Insight & Commentary on Texas Appellate Law
The San Antonio Court of Appeals recently disqualified former court of appeals Justice Sarah Duncan and her law firm–Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP–from representing a Relator in an original proceeding pending before that court of appeals.
According to the facts in In re Brittingham, when she served on the Fourth Court…
Although we have known since last year that Justice Harriett O’Neill did not intend to seek re-election in 2010, she had not yet announced when she would leave the bench. That announcement came on Friday when Justice O’Neill notified Governor Perry that she will leave the Texas Supreme Court on June 20 after more than a decade…
When Leland Dykes proposed to his girlfriend, Pepper Lee, he did so with a $26,000 diamond engagement ring in tow. He also bought a house for Pepper and put it in Pepper’s name. Leland protected his interest in the house through a Property Agreement with Pepper, but did not get a pre-nup covering that pricey ring. So, when…
Byron Henry and I are pleased to announce that Hilaree Casada has joined the Appellate Practice Group at Cowles & Thompson. Hilaree has distinguished herself among appellate practitioners. She was recently named by D Magazine as one of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas. She is one of nine appellate practitioners on that…
The Dallas Court of Appeals recently discussed the difference between judicial errors and clerical errors and highlighted why it’s so very important to pay attention to the language in orders and judgments.
In In the Interest of N.E., D.E., & M.E., the trial court rendered a final judgment with a Mother Hubbard clause. The…
This little news flash nearly escaped my attention. Governor Perry has appointed Associate Justice Terry Livingston to be the new Chief Justice of the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth. Chief Justice Livingston succeeds Chief Justice John Cayce, who stepped down late last year to return to private practice. The Governor’s news release may…
