Insight & Commentary on Texas Appellate Law
Results for the 2008 Board of Legal Specialization Exam are out. The number of board-certified appellate practitioners swelled considerably. By my count, we have 11 new board-certified appellate practitioners. Congratulations go to the following:
Michael Truesdale (Austin)
Leane Medford (Dallas)
Blake Hawthorne (Austin)
James Pinson (Dallas)
Bruce Thomas (Dallas)
Vance Wittie (Dallas)
Alessandra Ziek (Austin)
Chad…
On January 30, 2009, the Tarrant County Appellate Section is sponsoring a Brown Bag Seminar at Texas Wesleyan Law School in Fort Worth entitled "Fighting the Forum: Avoiding Litigation in Texas State Court." Topics will include Special Appearance, Forum Non Conveniens, Arbitration, Forum Selection Clauses, and Removal and Remand–all topics that are near and dear…
The State Bar of Texas is sponsoring its 2009 Practice Before the Supreme Court on April 17, 2009, in Austin Texas. The one-day course will be held at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center located at 1900 University Avenue.
The course will cost $325 ($275 for early bird registrants) and is worth approximately 5.5 hours…
On Thursday, January 15, 2009, the Dallas Bar Association’s Appellate Law Section, ADR Section, and Judiciary Commitee will honor retiring Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Mark Whittington for his 25 years of service to the judiciary.
A luncheon will be held at Noon at the Belo Mansion. The regular luncheon buffet will be available ($12.76). …
Will the Dallas Court of Appeals grant oral argument to both sides of an appeal when only one party has requested it? For the answer to that question, check out the Court’s Internal Operating Procedures. The answer might surprise you. The Dallas Court of Appeals has posted its IOP’s as of September 1, 2008…
We want to announce some upcoming continuing education opportunities of interest to Appellate Practitioners.
The Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section will have its monthly noon CLE on Thursday, November 20, 2008. The keynote speaker is David Horan of Jones Day who will speak about Federal Interlocutory appeals. Casey Kaplan of the K&L Gates firm will be the introductory speaker. The meeting will occur at the Belo Mansion in Dallas, Texas.
The Collin County Bar Association will meet at noon on Friday, November 21, 2008. The speaker will be Greg Lensing, Staff Attorney for the Dallas Court of Appeals, who will speak on Special Appearances and Personal Jurisdiction in Texas. The meeting will be held at Ralph & Kacoo’s on Central Expressway in Allen, Texas.
Other upcoming seminars for Appellate Practitioners are listed below:Continue Reading Continuing Education Opportunities
Texas voters elected (or re-elected) a slate of judges in the state on Tuesday. Last week we posted a list of the appellate court races in the state.
A list of the winners in those appellate court races is displayed below. The final, official figures are not yet posted, but most of these outcomes are unlikely to change.
For additional statewide results, check with the Texas Secretary of State’s election’s webpage.
Continue Reading Election results from appellate court races
We elect our judges in Texas. We can debate the pros and cons of selecting judges by election, but that doesn’t change the fact that we are in the middle of an election now. Early voting goes through Friday, October 31st. You can vote at any early voting location and all you need to vote is a valid driver’s license. If you can’t vote early or don’t want to, Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th. To find your polling place for election day, follow this link.
Under this system of judicial selection, the best way to ensure selection of quality judges is an informed electorate. To that end, here’s a list of appellate candidates for judicial office with links to help you better educate yourselves.
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the Tarrant County Appellate Law Section will be honoring retiring Justice Dixon Holman. The luncheon to honor Justice Holman will take place at the Petroleum Club beginning at noon.
The cost is $20 for members and $22 for non-members and walk-ins.
RSVP to Sherry at 817-338-4092 or sherry@tarrantbar.org
Welcome to the Cowles & Thompson Appellate Blog. We created this blog with the goal of providing useful information to civil appellate practitioners and to the public at large. We anticipate that we will be posting information relating to significant appellate opinions from Texas appellate courts (inclusive of the Supreme Court of Texas). Of course, we will also call attention to U.S. Supreme Court opinions…
