Eugene Augustus Cook III (May 2, 1938 – August 23, 2020) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from September 1, 1988 to December 31, 1992.
[2] On August 19, 1988, Governor Bill Clements appointed Cook to a seat on the Texas Supreme Court.
In 1992, he received the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for exemplary service to the legal profession from the American Inns of Court.
[6] Cook thereafter returned to Houston to serve as senior partner and head of the appellate group at Bracewell & Giuliani.
[2] On November 12, 2011, Cook was honored by the Freedoms Foundation for his "outstanding work in promoting good citizenship principles".