Cummins, David 2021-06-24
This interview features David Cummins as he discusses his law career and his decision to move to Lubbock and teach law at Texas Tech University. The interview begins with Cummins describing his family background and dynamic, and how he made the decision to study law and become a lawyer. He recalls being a successful lawyer in a firm and getting a part-time position as a municipal judge before returning to school to get an LLM in tax law. The interview closes with Cummins recounting how he was recruited to be a law professor at Texas Tech and arriving in Lubbock to find a house.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: David Cummins
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: June 24, 2021
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Lynn Whitfield
Length: 01:58:41 (1 hour 58 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; His decision to pursue law as a career; Undergraduate education; Going to law school and meeting his wife; Cummins time and role in the military reserves; learning teamwork; Service and relocations during the Vietnam War; Becoming a small town judge; Cases he oversaw as a small town judge; Going back to university to learn tax law; Getting recruited to Texas Tech as a law professor; Meeting Grover Murray and making the decision to work at Tech; Talking to Vietnam protesters; Finding a place to live in Lubbock; his wife’s activities in Lubbock
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374002 >
Related Interview: Cummins, David 2021-07-16
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