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Benjamin Z. Grant ''(né'' Benjamin Zane Grant; born 25 October 1939) is a former Texas legislator, state judge, and current author and playwright. == Career == ; Texas Legislature Grant, a Democrat, was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1971 to 1981, serving in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th, and 66th Legislature. ; Judiciary of Texas Grant was Judge of the 71st Judicial District of Texas from 1981 to 1985. Grant was Justice of the Court of Appeals, 6th Judicial District of Texas from 1985 to 2003. ; Education Benjamin Z. Grant graduated with honors from Panola College in Carthage, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He later received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas School of Law January 1968. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas May 23 of that same year and is authorized to practice law in all Texas courts and various federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. ; Career overview Throughout his working career, Judge Grant has had a variety of occupations that range from shining shoes and working at a brick yard to serving as an adjunct faculty member at East Texas Baptist University. He also taught school for four years and was publisher and editor of a weekly newspaper. During law school, Grant worked for the General Land Office and Veterans Land Board, taught night school at Austin High School, and worked as an aide for Representative Cread L. Ray. After Representative Ray decided not to seek reelection in 1970, Grant successfully ran in his place and represented District Three in the Texas House of Representatives from January 12, 1971 to January 8, 1981. During his first term, the Sixty-Second Legislature, Grant became a member of the "Dirty Thirty," a group of representatives who "grouped against... (state ) officials charged in a bribery-conspiracy investigation by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission." Grant also served nine years as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. At the end of the Sixty-Sixth Legislature, Grant decided not to seek reelection - instead, he successfully campaigned for the judgeship of the Seventy-First Judicial District Court in Marshall. However, shortly after his reelection in 1984, Governor Mark White appointed him to the Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana, on August 13, 1985. Judge Grant took his oath of office on August 21, 1985, and served seventeen years on that court. After retiring in January 2003, Judge Grant assumed the status of senior judge. Throughout his career as a state official, Judge Grant has served as president of the Northeast Texas Bar Association and the State Bar Judicial Section Executive Committee. He also served six years as president of the Texas Judicial Council, has spoken at numerous judicial and legal conferences, has conducted legal conferences, and is listed in Who's Who in American Politics. He has had legal articles published in the Texas Bar Journal and Trial Lawyers Forum. Judge Grant has been an active participant in his community. He has served as vice-president of the Harrison County Historical Museum Board, was a member of the executive board for the Texas State Historical Association, and has written a weekly column, "The History Around Us," for the ''Marshall News Messenger,'' since 1998. He has also served as president of the Marshall Lions Club and District Commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America. Grant sought the Democratic nomination for Texas Lieutenant Governor in 2006.〔(''Dallas Morning News'' | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Z. Grant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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