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Angus Stewart McSwain, Jr., dean emeritus of Baylor School of Law, died on Sunday, May 29, 2011. Services were held Wednesday, June 1, at the Austin Avenue United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Mesa officiating. Gerald Powell, the Abner V. McCall Professor of Evidence Law at Baylor Law School, delivered the eulogy, a transcript of which can be found in this issue. Angus McSwain was born in Bryan, Texas, on November 26, 1923. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan, and then attended Texas A&M University from 1940-1943, when he enlisted in the United States Army. He reached the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.		View past issues of Docket Call. Summer 2011 Summer 2009 Summer 2008 Winter 2008
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Walt Shelton's Balancing Act

by Franci Rogers

If Walt Shelton (JD '89) were a circus performer, he would be up on the tightrope, amazing all with his feats of balance. But this long-time Baylor Law adjunct professor executes a different kind of balancing act that is still awe inspiring.

When It Comes to Winning, Little's Big League

by Franci Rogers

When Robert Little started his undergraduate studies at Baylor University, the political science major didn't know what he wanted to do after graduation. But he knew he definitely didn't want to be an attorney.

Transforming Dreams into Reality

by Davin Allen

Raised in the lean and austere circumstances of the Great Depression, as one of 14 children, Judge Jim Clawson, Jr., was determined to get an education™and "get in the war." Little did he know, his wartime zeal would be his ticket to study at Baylor Law and the launching pad for his future success.