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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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Order List for November 7, 2008

November 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for November 7, 2008

In this week’s order list, the Court did not issue any opinions or grant new petitions for argument. (( The Court did formally grant […]

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A Judicial Candidate By Any Other Name…

November 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Trying to make sense of close election results can be like trying to explain a small daily move in the stock market. What looks […]

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New Petition: Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc., No. 08-0926

November 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on New Petition: Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc., No. 08-0926

Douglas K. Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc., No. 08-0926 (DocketDB) (direct link to COA opinion)

A petition for review has been filed involving a major league […]

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2008 Texas Judicial Election Results

November 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on 2008 Texas Judicial Election Results

Last night, all three incumbents on the Texas Supreme Court won re-election rather handily. Full results are available from the Texas Secretary of State.

As […]

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Order List for October 31, 2008

October 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List for October 31, 2008

This week’s order list was also quiet, with no opinions issued and no new petitions granted.

Election Day is November 4th. The Court’s next argument […]

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Order List for October 24, 2008

October 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This week’s order list was relatively quiet, with no opinions issued and no new petitions granted.

Election Day is November 4th. The Court’s next argument […]

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