Today, Governor Perry announced the appointment of district judge Debra Lehrmann to be a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, effective June 21, 2010.

Judge Lehrmann [...]

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With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued per curiam opinions in two pending cases.

Leila Regina Brown Hidalgo v. Alvin Steele Hidalgo, No. 09-0415 [...]

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When does the US Supreme Court ask for information from the federal government and bypass OSG? When does the Court do its own research [...]

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The blog has covered the Texas Supreme Court’s new rules for electronic briefs, including a few pointers on what’s likely to trip you up.1

Today, I’m [...]

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This is the week of the American Law Institute conference. Most of the Texas Supreme Court Justices are members of ALI, so it is [...]

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Justice O’Neill will be stepping down from the Texas Supreme Court on June 20, 2010. This gives the Governor the opportunity to appoint an [...]

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With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court granted one new petition for review and issued opinions in seven others.

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The Texas Supreme Court has issued a new order to amend and replace its original order about e-filing, which I wrote about in February. [...]

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Well, you don’t see this caption every day: Brumbaugh v. Justice John Roberts, et al., No. 10-0314. The “et alia” includes eight other Justices [...]

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