Justice David Wellington Chew Award

Established in 2002, the Justice David Wellington Chew Award honors those individuals whose selfless contributions benefit the Asian-Pacific American legal community of Texas. The award was named after Justice Chew, who currently presides as Chief Justice of the Eighth Court of Appeals. APIS is proud to honor Justice Chew for his pioneering achievements as one of the first Asian-Pacific Americans in the Texas judiciary.

Each of the past recipients listed below epitomize Justice Chew's passion and commitment towards helping and advancing Asian-Pacific interests in Texas and throughout the nation.

The 2011 Justice David Wellington Chew Award was presented posthumously to the Honorable Herbert W. Gee.  Judge Gee, a founding member of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston, passed away on March 12, 2011 after a distinguished career as a practicing attorney in both the private and public sectors.  Judge Gee most recently served as the Associate Presiding Judge for the City of Houston’s Municipal Court.  To honor Judge Gee and his commitment to the legal profession, the City of Houston recently renamed the Municpal Courts Building in downtown Houston as the “Herbert W. Gee Municipal Courthouse”.  http://www.houstontx.gov/courts/press-releases/CoHMunicipalCourtHouseDedicationJudgeGee.pdf

APIS is proud to honor Judge Gee for his achievements and incredible service to the Texas legal community.  Established in 2002, the Justice David Wellington Chew Award honors those individuals whose selfless contributions benefit the Asian-Pacific American legal community of Texas. The award was named after Justice Chew, who currently presides as Chief Justice of the Eighth Court of Appeals. APIS is proud to honor Justice Chew for his pioneering achievements as one of the first Asian-Pacific Americans in the Texas judiciary. Each of the past recipients listed below epitomize Justice Chew's passion and commitment towards helping and advancing Asian-Pacific interests in Texas and throughout the nation.

APIS is proud to honor Judge Gee for his achievements and incredible service to the Texas legal community. 

Past Winners

2011
The Honorable Herbert W. Gee
Houston, Texas

2010
James C. Ho
Gibson Dunn
Dallas, Texas

2009
Albert J. Li
Associate Counsel
Zimmer, Inc.
Austin, Texas

2008
Harry Gee
Principal, Harry Gee, Jr. & Associates
Houston, Texas

2007
Kathleen Wu
Partner, Andrews Kurth
Dallas, Texas

2006
The Honorable Peter Sakai
Judge of the 225th District Court
Bexar County, Texas

2005
Honorable Karen Gren Johnson
Judge of the 95th District Court
Dallas County, Texas

2004
Daniel David Hu
Deputy Chief, Civil Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office
(Southern District of Texas)

2003
Honorable Brenda Rhoades
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
(Eastern District of Texas)