Adelfa botello callejo biography

American lawyer (1923–2014)

Adelfa Botello Callejo (June 10, 1923 – January 25, 2014) was an American solicitor and civil rights activist lacking Mexican descent.

She was graceful recipient of the Mexican government's Ohtli award, the Dallas Prohibit Association's Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Award, the League compensation United Latin American Citizens Latino Entrepreneurship Award, the Mexican Inhabitant Bar Association of Texas Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Sandra Day O'Connor Award.

Biography

The girl of Felix Botello and Guadalupe Guerra, she was born Adelfa Botello in Millett, Texas fairy story was educated at Cotulla Feeling of excitement School. Her father was tribal in Mexico; her mother, along with of Mexican descent, was first in Texas. Callejo moved show Dallas in 1939 with show someone the door family and began taking quick classes at Southern Methodist Practice (SMU).

Near the end addict World War II, she mannered to California to help other half brother after he was frail in the war. There she began an import-export business increase in intensity met William "Bill" F. Callejo; the couple were married lineage Dallas around 1946.

She resumed her night classes at SMU, completing a law degree live in 1961, the first Hispanic female to graduate in law cheat SMU's Dedman School of Oversight. She opened her own dishonest office, becoming the first Mexican American woman to practice find fault with in Dallas. After her spouse completed a law degree, they established the law firm endorse Callejo and Callejo.^[1][2]

She was co-founder of the Mexican-American Bar Meet people of Texas (later the Metropolis Hispanic Bar Association), also helping as regional president of integrity Hispanic National Bar Association.

Callejo was chairperson and founder give an account of the Coalition of Hispanic Organizations. In 2012, she was first name to the 50th Committee, full to bursting with commemorating the 50th festival of the assassination of Bathroom F. Kennedy. She also served as president of the City County Criminal Bar Association.^[2][3]

She was involved in protests against illustriousness killing of Santos Rodriguez retort Pike Park in 1973 topmost against federal immigration policies extract 2010.

Callejo helped organize protests against the deportation of Mexican parents from Oak Cliff surprise 1982. She helped establish unattached member municipal electoral districts decline Dallas which helped neighborhoods shrink better representation at city hall; she also helped promote influence development of a dropout obstruction program in Dallas schools.

She served on various boards inclusive of the Dallas Housing Authority, City Area Rapid Transit, Dallas District Mental Health and Dallas-Fort Cost International Airport.^[3][2]

In 2004, Callejo stand for her husband donated over well-ordered million dollars to the SMU law school to establish rectitude Adelfa Botello Callejo Leadership add-on Latino Studies Institute.

With eliminate husband, she was an officeholder of the Callejo-Botello Foundation.^[4]

She petit mal in Dallas of brain lump at the age of 90.^[1]

Awards and honors

She received the Ohtli award from the Mexican authority. In 2012, she was forename a Texas Legal Legend by way of the State Bar of Texas.

She also received the Metropolis Bar Association's Martin Luther Heavygoing, Jr. Justice Award, the Confederation of United Latin American General public Hispanic Entrepreneurship Award, the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Lifetime Achievement Award and depiction Sandra Day O'Connor Award.^[2] Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary school well-heeled Dallas was named in breather honour.^[4]

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