TRI COUNTY — Judge Roy B. Ferguson, presiding over the 394th Judicial District Court of Texas, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Bar Foundation. Ferguson will take office on June 1, 2024.
Ferguson presides over the largest judicial district in Texas, covering roughly 20,000 square miles and including over 20% of the U.S.-Mexico Border. He announced this year that he would not run for his fourth term, and Monty Kimball won the Republican primary in March to become the presumptive winner for the seat with no Democratic challenger in November.
Before his election in 2012, Ferguson served Far West Texas through private practice in Marfa. He is an avid proponent of equal access to justice for all Texans and serves as a commissioner and executive officer of the Texas Access to Justice Commission. An early adopter and embracer of technological innovation, Ferguson was a founding member of the Texas Supreme Court’s Remote Proceedings Task Force, and currently serves on the Judicial Committee on Information Technology and the Texas Taskforce for Responsible A.I. in the Law.
Ferguson is active in the State Bar of Texas, serving or having served on the Court Rules Committee, the governing boards of the Family Law, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm, and Judicial Sections, and as judicial liaison to the Computer and Technology Section. He is a commissioner on the Texas Children’s Commission, for which he serves as chair of the Standards of Representation Committee. Ferguson is a sustaining life fellow of the Texas
Bar Foundation, a member of the Texas Bar College’s Society of Legal Scholars, and is designated a Champion of Justice.
Judge Ferguson is a sought-after speaker for lawyers and judges, and is the 2024 recipient of the Texas Bar College Pat A. Nester Outstanding Achievement in CLE Award.
Founded in 1965 by attorneys determined to assist the public and improve the profession of law, the Texas Bar Foundation has maintained its mission of using the financial contributions of its membership to build a strong justice system for all Texans. To date, the Texas Bar Foundation has distributed more than $27 million throughout Texas to assist nonprofit organizations with a wide range of justice-related programs and services. More than $1.6 million will be distributed for grants this fiscal year. For more information, visit www.txbf.org.