Our Speaker will be Justice Ken Wise, of the 14th Court of Appeals. His topic will be "Indian Raiders tried in Civilian Courts".
Justice Wise is frequent speaker on historical subjects. He can be found on a YouTube Program called Galveston Unscripted.
Justice Ken Wise was appointed to the 14th Court of Appeals by Governor Rick Perry in October 2013. Prior to his appointment, Justice Wise served as the judge of the 334th Judicial District Court, administrative judge of Harris County, and an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center. Justice Wise is also a former judge of the 152nd Judicial District Court in Harris County. Justice Wise is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Association, life fellow of the Texas and Houston Bar foundations, and a member and past president of the Executives Association of Houston. He is also a director of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Former Texas Rangers Foundation .
Justice Wise received a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.