Reid Rector, born Los Alamos, New Mexico, February 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1968); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1971). Fraternity: Lambda Chi Alpha. Associate, James A. Walters, Law Firm, Lubbock, Texas, 1971-1972. Partner: Power, Ashley and Rector, Irving, Texas, 1972-1974; Erhard, Cox, Ruebel and Rector, Dallas, Texas, 1974-1978. Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Anchor Crane and Hoist, Irving, Texas, 1978-1985. Vice-President, Las Colinas Corporation, 1986-1988. Executive Vice-President: RCS Investments, 1988-1990; Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1990-2000; Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2002. Assistant City Manager and Director, Governmental Relations, Fort Worth, Texas, 2002-2011. Member: State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Reid Rector
J. Shelby Sharpe, born Fort Worth, Texas, September 11, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.A., 1962); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1965). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Honor Society: Pi Sigma Alpha. Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Robert W. Calvert, Supreme Court of Texas, 1965-1966. Member: Fort Worth-Tarrant County Bar Association (Director, 1972-1974); State Bar of Texas (Committees: District 7-A Grievance, 1982-1985; Court Rules, Formerly Administration of Justice, 1985-2003; Chair, Court Rules, 1992-1994; 2009-2016); American Bar Association; Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1967-1968; Secretary, 1968; Vice-President, 1968-1969; President, 1969-1970). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: J. Shelby Sharpe