All posts tagged "texas state judge"
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813Gov AbbottJudge James Oakley is the Epitome of the Texas Judiciary
Here's what LIT wrote in 2019 when we highlighted this Texas Outlaw in a Dirty Black Robe; Roped In Twice and Escapes...
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2.5KAppellate CircuitIt’s A Win for Former Judge Suzanne Wooten as Shameful Collin County Settle
Collin County's insurance co has agreed to pay $600K to settle a lawsuit filed by a former district judge wrongfully convicted of...
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1.6KAppellate CircuitCourageous Suzanne Wooten Can Proceed With Law Suit Against Shameful Collin County
The Court finds that Wooten has stated a plausible claim that there was an official policy that caused her harm for the...
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2.2KAppellate CircuitA Former Texas Judge Has Been Dueling With Corruption in Collin County and She’s Doin’ Pretty Darn Well.
Suzanne Wooten alleges facts showing that Collin County's Christopher Milner functioned as an investigator rather than a prosecutor.
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1.2KGov AbbottTexas Judge Allows Cop Responsible for Trucker’s Death to Choose Staggered Jail Terms
LIT pays tribute and remembrance to trucker DANE RUTTER, who needlessly lost his life due to a selfish act of an off-duty cop...
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1.6KGov AbbottTexas State Judge Jeff Williams Violates Renter’s Rights In Eviction Cases in Keeping with Judicial Precedent
Without a state or local moratorium in place, more renters have been evicted in Houston during COVID-19 than almost anywhere else in...
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4.1KEditors ChoiceTexas Judge Mark Keough Receives 90 Day Driving License Suspension. If It Was Up to the Texas Bar, It Would be Fully Probated.
Not only was Judge Keough DWI, he was not wearing his seat belt and did not apply the brakes until less than...
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3.8KEditors ChoiceNaughty in Nov. 2020: Fifteen Texas Lawyers and Judges Behavin’ Badly and the Five You’ll Never Know About. It’s a Secret.
Texas Lawyers and Judges Behavin' Badly in November 2020's Texas Bar Journal Listing.
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4.2KEditors ChoiceJumpin’ into July and It’s Sixteen Texas Lawyers Behavin’ Badly. Then there’s the Six You’ll Never Know About. It’s a Secret.
Texas Lawyers Behavin' Badly in July 2020's Texas Bar Journal Listing. From Thievin' lawyers to Proud Boys, we've got a smokin' hot...
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4.0KEditors ChoiceTexas Judge Mark Keough Formally Charge with DWI
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with a crash that happened four months ago.
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1.8KAppellate CircuitA Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit
A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...
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6.7KJudgesSan Antonio Lawyer Phil Ross’s Court Case(s) Went Viral Until The Virus. Now Everyone is Waiting.
San Antonio Lawyer Phil Ross, known for his combative style has been sued by the State Bar of Texas and is in...
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4.7KEditors ChoiceRemoved Texas State Judge Smoots-Thomas is Arrested While Out on Bond. She’s Barrelling Out of Control says Her Lawyer
Smoots-Thomas has since been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, court records show. Bond was set at $10,000.
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3.8KJudgesBlack Robes: Dark Secrets, Cover Ups and Corruption. Reuters Joins LIT in Lighting Up the State of the Judiciary (Hat Tip).
The chief justice accused Judge DeLapp of gross neglect of duty, oppression in office and complete disregard for the law and declared...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceTexas Lawyer Threw One Egg at Judge’s Car is Charged with Criminal Misdemeanor
Texas Lawyer Erick Yollick is a former member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, as well as a member of...
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4.7KDonald TrumpTexas Lawyer and Former Texas Lawmaker Jack Stick’s DUI Stop Didn’t End Up Going Well. Was it Politically Motivated?
Lawyer Jack Stick can be seen on a police video arguing with an officer about taking a field sobriety test. He was...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceTexas Judge Congratulated a Dozen Attorneys on Winning Cases in Her Court on Facebook
Texas Judge Speedlin Gonzalez’s eight posts, which appeared between August and October 2019, congratulated 12 attorneys on winning jury verdicts and lauded...
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2.4KJudgesFishin’ for a Fight in the Hall of Secrecy Known as the SCJC
Steve Fischer, a commissioner on the [Texas] State Commission on Judicial Conduct, has gone head-to-head with chairman David Hall over the commission’s...
