All posts tagged "texas"

Broken Chains, Broken Agreements and Broken Laws : Judge Catharina Haynes (5th Cir.) versus Judge David Hittner (S.D. Tex.)

Broken Robes: Judge Catharina Haynes of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit versus Senior United States Judge David Hittner of...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican PR Scam Breaks His Own Executive Orders

Up until Abbott’s announcement Thursday, Texans who didn’t obey the governor’s executive orders related to the virus could have faced up to...

Texas Federal Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin Calls Out Law Firm [Mis]Conduct

Kirkland & Ellis LLP “should be embarrassed” by the way it stonewalled information requests from a legal recruiting firm which delayed discovery...

The Snakes of the Texas Legal Profession Are Now Officially Allowed Snap Removals as Defendants and Sewer Service as Plaintiffs

Fifth Circuit say 'snap removal' is perfectly fine, despite it being as egregious as 'sewer service'. It's an endorsement of shady legal...

Texas 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...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges the State Bar of Texas. The Judge’s Decision is Still Pending.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a lawsuit against the State Bar of Texas, but the Judge responsible is taking his...

Texas 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...

The Fifth Circuit’s Judge Jennifer Elrod Discusses Pandemics, Cruises and Remote Courtship

Judge Jennifer Elrod; Even though our physical courthouse is not open, it has been very important to make sure all litigants have...

Senior Judge Lynn Hughes One Liner Judgment Dismissing EEOC Case Reversed by Fifth Circuit

Fifth Circuit 3-Panel Scolds Senior Federal Judge Lynn Hughes, S.D. Tex., for One Liner Judgment by Publishing Opinion for Instructive Precedent Training.

April is Upon Us and It’s a Foolish Dozen of Texas Lawyers Behavin’ Badly. Then there’s the Bakers Dozen You’ll Never Know About. It’s a Secret.

Judge Gena Slaughter Fails, Fails and Fails Again, But Receives Only a Specially Commissioned Public Slap

Dallas judge Gena Slaughter received a public warning, a lesser sanction than the public reprimand ordered in 2019. That's unacceptable based on...

The Fifth Circuit’s Dismissal of the Burkes 2019 Judicial Complaint Has Now Been Proven to Be Error, in Law

US Supreme Court Justices Financial Disclosure Reports Under the Microscope

Given that basic transparency measures are anathema to the Supreme Court and its justices, we must use every available tool to ensure...

Texas Lawyers Behaving Badly in Mad March 2020. An Array of In-Progress Results This Month and a Few New Additions

The State Bar of Texas' March Madness List of 15 disciplined lawyers and judges. Then there's the secret eight, a list of...

Texas State Judge is Slapped for the Fifth Time, instead of being Slaughtered

Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...

A Former Felon and Lawyer Wanted His Texas Law License Reinstated. His Request Was Correctly Denied.

Eggert was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the Northern District of Texas in 2004. The following year, Eggert moved to...

Fifth Circuit Opinion in Favor of the IRS Leaves Texas Attorney Canada Feelin’ Dry

Fifth Circuit: “Congress chose to omit a damages remedy as to tax penalties assessed and to limit judicial review to post-payment and...

In Houston, Texas, Harris County Clerk Suddenly Resigns after Short Tenure

Trautman took office January 1, 2019. She made expanding access to the voting process the major focus of her tenure, initiating county-wide...