Is there more diversity of thought after the 2018 midterm elections? A look at dissenting opinions in the First and Fourteenth Court of Appeals during the first half of 2019.
by Nicholas Bruno, Beck Redden LLP During the 2018 elections, several then-candidates for the Courts of Appeals promised greater “diversity of thought” if more...Why The Law Is Not Just What Judges Say It Is
by Justice Evelyn V. Keyes and Angela W. Spoede, First Court of Appeals As Chief Justice John Marshall famously said in Marbury v. Madison, “It is emphatically the...A New Sheriff in the Lode Star State
Texas Supreme Court restates the law on recovery of attorney’s fees. Is that a good thing? by William Ogden, Kean Miller LLP The Texas Supreme Court has issued a...Case Updates from the First Court of Appeals
by Rachel Stinson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP McDaniel v. Meador, No. 01-18-00041-CV, 2019 WL 758321 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 21, 2019, no pet.) (mem....
Thanks to @jerry_bullard for a great presentation on updates from the 86th Legislature at our August section meeting! #appellatetwitter
3Thanks to Jonathan Smaby (Texas Center for Legal Ethics), Kevin Dubose (Alexander Dubose & Jefferson), Beverly Godbey (Amy Stewart Law), and Prof. Robert Prentice (McCombs School of Business at University of Texas) for a great presentation on ethics at our July section meeting!
4Houston-area lawyers: There is an opening for a staff attorney position in the Chambers of 14th COA justice Jerry Zimmerer. Please share this link with anyone who might be interested: https://t.co/MxKbDDdtY6