I wrote last month about the Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kerlin v. Sauceda about the Texas tolling statute. That post noted the […]
Entries from November 2008
The Texas Tolling Statute Is Back
November 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Texas Tolling Statute Is Back
Tags: Case Notes
Texas Supreme Court RSS Feeds
November 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This funny picture now appears on the Texas Supreme Court’s home page:
That’s the icon used to denote RSS feeds. And it quietly announces that […]
Tags: Legal Tech · News and Links
Order List for November 14, 2008 (part 1)
November 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for November 14, 2008 (part 1)
The Court issued decisions in seven cases with today’s order list. One of them was an argued case; the other six were Rule 59.1 […]
Tags: Order Lists
Appellate Symposium Sponsored by the Texas Review of Litigation
November 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Appellate Symposium Sponsored by the Texas Review of Litigation
The Texas Review of Litigation, a student-edited journal at UT Law, is sponsoring a two-day symposium this January focusing on appellate litigation. The title […]
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A Blog About the Court Across the Hall
November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
As Texas appellate lawyers know, there are two highest courts in Texas — the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals. Their […]
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Cert Petition in Schubert v. Pleasant Glade Assembly of God
November 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Cert Petition in Schubert v. Pleasant Glade Assembly of God
Back in June, I wrote about the Texas Supreme Court’s religion clause decision in Pleasant Glade Assembly of God v. Schubert, No. 05-0916, a case […]
Tags: Case Notes
The Chief Joins the Push To Curb Partisan Judicial Elections
November 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Chief Joins the Push To Curb Partisan Judicial Elections
When Tom Phillips was Chief Justice, he spent a substantial amount of energy pushing for reform of how Texas picks judges.
It looks as if Chief […]
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Kent Sullivan Appointed to 14th Court
November 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Kent Sullivan Appointed to 14th Court
Congratulations to Kent C. Sullivan, who has just been appointed by the Governor to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston. He will be […]
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