FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
April 9, 2008 |
Contact: John C. Yang
(202) 719-4483 |
NAPABA CELEBRATES APPOINTMENT OF JAMES C.
HO
AS SOLICITOR GENERAL OF TEXAS
Washington, DC – The National Asian Pacific
American Bar Association (NAPABA) is pleased that the Attorney General
of Texas Greg Abbott has announced his intent to appoint James C. Ho as
the next Solicitor General of Texas, effective after the expected
departure of the current Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Mr. Ho will
become the highest ranking Asian Pacific American statewide official in
Texas, and one of only a very small handful of Asian Pacific Americans
to have held statewide office in Texas.
The Office of the Solicitor General for Texas is
responsible for supervising and approving all appellate litigation in
the State of Texas. The Texas Solicitor General regularly appears
before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of
Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and
Texas state courts of appeal.
Mr. Ho is presently Of Counsel with the law firm of
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He previously has served in all three
branches of the federal government: as Chief Counsel to Senator John
Cornyn of Texas; as a law clerk on the Supreme Court for the Honorable
Clarence Thomas, and on the Fifth Circuit for the Honorable Jerry E.
Smith; and in the Department of Justice both as a Special Assistant to
the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and as an Attorney-
Adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel. Mr. Ho was recognized as one
of NAPABA’s “Best Lawyers Under 40” in 2006, and currently serves as a
Co-Chair for NAPABA’s Judiciary Committee. He also has been recognized
as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in Law & Politics, a “Rising Star in Texas”
by Texas Monthly, and in 2005 as one of the 35 “Best Congressional
Aides Under 35” in the publication The Hill.
“NAPABA applauds Texas Attorney General Abbott for
his leadership in appointing Jim Ho,” said Les Jin, Executive Director
of NAPABA. “The Asian Pacific American population is growing rapidly
in Texas, and the inclusion of Asian Americans in positions of
leadership within the Texas state government is the logical next step.”
John C. Yang, Co-Chair of NAPABA’s Judiciary Committee, added, “Mr. Ho
is a very talented attorney who will represent the State of Texas, and
its rich diversity of residents, extremely well. We look forward to
working with him on issues that affect the Asian Pacific American
population in that state.”
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The National Asian Pacific American Bar
Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific
American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students. NAPABA
represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and approximately 55
local Asian Pacific American bar associations. Its members represent
solo practitioners, large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal
service and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at all levels of
government. NAPABA continues to be a leader in addressing civil rights
issues confronting Asian Pacific American communities. Through its
national network of committees and affiliates, NAPABA provides a strong
voice for increased diversity of federal and state judiciaries,
advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace, works to eliminate
hate crimes and anti-immigrant sentiment, and promotes professional
development of minorities in the legal profession.
