Texas Judicial News
A Project by the Texas Civil Justice League
Gov. Perry Names Hecht as Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
September 10, 2013 (http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18866/) Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Justice Nathan L. Hecht of Austin as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. Justice Hecht’s term will be effective Oct. 1, 2013, and is set to expire...
Statement by Gov. Perry on Chief Justice Jefferson
September 3, 2013 (http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18849/) Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson: “Wallace Jefferson justly and faithfully guided our state’s...
Gov. Perry Appoints Brown as Justice of 5th Court of Appeals
September 3, 2013 (http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/18850/) Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Ada Brown of Plano as justice of the 5th Court of Appeals for a term to expire at the next general election. Brown is a civil litigator at McKool Smith PC, a former...
Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson Resigns Effective October 1, 2013
CHIEF JUSTICE JEFFERSON ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/pdf/WBJ_090313.pdf Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson announced Tuesday that he will leave the Supreme Court of Texas effective October 1, 2013. Chief Justice Jefferson has not...
Gov. Perry Appoints Hofmann as Judge of 452nd Judicial District
August 29, 2013 (http://governor.state.tx.us/news/) Contact: Governor’s Press Office, 512-463-1826 Lucy Nashed: lucy.nashed@gov.texas.gov or Josh Havens: josh.havens@gov.texas.gov Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Robert Hofmann of Mason as judge of the 452nd...
Gov. Perry Appoints Stith as Judge of 319th Judicial District Court
August 28, 2013 (http://governor.state.tx.us/news/) Contact: Governor’s Press Office, 512-463-1826 Lucy Nashed: lucy.nashed@gov.texas.gov or Josh Havens: josh.havens@gov.texas.gov Gov. Rick Perry has appointed David Stith of Corpus Christi as judge of the 319th...
District Judge Bud Kirkendall Announces Bid for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
W.C. “Bud” Kirkendall Announces Bid for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals May 9, 2013 http://judgekfortexas.com/ SEGUIN, TX – Republican District Judge W.C. “Bud” Kirkendall announced his candidacy for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal...
Justice Jack Hightower Dies, 1926-2013
August 3, 2013 Contact: Osler McCarthy, staff attorney/public information 512.463.1441 osler.mccarthy@txcourts.gov http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/ Retired Justice Jack Hightower, whose half-century in public life began in the U.S. Navy in World War II and...
Gov. Perry Appoints Nevarez as Judge of the 231st Judicial District Court
July 31, 2013 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/ Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Jesus “Jesse” Nevarez Jr. of Keller as judge of the 231st Judicial District Court in Tarrant County for a term to expire at the next general election. Nevarez is an attorney in...
Texans for Jeff Boyd Announces Strong Financial Support
July 10, 2013 (http://justicejeffboyd.org/) Raises Over $450,000, Has More Than $400,000 Cash On Hand AUSTIN – Texans for Jeff Boyd announced it has raised $451,442 since Justice Boyd joined the Supreme Court on December 3, 2012. Texans for Jeff Boyd ended the June...
