Judge Vickers L. Cunningham From Dallas
Judge Vickers Lee Cunningham, Sr. was destined to be a judge. While in the first grade, Judge Cunningham received a T-shirt from then juveniledistrict Judge Lewis Russell, a neighbor, that read "Here Comes theJudge". It became Judge Cunningham's favorite shirt.
Judge Cunningham, a fourth-generation Dallasite who attended DISD schoolsin East Dallas, grew up in a neighborhood surrounded by attorneys and judges. Two doors down from his house was Judge Russell''s house. While he was a little boy, Judge Cunningham helped Judge Russell take care of his garden. They talked as they worked, and Judge Russell encouraged him to study the law.
On the next block on the corner lived famed attorney Charles Tessmer. Two blocks over lived District Attorney Henry Wade. Judge Cunningham was in the same class with Barri Wade, Judge Henry Wade, Jr.''s sister. The Cunningham brothers and the Wade children were all about the same age.
So, it was inevitable that he would become a lawyer and then a judge.
Judge Cunningham attended SMU undergraduate studies on a Dallas Morning News Dealy scholarship. After graduation, he enrolled in SMU law school.
He also supported himself while in school by beginning a lawn sprinkler installation and repair service. He provided designs, installation and repair services for both commercial and residential jobs. He dug the ditches himself and installed the lines. He also was a licensed irrigator and kept the service for over 12 years.
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