Houston, Texas —
Adele met her future husband, Dan Hedges, at the State Bar Moot Court Competition in 1973, where they were on opposing teams. In 1974 they both began their legal careers at Fulbright & Jaworski. In 1976 they married and became the first married couple to both be allowed to stay at one of the major Houston law firms.
In 1992 Adele ran successfully for Associate Justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas. She served in that position for 10 years, at which time Governor Rick Perry appointed her Chief Justice of the 14th Court of Appeals of Texas. Adele was recognized as the most outstanding appellate judge in Texas.
One of Adele’s greatest accomplishments on the bench was her leadership of the project to restore and renovate the 1910 Harris County Courthouse which now houses Houston’s two courts of appeals.
In 2008 Adele and Dan completed construction of Houston’s first Platinum LEED Certified residence. More recently they completed the LEED Certified remodeling of a home in Hanover, N.H., on the Connecticut River. They planned to move there in April 2018.
Adele deeply loved Dartmouth College from which Dan and their son Clinton graduated. Adele was an avid supporter of the sustainability program at Dartmouth and the Dartmouth Organic Farm.
A memorial service for Adele will be held Thursday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hanover. Following the service, there will be a reception in the parish hall.
Any members of the Dartmouth class of 1968 who attend, are asked to meet with Dan in the parish hall prior to the service, enter the sanctuary together, sit together, and leave together to attend the reception.