Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Life Fellow, will be honored by the Houston Bar Foundation, when they award him the 2024 James B. Sales Pro Bono Leadership Award. Chief Justice Hecht will receive the award during the HBF’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon on March 7.
The 2024 James B. Sales Pro Bono Leadership Award is the highest honor that the HBF presents. The James B. Sales Pro Bono Leadership Award was established in 2009 to recognize excellence in community service and is named after James B. Sales, who was a Benefactor Fellow of the ABF.
Chief Justice Hecht has been a part of the Texas Supreme Court since 1988 and became Chief Justice in 2013. Prior to joining the state Supreme Court, he was at Locke Purnell Boren Laney & Neely, known now as Locke Lord, and served as a lieutenant in the US. Naval Reserve.
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