Opinions Written by Retired Appellate Justices and Judges
	Assigned to Courts of Appeals*
	For the Year Ended August 31, 1996
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas is authorized by Section 74.002, Government Code, to assign a justice of a Court of Appeals for temporary service on another Court of Appeals.  He also may assign a retired appellate justice/judge to ac
During the year ended August 31, 1996, the Chief Justice assigned 41 retired appellate justices and judges to sit on the Courts of Appeals.  While on assignment these 41 judges wrote a total of 641 appellate opinions.  These included 575 original opi
			Original						**Opinions		Opinions		Opinions				Per
			Opinions		Concurring		Dissenting		Granting		Refusing		Dismissing		Other		Curiam		Total
	Judges Assigned		On Merits		Opinions		Opinions		Rehearing		Rehearing		Appeal		Opinions		Opinions		Opinions
	Ted M. Akin		7		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		7
	Clyde R. Ashworth		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		1
	Patrice Barron		4		1		0		0		0		0		0		1		6
	Sam Bass		4		0		1		0		0		0		0		0		5
	Jack Brookshire		0		0		0		0		0		0		1		0		1
	Joe Burnett		3		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		3
	Shirley Butts		38		0		0		0		0		3		0		0		41
	Carlos Cadena		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		1		2
	Charles F. Campbell		8		0		0		0		0		1		0		0		9
	Bill Cannon		3		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		3
	Antonio Cantu		11		0		0		0		0		0		1		0		12
	Ron Carr		34		0		0		0		0		0		2		1		37
	T.C. Chadick		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		1
	Paul Colley		9		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		9
	Carl E. F. Dally		19		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		19
	Tom G. Davis		12		0		0		0		0		1		0		0		13
	Preston H. Dial, Jr.		8		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		8
	Joe L. Draughn		20		0		0		0		0		0		0		2		22
	Lee Duggan, Jr.		4		0		0		0		0		0		0		1		5
	George T. Ellis		3		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		3
	David Farris		29		0		0		0		1		1		2		1		34
	John G. Hill		30		0		1		0		1		0		2		0		34
	John A. James, Jr.		13		0		0		0		0		2		0		0		15
	Austin McCloud		27		0		0		0		0		0		0		4		31
	Pat McClung		6		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		6
	Frank G. McDonald		73		0		0		0		0		0		0		7		80
	Charles Miller		29		0		0		0		0		2		0		2		33
	Paul W. Nye		11		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		11
	John F. Onion, Jr.		36		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		36
	Bryan Poff, Jr.		42		0		0		0		0		0		0		1		43
	Frank C. Price		38		0		1		0		0		2		0		0		41
	Blair Reeves		1		0		0		0		0		1		0		0		2
	Charles L. Reynolds		5		0		0		0		2		8		0		2		17
	Sam Robertson		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		1
	Ross A. Sears		6		0		1		0		0		0		0		0		7
	Joe Spurlock, II		10		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		10
	Bill Stephens		3		0		1		0		0		0		0		1		5
	Annette Stewart		1		0		1		0		0		1		0		0		3
	Todd Weaver		7		0		0		0		0		0		0		1		8
	Warren Whitham		16		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		16
	Jerry Woodard		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		1
	Total		575		1		6		0		4		22		8		25		641