All posts tagged "supreme court of texas"
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4.4KEditors ChoiceThe Unveiling of Judges as Sexual Predators in Texas Rages On and On and On. The State of Texas Should Recognize, It’s Been Outed for Wrongly Protecting These Judges
An ex-clerk in Central Texas last week sued a former county judge Michael Sutherland, accusing him of repeatedly raping her in his...
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4.6K5Federal LawJudge James Oakley of Burnet County; Roped In Twice and Escapes Again
Texas Judicial Ethics Guide : We condone everything and welcome Judges to do, and say, whatever they want. Especially repeat offenders.
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2.7KAppellate CircuitLights on Fifth; Interesting Orders from Friday 22nd Nov., 2019
A familiar panel from the Article we wrote about earlier, the case of Powe v. Deutsche Bank, this one worded ORDER caught...
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2.5KEditors ChoiceEthics and Code of Conduct: Is a Co-Chair of Social Media for the State Bar of Texas Appellate Division Licensed to “Like” a Tweet Like This?
At Laws In Texas we submit a Texas lawyer liking a tweet that condones violence and most likely death, is not ethically...
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4.3KLaws In TexasRecently Disbarred Texas Attorney Arrested for Asking Judge to Call Him
Just three weeks after the Texas Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of Mark Cantu, the ex-lawyer was arrested for allegedly threatening a...
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3.1KEditors ChoiceLawyer Civility Oaths? That’s a Joke.
David Chamberlain, former president of the Texas Chapters of ABOTA who advocated for the Texas civility oath in 2015, said it’s hard to...
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4.1KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and His Outrageous Comments about Women- ‘Brain Surgeon’ Judge Jerry Edwin Smith
Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as referring to the International Women’s Year Conference as a “gaggle of outcasts, misfits...
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3.1KAppellate CircuitU.S. Energy Development Corp v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company aka “Agent” (19-90012, 5th Cir., 2019)
U.S. Energy Development Corp v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company (19-90012, 5th Cir., 2019)
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2.5KJudgesTexas Judges Questions his Own Competence On the Bench and Quickly ‘Retires’
JUDGE DOUG SHAVER: “I have no concern, nor does anyone else about my mental facilities. I’m simply getting older & my energy...
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3.3KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Constitutional Law Professor – Judge Stephen A. Higginson
A federal court should only declare a statute enacted by Congress unconstitutional if it violates a provision clearly set forth in the...
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3.0KAppellate CircuitThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Prosecutor – Judge Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Judge Gregg Costa: A judge should keep an open mind about the issues in a case; and maintain a sense of humility...
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2.6KAppellate CircuitThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Twitter Don – Judge Don Willett
Judge Don Willett: It is never appropriate for lower courts to depart from controlling Supreme Court precedent. If confirmed, I will follow...
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3.1KFederal LawTexas Judges May Wear Black Robes But They Cloak Darker Secrets
There was a judge that should’ve been put in the electric chair, and he only had his hand slapped, recalled former Commissioner...
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5.0K4Federal LawWhere is Former Texas State Chief Judge Joel “Sexting” Baker Working Today? Oh, BTW, he was also Vice Chair at the State Comission for Judicial Conduct (SCJC)
Shamed Judge and Texas Lawyer Joel Baker would be left to defend himself in front of the same panel he has served...
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4.7KLaws In TexasOpinion Pending: A Well-Known Sanctioned NRA Lawyer With a[nother] Non-Disclosed Ethics Violation Taps the Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney Bill Brewer petitions the Texas Supreme Court. Of course he won. This is Texas and Texas Supreme Court is owned by...
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3.1KDonald TrumpSocial Media is a Voice and Vehicle which Unearths the Hidden Secrets [and Corruption] of the Three Branches of State and US Government and Now they Seek Ways to Silence Democracy and Free Speech #WeThePeople
The ABA, recognizing the urgency and timeliness of these issues, has chosen Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society for this year’s Law...
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4.0KFederal JudgesSenior U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt Accuses Houston of Willfully and Maliciously Destroying Evidence
Houston city officials intentionally destroyed evidence, wiping crucial data from the computer drives of top police commanders that is potentially relevant to...
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2.8KFederal JudgesSenior U.S. District Judge Hilda G. Tagle Halts Pending Execution of Inmate, Surprising Everyone Associated With the Case
Judge Tagle’s order notes that the attorney is no longer allowed to practice in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals because of...
