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Austin, Texas
Joined October 2010
We’re fortunate in Texas that #SCOTX has been webcasting its oral arguments for over *17* years since 2007! 👀 Watch them anytime at: texasbarcle.com/CLE/TSCSearc… 🍿 Or listen to oral arguments going back a *half-century* to 1979: txcourts.gov/supreme/oral-ar… 🎧 #AppellateTwitter ⚖️
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Courts should—whenever possible—livestream their proceedings. The courts belong to the people.
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The Supreme Court of Texas has issued final approval to new Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5a and amendments to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 35.3 and 38.6 after receiving public comment. To view the new and amended rules, go here: txcourts.gov/media/1458489/2…
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Always amazed by the assembled appellate horsepower at @TexAppOrg Council meetings! 👀 – at San Antonio, TX
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#SCOTX has even digitized old oral argument audio-cassette recordings going back to *1979* and posted them free for public access at txcourts.gov/supreme/oral-ar….💯 🧵/end #AppellateTwitter 📼 – at San Antonio, TX
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And all of those videotaped oral arguments are free for the public to view at texasbarcle.com/CLE/TSCSearc…. 🧵/2 #AppellateTwitter 📺 – at San Antonio, TX
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Congratulations to former @JusticeWillett clerk, @AppellateBeef—the 1st former #SCOTX clerk to go on to clerk for #SCOTUS—who will serve as the next Solicitor General of Louisiana! ⚜️💯 #AppellateTwitter ⚖️ – at Dallas, TX
LSU Law alumnus @AppellateBeef (’15) will return to Louisiana to serve as the next Solicitor General. He is one of two LSU Law graduates who have clerked for the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn more about Aguiñaga and his experience here: law.lsu.edu/news/2019/09/24/…
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One of only two Texan-born #SCOTUS Justices, what a legacy of outstanding public service Sandra Day O’Connor leaves behind after a life particularly well lived. Here she is at @SCOTXHistSocy’s 2013 Hemphill Dinner with fmr #SCOTX CJ Jefferson & every living woman SCOTX Justice. – at Dallas, TX
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Kudos to State Bar/Texas Supreme Court Historical Society scholar, historian, and attorney William J. Chriss on his upcoming Texas A&M Press book SIX CONSTITUTIONS OVER TEXAS: TEXAS’S POLITICAL IDENTITY 1830-1900. Superb history + legal/SCOTX history. 📜📃📚⚖️⚔️🏛️ Pls repost. – at West University Place, TX
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The Court's law clerks are prepped for the start of oral arguments tomorrow. Today, they reviewed the Court's process for accepting and reviewing petitions led by Clerk of Court @blakeahawthorne.
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A final note of thanks to @TexasBarCLE’s Kandi Botello & Sandra Molina, our planning committee & my fellow 101 course director—Alia Adkins-Derrick—for their tireless & outstanding work putting together the Advanced & 101 Civil Appellate courses last week!💯 #AppellateTwitter 🎙️ – at Austin, TX
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The Board of Governors met this week in Austin for its out-of-state meeting and was honored to have the @SupremeCourt_TX Chief Justice Nathan Hecht provide welcoming remarks. They also heard from @statebaroftexas President Cindy Tisdale. Thank you for the warm welcome! 🙌⚖️
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What a panel—4 friends, 3 eminent former judges, and 2 of my @SupremeCourt_TX predecessors discussing life in the law after leaving the bench. L to R: Justice @WainwrightDale, Judge Lee Yeakel, Justice @EMGTX, and @RMFifthCircuit at @TexasBarCLE’s advanced appellate conference.
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Delighted to step in for @kentrutter and talk about recent Texas summary judgment developments. Material derived from the “bible of summary judgment practice,” now in its 10th edition: stcl.edu/wp-content/uploads/…
Former @HBA_Appellate Chair @marktrach presenting our summary judgment update at @TexasBarCLE’s Advanced Civil Appellate Practice course. #AppellateTwitter ⚖️🎙️
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Just a couple of appellate course directors!💯 #AppellateTwitter ⚖️🎙️ – at Downtown, Austin
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Always an honor to present at the best CLE event in Texas, but even more honored to share the platform with Denise. It was also super fun!
Excited to welcome former Section Chair @jerry_bullard and former @TexasHouse Parliamentarian Denise Davis to present our #TxLege update at @TexasBarCLE’s Advanced Civil Appellate Practice course. #AppellateTwitter ⚖️🎙️
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This is always one of my favorite presentations at @TexasBarCLE #AppellateTwitter conference. Excellent job! I'm taking all of the notes! #teenylaw
Excited to welcome former Section Chair @jerry_bullard and former @TexasHouse Parliamentarian Denise Davis to present our #TxLege update at @TexasBarCLE’s Advanced Civil Appellate Practice course. #AppellateTwitter ⚖️🎙️
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For those at @TexasBarCLE's Advanced Appellate, , I have an *awesome* panel with my law partner Justice Eva Guzman, Justice Dale Wainwright, and newly retired Judge Lee Yeakel tomorrow on transitioning back to law practice from the glowing, shiny, ivory tower of appellate judgery
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Advanced Civil Appellate Practice course—the sequel! #AppellateTwitter ⚖️🎙️ – at Downtown, Austin
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Proud of our Court Members who take pride of their profession and give back to SBOT. I am up next at the Advance Appellate Law.
The Thirteenth Court of Appeals’s Clerk of the Court, Kathy Mills, presents a checklist for your first appeal at @TexasBarCLE’s Civil Appellate Practice 101 course! #AppellateTwitter ⚖️🎙️
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Expecting awesome things from this panel on attorney fees with #AppellateTwitter superstar @jodyssanders! @TexasBarCLE @TexAppOrg
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