The Municipal Judges Section of the State Bar of Texas is accepting nominations for its Judge Michael L. O’Neal Outstanding Jurist Award. Now in its 15th year, this accolade is named in honor of the former chair of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct who helped write the ethics rules for the judiciary. Judge O’Neal is known for boosting the professionalism, reputation, and respect of municipal judges in Texas.

Nominations for the Judge Michael L. O’Neal Outstanding Jurist Award can be submitted by a member of the Municipal Judges Section to maria.casanova@houstontx.gov no later than April 1.