Reverse and Render : Texas Appellate Lawyer & Attorney : Cowles & Thompson Law Firm : Court of Appeals, Texas Supreme Court

The Collin County Bar Appellate Section will join with the Collin County Bar Association for a meeting at noon on May 15, 2009 at Ralph & Kacoo's in Allen.  Our speaker will be Justice Douglas S. Lang from the Dallas Court of Appeals.  Justice Lang will discuss his book Deeds, Not Words, professionalism, and the relationships that have shaped and guided his distinguished legal career.  Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Justice Lang's book and one hour of ethics CLE credit.  Book quantities are limited, so come early.  The meeting is being hosted by Cowles & Thompson, P.C., Israel L. Suster Law Office, Law Office of George A. (Tony) Mallers, and Mosser Law PLLC.

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To all you appellate gurus out there, here's an appellate procedure question: When does the court of appeals' mandate issue when the Texas Supreme Court has denied a petition for review and subsequently denied a motion for rehearing of the petition for review?

TRAP 18 controls issuance of the appellate mandate.  The timetable is based upon the steps a party is entitled to take after the court of appeals renders its judgment.  But there are no other steps to take after the Texas Supreme Court denies a motion for rehearing of a petition for review.  Or are there?  Should the mandate issue ten days after the denial of the motion for rehearing of the petition for review (because that's the amount of time added to the expiration of the other steps)?  Should its issuance be tied to the timetable for filing of a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court?  What do you think?

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