The Asian American Bar Foundation of Houston, Inc. ("AABF") seeks to award a scholarship of up to $5,000 in honor of the late Judge Herbert W. Gee, who as Associate Presiding Judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts, a founding member and Past President of the Asian American Bar Association, and a recipient of the 2010 AABA Impact Award.

The 2024 Honorable Herbert W. Gee Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an individual applicant who best embodies the spirit of the late Judge Gee who (1) was dedicated to serving the public, (2) supported the Asian American community in the greater Houston area, and (3) exemplified intelligence, generosity and leadership in his everyday life.  The recipient should also have demonstrated academic and professional excellence, with a preference for those students who have committed their careers to serving others. The foregoing criteria may be weighed in any order as determined by the AABF.

The Herbert W. Gee scholarship recipient will receive a scholarship to help cover tuition and academic expenses for the fall semester of 2024 or the spring semester of 2025.

Applicants who did not receive the Herbert W. Gee scholarship will also be considered for a pro bono or government service scholarship if the applicants will serve, in the fall of 2024 or spring/summer of 2025, the greater Houston metropolitan area's AAPI community in an unpaid legal project or internship with a legal non-profit and/or pro bono service provider (such as Earth Justice or Lone Star Legal Aid) or government agency (such as the U.S. Department of Justice, a county attorney office, or other agency). Applicants must identify the unpaid legal internship or supervised legal project that they propose to participate in at the time the application is submitted. The scholarship will be for up to $1,000 to help defray living expenses during the time of the unpaid service.

Scholarship guidelines can be found below:

Hon. Herbert W. Gee Memorial Scholarship Guidelines (2024).pdf

Application packages must be sent via email in .pdf format no later than August 16, 2024.