The Honorable H. Ron White
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Judge and lawyer H. Ron White was born on February 10, 1941 in Richmond, Virginia to Ernest White and Mattie White. He graduated from Maggie L. Walter High School in 1958. White received his B.S. degree in biology and chemistry from Hampton University in 1962, and his J.D. degree from Howard University in 1971.
After graduation from Hampton University, White joined the U.S. Army in 1962. He was stationed in Kaiserslautern and Mannheim, Germany, and at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. From 1967 until 1968, White served a tour of duty in Vietnam, and was stationed in Quin Yan. By the end of his military service, he had reached the rank of captain. White began his professional career in 1971 at the Atlantic Richfield Oil Company as an environmental and labor attorney. He was promoted to the position of federal regulatory compliance counsel in 1974. Two years later, White joined Irvin & White, P.C., which became White, Mahomes, and Briscoe, P.C. the following year. In 1979, White established the Law Offices of H. Ron White & Associates. He then served as a district court judge in the State of Texas after being appointed to the position in 1983. White returned to his private law practice in 1985, and served as a partner at White & Wiggins.
In addition to his law practice, White has been active in a number of organizations. Specifically, he has been a board member of The General Counsel Forum for the Dallas and Fort Worth Chapter, and the Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Texas. White has also been a member of the Texas Bar College and the National Bar Association, as well as a Life Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation.
White has been recognized and awarded for his contributions to the community. In 2004, White was named as "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by the Dallas Bar. He also received the Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows Award for Outstanding Service to the Bar and Civic Community in 2006. White was named as one of the fifty "Lions of the Texas Bar" by The Texas Lawbook, as well as a Texas Super Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell in 2005 and from 2010 through 2015.
White and his wife, Rita C. White, have one son, Eric.
H. Ron White was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on March 14, 2017.
Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of H. Ron White's interview
Tape: 1 Story: 2 - H. Ron White lists his favorites
Tape: 1 Story: 3 - H. Ron White describes his mother's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 4 - H. Ron White talks about his mother's upbringing
Tape: 1 Story: 5 - H. Ron White describes his father's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 6 - H. Ron White talks about his father's education
Tape: 1 Story: 7 - H. Ron White describes his father's community involvement
Tape: 1 Story: 8 - H. Ron White recalls how his parents met
Tape: 1 Story: 9 - H. Ron White describes his parents' personalities and who he takes after
Tape: 1 Story: 10 - H. Ron White describes his father's military service
Tape: 1 Story: 11 - H. Ron White lists his siblings
Tape: 1 Story: 12 - H. Ron White talks about his son's occupation
Tape: 1 Story: 13 - H. Ron White remembers enrolling at Westwood School in Richmond, Virginia
Tape: 2 Story: 1 - H. Ron White talks about the desegregation of Virginia schools
Tape: 2 Story: 2 - H. Ron White describes Westwood School in Richmond, Virginia
Tape: 2 Story: 3 - H. Ron White describes his childhood home
Tape: 2 Story: 4 - H. Ron White remembers the Westwood community
Tape: 2 Story: 5 - H. Ron White recalls the business district of Richmond's Westwood community
Tape: 2 Story: 6 - H. Ron White talks about the African American businesses in Richmond, Virginia
Tape: 2 Story: 7 - H. Ron White recalls the schools he attended in Richmond, Virginia
Tape: 2 Story: 8 - H. Ron White describes his involvement in the school band
Tape: 2 Story: 9 - H. Ron White recalls his early interest in science
Tape: 2 Story: 10 - H. Ron White remembers influential high school teachers
