Editor’s Note: The State Bar of Texas is providing this collection of important links, blog posts, and media stories to keep its members and the public informed of the latest news and resources related to the novel coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the legal community. Important links State Bar of Texas Coronavirus Legal Resources … Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: The State Bar of Texas is providing this collection of important links, blog posts, and media stories to keep its members and the public informed of the latest news and resources related to the novel coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the legal community. Important links State Bar of Texas Coronavirus Legal Resources … Continue Reading
A courthouse in a West Texas county known for wide-open spaces and dry desert landscapes has just become fully digitized. On Jan. 17, the 394th Judicial District Court in Brewster County unveiled new technological additions, which included several digital inputs and computer monitors at the bench, lawyers’ tables, and jury box. This technology will be … Continue Reading
On August 15, the Cameron County Commissioners Court accepted the donation of the restored minutes of the District Court of Cameron County from 1885 through 1891. The book was restored due to the generosity of Judge Migdalia Lopez of the 197th District Court and her husband, Nemecio Lopez. Among the cases memorialized in the books … Continue Reading
Current and future civics teachers from across the state got a chance to hold mock oral arguments Wednesday at the Texas Supreme Court.… Continue Reading
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Thursday amending law-practice rules to allow military attorneys stationed in Texas but licensed elsewhere to represent military service members in certain civil matters in state courts.… Continue Reading
All Texas lawyers are invited to join the Supreme Court of Texas for its 170th anniversary on Wednesday, January 13. The celebration will begin with an open session of the Court in the Supreme Court of Texas Courtroom at 4:00 p.m. Special remarks will be made by Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson, State Bar of … Continue Reading
Jim Swift of KXAN-TV in Austin filed the inspiring story of former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jack Pope, who at 96 is training for a 9.6-mile walk to match his age. Below is Swift’s report, and below that, Chief Justice Pope’s demonstration of his exercise routine. … Continue Reading
