The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales has distinguished himself through a prominent career spanning public service, private practice, and academia. He served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States and as White House Counsel under President George W. Bush. Within Texas state government, his leadership included roles as General Counsel to the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, and Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. Prior to his public service, he was a partner at the Houston-based law firm Vinson & Elkins.

In academia, Judge Gonzales served as the Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law at Belmont University College of Law, where he now holds the titles of Dean Emeritus and Distinguished University Scholar.

A veteran of the United States Air Force, he attended the United States Air Force Academy, later earning his undergraduate degree from Rice University and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

He is the author of two books: True Faith and Allegiance and A Conservative and Compassionate Approach to Immigration Reform.