American Bar Association.
She has been a litigator for more than 30 years, successfully
handling complex commercial matters for a
variety of clients, including Microsoft, the Walt Disney Co.,
and the President of the United States. This was
preceded by a prestigious clerkship with a United States
District Judge.
While serving as President of the Dallas Bar is only a one-year
term, it involves many years of commitment
and dedication. Most DBA Presidents (including Ms. Miers) served
on the Board of Directors at least 6 years
in advance of their Presidency, and a year afterward. Ms. Miers
served in influential leadership positionswithin the DBA from
1980-1986 and remained active after that time.
Ms. Miers is a lawyers lawyer, with a wealth of experience in
commercial litigation. She is a fair and studious
lawyer of great integrity.
As DBA Past Presidents, we come from a variety of backgrounds
and political affiliations. We have all known
and worked with Ms. Miers for many years and remain impressed by
her depth of knowledge of the law, and
her unrelenting work ethic, as well as her commitment to the
constitutional principles that make our nation
great.
The Past Presidents of the Dallas Bar Association listed below
wholeheartedly support the nomination of
Harriet Miers to the United States Supreme Court.
Respectfully,
John L. Estes Louis J. Weber Jr. Charles P. Storey Robert Edwin
Davis
