Joined the faculty in 2011.
Education
J.D., Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C., 1993
B.A., History, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 1990
A.A., History, Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL, 1988
Courses Taught
Emerging Technology and the Law
Gender and the Law
Domestic Relations
Environmental Law
Communications Law
Biographical Information
- Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2024-Present)
- Associate Clinical Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2017-Present)
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2011-2017)
- Clinical Instructor, Managing Attorney, Wills, Probate & Guardianship Clinic, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2008-2011)
- Managing Attorney/Interim Director, Environmental Law & Justice Clinic, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2002-2008)
- Staff Attorney/Clinical Instructor, Caribbean Law Clinic, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (2001-2003)
- Staff Attorney/Clinical Instructor, Environmental Law & Justice Clinic, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1995-2001)
Publications
Martina E. Cartwright and Thelma Harmon, #BlackLawyersMatter: The Importance of Pro Bono Initiatives and Experiential Opportunities at Historically Black College and University Law Schools in Preparing a New Generation of Social Engineers, 18 Florida Coastal Law Review 315 (2017)
Martina E. Cartwright, Book, Chapter, and Verse; The Rise and Rise of the Freedom of Conscience Movement Post-Windsor and Obergefell, 23 Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender 39 (2016)
Martina E. Cartwright, The Silver Tsunami: Aging Prisoners, Early Release, Guardianship and Prisoner Advocate Initiatives for Long Term Care Beyond the Prison Walls, 1 Touro Journal of Law & Aging 54 (2015)
Martina E. Cartwright and Thelma Harmon, Fifty Plus Years and Counting: A History of Experiential Learning and Clinical Opportunities at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 39 Thurgood Marshall Law Review 187 (2014)
Martina E. Cartwright, Superfund: It’s No Longer Super and It Isn’t Much of a Fund, 18 Tulane Environmental Law Journal 299 (2005)
Hankins, G. and Cartwright, M., The Pleasantville Fires. Danger in the Air: Toxic air in the Houston/Galveston Corridor, November, 1996.
Cartwright, M., Pursuing Environmental Justice: Can Brownfields Redevelopment Co-Exist with Environmental Justice?, Program Materials for Key Environmental Issues in U.S. EPA Region V, June 24, 1999
Affiliations
- Member, REPTL Section, State Bar of Texas
- Member, LGBT Law Section, State Bar of Texas
- Board member and President, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services
- Member, Mediation Section, State Bar