EWELL E. MURPHY, JR.
17 West Oak Drive
Houston, Texas 77056-2117
Telephone: (713) 622-3840
Fax: (713) 622-3609
E-mail: ewellmurphyjr@sbcglobal.net
Education
San Angelo, Texas public schools; San Angelo Junior College, 1943-45.
University of Texas at Austin, 1945-48 (Bachelor of Arts with Honors, 1946;
Bachelor of Laws with Honors, 1948).
Oxford University, England, 1948-51 (Doctor of Philosophy, 1951).
Military
Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1952-54.
Principal assignment: United States Mission to Saudi Arabia.
Law Practice
Associated with the Houston-based law firm of Baker & Botts from 1954;
partner from 1964; chairman of the firm's International Department 197289; senior partner 1980-1992; retired December 31, 1992.
Law Teaching
Visiting Professor, University of Texas Law School, 1993-1997.
Distinguished Lecturer (1996-2006), Adjunct Professor (2007 to date), University of
Houston Law Center.
Arbitration
Arbitrator under ICC, IACAC, UNCITRAL, CPR, IAA and AAA (International,
Commercial, and Construction Industry) Rules; of counsel to claimant
investor in NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitrations under ICSID Additional Facility
Rules. Member, College of Commercial Arbitrators (2004-2010).
Foreign
Government
Service
Consul ad honorem of the Republic of Honduras (1955-1959).
International Executive Service Corps: Consultant to the Ministries of Industrias,
Comercio y Turismo and Planeamiento y Coordinación of the Republic of
Bolivia (1988).
Rhodes
Scholarships
Rhodes Scholar (1948-51).
Member, Texas Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, 1955-1992
(Secretary, 1972-92).
Member, Gulf District Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, 1972-92
(Secretary, 1972-92).
Member, Board of Direction, Association of American Rhodes Scholars, 1986-90.
Fulbright
Scholarships
Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 1991-1996; ViceChairman,1992-93; Chairman, 1993-95.
Fulbright Association (Member of the Board of Directors, 1999-2004; Vice
President, 2002-2004).
Professional
American Bar Association (Chairman, Section of International Law, 1970-71;
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 1983 to date).
American Society of International Law (Member of the Executive Council,
1971-74).
Houston Bar Association (Chairman, International Law Committee, 1963-64,
1970-71; Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation, 2003 to date).
Inter-American Bar Association (Member of the Council, 1971-72).
International Law Institute, Washington, D.C. (Member of the Board of Directors,
1994-2008).
State Bar of Texas (Member of the Council, Section of International Law,
1983-86; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1990 to date).
The Center for American and International Law (Trustee, 1978-2003; Chairman of
Advisory Boards, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, 1985-89, Institute
for International and Comparative Law, 1986-87).
Editorial
Editorial Advisory Board, Texas International Law Journal, 1983 to date.
Board of Editorial Advisors, The International Lawyer, 1985-96.
Advisory Board, Houston Journal of International Law, 1986-96.
Board of Editorial Advisors, International Quarterly, 1991 to date.
Civic
Council on Foreign Relations (Member, 2001 to date).
The Philosophical Society of Texas (Member, 1991 to date).
Houston World Trade Association (President, 1972-74).
Houston Committee on Foreign Relations (Chairman, 1984-85; Secretary /
Rapporteur, 1988-96).
Houston Philosophical Society (President, 1976-77).
Houston Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, International Business
Committee, 1964-65).
Houston World Affairs Council (Director, 1995 to date).
St. Joseph Hospital Foundation (Director, 1974-86).
The Asia Society/Houston (Member of the Advisory Board, 1986-89).
Institute of International Education (Member, Southern Regional
Advisory Board, 1987-91).
Honors
Carl H. Fulda Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of
International Law (1980).
Recognition Award of Texas-Mexico Bar Association for Contribution to the Legal
Profession (1994).
Ewell E. Murphy, Jr. Day proclaimed by Houston City Council (1995).
Inaugural Pat Murphy Award of Institute for Transnational Arbitration (2008).
Biographical
Who’s Who in the World; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law;
Who's Who in the South and Southwest.
Languages
English (native), Spanish (proficient), French (reading knowledge).
Personal
Born Washington, D.C., February 21, 1928. Single, three children.
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