The Honorable Wilmer St. John Garwood
Class of 1908

St. Thomas High School, 1908
Military Service WW I
Admitted to Texas Bar, June 14, 1919
Harvard Law School 1919-1922
Admitted to New York Bar 1923; Texaco Legal Department
Returned to Houston and Law Firm of Baker, Botts, Parker and Garwood (His father)

Accepted employment with standard oil company, Latin American Division stationed in Buenos Aires (1929 - 1933)

Officer in Navy WW II

Appointed to Supreme Court of Texas 1948; served until 1958.

Served on Texas Judicial Council 1961 - 1975; President 1964 - 1971. Member of Bar Associations and Societies; recipient of numerous legal and civil awards.

Publications about his career found in Who's Who in America, Texas Bar Journal.

Inducted into St. Thomas High School Hall of Honor February 12, 1976.