Texas Judicial News
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Texas Tribune Analysis: Could Surname Be Key in Republican Supreme Court Race?
by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune February 22, 2016 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. What’s the deal with Texas Republican primary voters and candidates with Hispanic names? This...
State v. Naylor — A Debate among Conservatives on the Texas Supreme Court
by SCOTT A. BRISTER & DALE WAINWRIGHT February 1, 2016 Some judicial decisions — those covered on the front pages of newspapers and discussed on TV — are eagerly awaited by millions. But most cases do not involve hot-button issues that generate mass interest;...
What’s in a name? Texas Supreme Court Races
by MARK PULLIAM January 4, 2016 1:41 PM Trial lawyers make a cynical play for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 9 This is another post on the races currently underway for three seats on the Texas Supreme Court. I have previously written about the race between incumbent...
Rick Green Announces Run for Supreme Court, Challenging Justice Paul Green
Editor’s note/disclosure: Former Representative Rick Green is challenging incumbent Justice Paul Green in the Republican primary. Justice Paul Green (R) has served on the Court since 2004, and has been endorsed by Texas Civil Justice League PAC. Friends and...
Governor Abbott Appoints DeCoss Judge of 445th Judicial District Court
[Appointment] Governor Abbott Appoints De Coss Judge Of 445th Judicial District Court Governor Greg Abbott has appointed René De Coss of Rancho Viejo as judge of the 445th Judicial District Court in Cameron County for a term set to expire at the next general election...
Governor Greg Abbott appoints Missy Medary
http://gov.texas.gov/news/appointment/21563 Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Missy Medary of Corpus Christi presiding judge of the Fifth Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification. Missy Medary is judge of the...
Governor Abbott Appoints Clemmer Judge Of 450th Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Don Clemmer of Austin as judge of the 450th Judicial District Court in Travis County for a term set to expire at the next general election in November 2016. Governor Abbott made the appointment to fill a vacancy created by HB 3153,...
Honorable Ray Whelees Campaign Kick Off
You are cordially invited to a Reception & Campaign Kick-Off honoring Honorable Ray Wheless, District Judge, #366 Collin County District Court Statewide Candidate for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 When: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m....
Justice Cindy Olson Bourland Reception – Austin
Justice Cindy Olson Bourland Reception Third Court of Appeals Location: La V 1501 East 7th Street Austin, Texas October 1, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM RSVP: Pasha@hollandtaucher.com Campaign Address: Justice Cindy O. Bourland Campaign P.O. Box 684281 Austin, Texas...
Governor Abbott Appoints Perwin Judge Of 505th Judicial District Court
August 26, 2015 (http://gov.texas.gov/news/appointment/21346) Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Perwin of Richmond as judge of the 505th Judicial District Court in Fort Bend County for a term set to expire at the next general election in November 2016. This...
