Texas Judicial News
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Judge Barbara Walther (R) To Run For Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 (http://www.quorumreport.com/) Contact: Gus Clemens (325) 658-8008 Judge Barbara Walther to run for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals SAN ANGELO—District Judge Barbara Lane Walther announced today she intends to be a candidate for the Court of...
Texas House to Honor Former Chief Justice Pope on his 100th Birthday
Retired Chief Justice Jack Pope, who as a justice on the Texas Supreme Court had a judicial tenure longer than any justice in the Court’s history, turns 100 Thursday and will be honored in a ceremony in the Texas House of Representatives. State Rep. Dan Branch, who...
Judicial Selection in Senate State Affairs on Monday [SJR34 and SB577]
The Senate State Affairs Committee will hear two approaches to judicial selection reform at its hearing on Monday, April 1. SJR 34 and SB 577 by Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) establish an “appoint-elect-retain” system for selecting state district and appellate judges...
Judicial Compensation Considered
The Judicial Compensation Commission (JCC) was created in 2007 by the 80th Texas Legislature through the passage of H.B. 3199, “to recommend the proper salaries to be paid by the state for all justices and judges of the supreme court, the court of criminal...
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