Texas’ first Hispanic female Texas Supreme Court justice will be returning to her alma mater on Thursday, April 18, 2013, when The Honorable Eva Guzman presents the keynote speech at Austin High School’s second annual White Rose Dinner.
Guzman is a member of Austin High School’s Class of 1979. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas on Oct. 8, 2009, by Texas Governor Rick Perry, and has been named one of the “101 Most Influential Latino Leaders” by Latino Leaders magazine, “Latina Judge of the Year” by the Hispanic National Bar Association, and “Judge of the Year” by the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Foundation.