The Texas State Historical Association has selected Justice (ret.) John G. Browning (law professor and Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Faulkner Law School in Montgomery, Alabama) as the winner of the 2025 Larry McNeill Research Fellowship in Texas Legal History. This award, which includes a stipend, is presented annually " for the best research proposal on some aspect of Texas legal history." Established in 2019 in honor of Larry McNeill ( a past president of both the Texas State Historical Association and the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society), it " recognizes his commitment to fostering academic and grassroots research in legal history." Justice Browning's winning proposal was for " Forgotten Firsts: Uncovering the Lives and Legacies of Texas' Early Black Lawyers." Justice Browning's work on America's early Black lawyers has appeared in multiple law reviews, bar journals, and the Journal of Supreme Court History. The award and check were presented at a luncheon on February 28, 2025, during the TSHA's Annual Meeting in Houston.
