Features for March 2020
Welcome to the March 2020 edition of the Appellate Lawyer — the newsletter of the HBA Appellate Practice Section. EDITOR’S NOTE by Jill Schumacher,...Editor’s Note
by Jill Schumacher, Editor-in-Chief, Daniels & Tredennick, LLP The practice of law is a team sport. This is an inherent aspect of the practice of law. It is true...A Closer Look at Texas’s Judicial Elections Process: Reactions from a Sitting Justice
By Justice Julie Countiss, First Court of Appeals Right now, the Texas Commission on Judicial Selection (TCJS) is considering the state’s current system of electing...The “Short-Term” Cell Site Location Information Exception
by Nelson S. Ebaugh, Nelson S. Ebaugh, P.C. The law is always one step behind technology. In connection with cell site location information (“CSLI”), the law is...Appellate 9-1-1: Emergency or Temporary Relief in State Appellate Court
by Angela Spoede, Staff Attorney at the First Court of Appeals In comparison to trial-level litigation, which involves multiple deadlines for discovery and filings, the...
Thanks to Judge David Hittner and Lynne Liberato (Haynes and Boone) for a great presentation on Effective Persuasion When Moving or Opposing Summary Judgment at our February meeting! #appellatetwitter
3Thanks to Justice Terry Jennings (Terry Jennings—ADR), Vikram Chandhok (Chief Circuit Mediator, 5th Circuit), Marcy Hogan Greer (Alexander Dubose & Jefferson), and Russell Post (Beck Redden) for a great presentation on appellate mediation at our January meeting! #appellatetwitter
4Thanks to @jerry_bullard for a great presentation on updates from the 86th Legislature at our August section meeting! #appellatetwitter
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