All posts tagged "texas supreme court"
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3.8KLaws 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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2.8KKen PaxtonFaith is Rewarded by Texas Giving Back to Justice
Johnson is joined on the board by another Dallas resident, retired Judge Molly Francis. Francis previously served on Texas' Fifth Court of...
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2.8KEditors 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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2.3KJudgesTexas 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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2.9KFederal 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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4.3K4Federal 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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4.3KLaws 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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3.7KFederal 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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2.6KFederal 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...
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1.6KFifth CircuitTexas Supreme Court forms ‘Judicial Council on Mental Health Legislative Research Committee’
Mathews earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado, going on to receive her J.D. from the University of Houston....
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2.9KFederal LawUpdate: Wrongfully Convicted Alfred Brown Was Denied Compensation by Texas; Now a Former Supreme Court Justice is Stepping In
A former Texas Supreme Court justice has joined the legal fight to help ex-death row inmate Alfred Brown get compensation for the...
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3.1KFederal LawTexas Lawyer Left Standing with a $500 Bill from District Judge Jeffrey Fletcher; No Gratuities Expected or Required
The Sixth Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a party can’t bring a direct appeal from a contempt finding, meaning the court...
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3.1KLaws In TexasCriminal Judge Andrew Wright Sanctions Harris County District Attorney for Bad Faith Delay in Submission of Evidence
“The Court finds that the State has engaged in bad faith litigation tactics,” Wright wrote in an one-page order signed Aug. 23....
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3.5KFederal LawTexas Lawyer On Trial for Federal Tax Evasion involving Millions of Dollars and Shelf Companies. No Doubt A lot of Other Texas Lawyers Will Be Watching and Worrying
The indictment alleges that Pursley received more than $4.8 million and an ownership interest in the co-conspirator’s ongoing business for his role...
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3.3KFederal LawWhen You Get a Million Dollar Settlement in a Patent Case, Don’t Evade Paying Your Taxes on the Reported Settlement or the IRS Will Indict You and Your Crooked Lawyer
According to the indictment, Thomas and Michelle Selgas, a married couple, conspired with John O. Green, an attorney licensed to practice in...
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2.7KDebt CollectorFifth Circuit Appellate Court for the State of Texas Reenacts the Alamo by Charging Lower Court Abused its Discretion by ‘Invading the Attorney Work-Product Privilege’
The court’s opinion doesn’t seem to reflect or take note that the trial court’s order had allotted for redacting any attorney-client privileged...
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3.7KLaws In TexasRetired 83 Year Old Texas Lawyer Shows His Nate Diaz Slappin’ Diss in Altercation with Opposing Counsel; Who Files an Anti-SLAPP Motion with Local Police
Houston Lawyer Ronny Krist Charged for Slapping Plaintiff's Attorney Before Deposition. A lawyer for Ronny Krist said the 83-year-old deservedly slapped the...
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3.0KFake DocumentsTexas Lawyer Fabricates His Own Doctors’ Sickness Note and Lower Court Issues Sanctions and Dismisses Case. Appeals Court Says Hell No, He’s One Of Us and Fraud On The Court is Standard Practice
In June 2016, Chatman and Woody moved for sanctions alleging the Hyber letter was fraudulent and was submitted to delay trial and...
