Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship
The Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship was founded in 2001. The scholarship is named after the late Judge Mary Pearl Williams, who retired from the Travis County district court bench on December 31, 2000.
Judge Williams was a pioneering woman in the legal profession in Travis County, serving as the first female county court at law judge and the first female district judge in the county. Throughout her career, Judge Williams was always known for her integrity, her courtesy to both attorneys and litigants, and her community involvement.
The Mary Pearl Williams scholarship is awarded to a law student at the UT School of Law who shows – through community service and activities at the law school – exceptional promise of being a leader in the community. Scholarship recipients are announced at the TCWLA Mentorship Luncheon held in March of each year.
Past recipients include:
- 2001 Kristen D. Huff
- 2002 Nabina Sinha
- 2003 Jamie Allen
- 2004 Christian Clarke Casarez
- 2005 Kristi Couvillon & Ashley Morris
- 2006 Katheryne MarDock
- 2007 Courtney Barksdale
- 2008 Lisa Snead & Bridgett Mayeux
- 2009 Rachel Stone
- 2010 Susannah Volpe
- 2011 Margaret Cheu
- 2012 Molly Lochridge Powers
- 2013 Abril Davila
- 2014 Alejandra Avila
- 2015 Hensleigh Crowell & Safa Peera
- 2016 Karly Jo Dixon
- 2017 Paige Duggins & Sarah Jennings
- 2018 Jordan Nix & Sarah Jennings
- 2019 Jill Applegate & Natalie Fine
- 2020 Anna Roberson & Melissa Sopher
- 2021 Jill Applegate (again), Bola Ibidapo, & Zoraima Pelaez
- 2022 Taylor Helmcamp & Alessandra Papa
- 2023 Olivia Horton & Allie McIntosh
TCWLA MEMBERSHIP
Join TCWLA to help foster communication among women lawyers and strengthen the image and position of women lawyers in the community.
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Donate to the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation and support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and equal opportunity for women, families, and children
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donate to the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association scholarship fund to support
The Ann Forman Scholarship
The Farris-Cisneros Scholarship
The Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship
The Margaret Cooper Scholarship
TCWLA MEMBERSHIP
Join TCWLA to help foster communication among women lawyers and strengthen the image and position of women lawyers in the community.
TCWL FOUNDATION
Join TCWL Foundation to support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and equal opportunity for women, families, and children.
DONATE!
Donate to the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation and support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and equal opportunity for women, families and children
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donate to the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association scholarship fund to support
The Ann Forman Scholarship
The Farris-Cisneros Scholarship
The Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship
The Margaret Cooper Scholarship