Tape: 2 Story: 11 - H. Ron White recalls his decision to attend Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia
Tape: 2 Story: 12 - H. Ron White remembers his early work shining shoes
Tape: 2 Story: 13 - H. Ron White describes his father's interest in golf
Tape: 3 Story: 1 - H. Ron White talks about his paternal family's tailoring experience
Tape: 3 Story: 2 - H. Ron White recalls his jobs in high school
Tape: 3 Story: 3 - H. Ron White remembers attending the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia
Tape: 3 Story: 4 - H. Ron White recalls his early experiences of religion
Tape: 3 Story: 5 - H. Ron White talks about his musical interests
Tape: 3 Story: 6 - H. Ron White remembers performing in the Hampton Institute Band and Orchestra
Tape: 3 Story: 7 - H. Ron White describes his academic interests at the Hampton Institute
Tape: 3 Story: 8 - H. Ron White talks about the impact of the film 'Hidden Figures'
Tape: 3 Story: 9 - H. Ron White talks about his scientific interests at the Hampton Institute
Tape: 3 Story: 10 - H. Ron White remembers his extracurricular activities in college
Tape: 3 Story: 11 - H. Ron White recalls joining the U.S. Army
Tape: 3 Story: 12 - H. Ron White remembers meeting his wife
Tape: 4 Story: 1 - H. Ron White talks about the civil rights activities at the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia
Tape: 4 Story: 2 - H. Ron White remembers the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Tape: 4 Story: 3 - H. Ron White describes his experiences in Germany
Tape: 4 Story: 4 - H. Ron White recalls being deployed to Vietnam
Tape: 4 Story: 5 - H. Ron White describes Qui Nhon, Vietnam
Tape: 4 Story: 6 - H. Ron White talks about starting a jazz band in Vietnam
Tape: 4 Story: 7 - H. Ron White remembers considering his career options after his release from the U.S. Army
Tape: 4 Story: 8 - H. Ron White recalls his decision to pursue a career in law
Tape: 4 Story: 9 - H. Ron White remembers the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tape: 4 Story: 10 - H. Ron White recalls entering Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 4 Story: 11 - H. Ron White remembers his favorite law school instructors
Tape: 4 Story: 12 - H. Ron White describes the most difficult aspects of law school
Tape: 4 Story: 13 - H. Ron White remembers being recruited by Atlantic Richfield Company in Dallas, Texas
Tape: 5 Story: 1 - H. Ron White describes his experiences at Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 5 Story: 2 - H. Ron White remembers being interviewed by Atlantic Richfield Company in Dallas, Texas
Tape: 5 Story: 3 - H. Ron White recalls his decision to move to Dallas, Texas
Tape: 5 Story: 4 - H. Ron White describes the creation of J.L. Turner Legal Association
Tape: 5 Story: 5 - H. Ron White remembers his supportive coworkers at Atlantic Richfield Company
Tape: 5 Story: 6 - H. Ron White recalls joining the Dallas Bar Association
Tape: 5 Story: 7 - H. Ron White remembers his organizational involvement while at Atlantic Richfield Company
Tape: 5 Story: 8 - H. Ron White recalls his involvement in the Dallas, Texas community
Tape: 5 Story: 9 - H. Ron White talks about the migration of African Americans to southern cities
Tape: 5 Story: 10 - H. Ron White remembers guest speakers for the Committee of 100
Tape: 6 Story: 1 - H. Ron White recalls the formation of the Committee of 100
Tape: 6 Story: 2 - H. Ron White talks about the spread of information in the Dallas African American community
Tape: 6 Story: 3 - H. Ron White talks about the gendered division of social organizations, pt. 1
Tape: 6 Story: 5 - H. Ron White recalls the changes in African American business markets
Tape: 6 Story: 6 - H. Ron White remembers working to educate Dallas' African American business community
Tape: 6 Story: 7 - H. Ron White recalls Dallas' challenges with desegregation
Tape: 6 Story: 8 - H. Ron White describes the importance of city support for new residents
Tape: 6 Story: 9 - H. Ron White remembers African American elected officials in Dallas, Texas
Tape: 6 Story: 10 - H. Ron White talks about organizations promoting African American politicians