Merit-Based Minority Scholarship

J.L. Turner Legal Association

There are four (4) JLTLAF merit-based Scholarships that may be awarded in a given year. These are primarily academic scholarship awards. The Merit Scholarships are as follows:

The Barbara Jordan Scholarship – awarded to the most outstanding female minority law student.
The Fred Finch Scholarship – awarded to the most outstanding male minority law student.
The Marie Trahan/Susman Godfrey Scholarship – awarded to an outstanding African-American male or female law student that is from (born in or raised in) the state of Texas.
The Phyllis Lister-Brown Memorial Scholarship (formerly The Judges Scholarship) – awarded to either a male or female minority law student who has excelled academically.