Barefoot Sanders

Barefoot Sanders

Full Name: Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr.
Date of birth: February 5, 1925
Date of death: September 21, 2008

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 51-4 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 51-4 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas
H 51-4 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas

(1) Lawyer, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 51-4
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 51-4
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas
House District 51-4
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) Lawyer, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • "Judge Sanders to Receive MLK Justice Award," 11/30/2005. Dallas Bar Association.
  • Memorial resolution, Hon. Barefoot Sanders. Dallas Bar Association.
  • "Opening Statement: Beyond the Moral Archetype," by Kim J. Askew, Volume 33, Number 1, Fall 2006. Discusses Barefooot Sanders' career upon his retirement. Litigation.
  • "An Interview with Judge Barefoot Sanders," Fall 2002, reprint from Litigation Magazine, Spring 2002. Voir Dire.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957
Charges Against Representative James E. Cox, Investigation, Special  
Education  
Judiciary  
Revenue and Taxation  
Rules of the House of Representatives (Chair) 
School Districts  
54th R.S. - 1955
Education (Vice Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Judiciary  
Motor Traffic  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Counties  
Education  
Judicial Districts  
Judiciary  
Motor Traffic  

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