Supreme Court
Advisory Archives 2008 - 2013
2013
- Chief Justice Hecht Becomes Longest-Serving Texas Supreme Court Justice [Video]
- Justice Scalia Administers Oath to Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Brown
- Court OKs Distribution of $1 Million-Plus for Access-to-Justice Programs
- New Justice Jeff Brown Sworn In Thursday [Photos]
- Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht Takes the Oath [Photos]
- Investiture Ceremony Set November 11 for Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Brown
- Nina Hess Hsu Joins Court as General Counsel
- Jeff Brown, 14th Court of Appeals Justice, appointed to the Court
- Governor Appoints Justice Hecht to be Chief Justice
- Chief Justice Jefferson Submits His Resignation, Effective October 1
- Court's Rules Attorney Returning to Private Practice, to be Replaced by Mandamus Attorney
- Court's General Counsel Jen Cafferty Announces Resignation
- From Courtroom to Classroom: Mock Oral Arguments - High School [pdf] | Middle School [pdf]
- New-Lawyer Induction Available on Web [pdf]
- Chief Justice Jack Pope to be Honored Thursday by Texas House on His 100th Birthday
- Court Gives Final Approval to the Justice Court Rules
- Special Court of Review Publicly Reprimands Justice Sharp
- Chief Justice Jefferson Calls for Continued Legal Help for Poor, Decriminalizing School Misbehavior, Study of Guardianship Needs for Elderly [Photos]
- Justice Jack Hightower, 1926-2013
- Rules Adopted for Justice Court Cases
- Court Approves Final Rules for Dismissals and for Expedited Actions
- Court's Liaison Assignments, Effective February 1, 2013
- Investiture Ceremony for Justices Boyd, Devine
- International Law Practice Task Force Submits Report
- Schedule Ordered for Mandatory Electronic Civil Case Filings [Order]
- Court Approves Appellate Rules Changes to Limit Briefs by Word Count
- Local Rules for Texas Courts Now Available on Court's Web Site
- Texas Bar CLE to Broadcast Live Oral Arguments [pdf]
- Court Adopts Word Limits for Appellate Briefs
- Law-Clerk Applications Solicited for 2013-14
- South Texas College of Law Alumni Association Honors Justice Medina for Public Service
- Texas Historical Foundation Grant to Help Preserve 1800s Supreme Court Records
- Revised Protective Order Forms Approved
- Court Names New OCA Director
- ABA Honors Court for Securing Legal Aid Financing
- Final Amendment for Time Standards for Parental-Rights Terminations, State-Sought Modification Orders
- Final Rules Amendments Addressing Parental-Termination Judgments; Appeal Notices in Termination, Child-Protection Cases; Deadlines for Record and Trial on Remand; and Notations in Docketing Statements
- Court Names New OCA Director
- Revised Protective Order Forms Approved
- Supreme Court Advisory Committee Agenda: Proposed Uniform Forms for Self-Help Simple, Uncontested Divorce
- State Bar and Supreme Court of Texas Cooperating with Investigation into Alleged Misappropriation of Funds
- Mena Ramón Named Interim OCA Director to Replace Carl Reynolds [Carl Reynolds Leaves Proud Legacy at OCA]
- Judges' Retirement or Removal Procedural-Rules Changes Approved
- Chief Justice Jefferson to be Honored by Colby College
- Final Amendment for Time Standards for Parental-Rights Terminations, State-Sought Modification Orders
- Final Rule for Additional Resources in Certain Complex Cases (Rule of Judicial Administration 16)
- Final Rules Amendments Addressing Parental-Termination Judgments; Appeal Notices in Termination, Child-Protection Cases; Deadlines for Record and Trial on Remand; and Notations in Docketing Statements
- Justice Willett Recipient of Baylor Public Service Award
2012
- Ex-Justice Deborah G. Hankinson's Mother Dies in Dallas [Dorothy L. Godich, 1925-2012]
- Chief Justice Jefferson Response to Request to Suspend Uniform Forms Task Force Work for State Bar Review. [State Bar President Bob Black Letter]
- Amended Order on Rules Addressing Lien Foreclosures Issued December 30
- Court's Liaison Assignments Effective January 1
- Performance Report for 2010-11 Term [Chief Justice Jefferson's Letter to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board]
- Final Approval of Rules Amendments for Service, Citation
- Rules Amendments for State Actions Involving Parent-Child Relationships
- Final Approval of Rules Addressing Lien Foreclosures
- Bar Foundation Grant to Enable Online-Search Capabilities For Texas Court Rules
- Court Hearing on Efiling Set Thursday
- Judge Specia To Be Awarded Brazelton Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award
- Aransas County Judge Suspended by Agreed Order
- Briefing Schedule in Nestle Tax Challenge Case
- Hearing Set December 8 on Statewide Electronic Court Filings
- Amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 99, 107, 108, 117, 239, 536a, 688, 689, 737.4,742, and 742a Adopted
- Order Adopting Amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 735 and 736
- Task Force Appointed for Expedited-Actions Rules
- Appointment of Task Force for Rules in Small Claims Cases and Justice Court Proceedings
- Order Adopting Amended Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 20.1 and 25.1
- Order Adopting Amended Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 167
- Adoption of Rule 168 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Amendments to Rule 28 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Court Records Preservation Task Force Report
- Pleadings Notice Requested When Statutes Challenged as Unconstitutional
- Court Schedules Briefing in Margin-Tax Challenge
- Order to Require Attorneys' Electronic Filings through State Web Site
- Memorial Service for Judge Garwood Set July 29
- Amendments to TRCP 18a and 18b Approved
- Slide Show of Chief Justice Greenhill's Memorial Service, June 13, 2011
- Chief Justice Greenhill Memorial Service Set (Service Brochure [PDF])
- Court Urges Legislature to Allocate $20 Million for Legal Aid in State Budget
- New Rules, Mandamus Attorneys to Join Court
- Justices to Speak at Law School Commencement Exercises
- Court's Rules Attorney, Kennon Peterson, Leaves Court to Return to Private Practice
- Court Names Jen Cafferty New General Counsel
- Texas Legislature to Honor Chief Justice Pope on His 98th Birthday
- Proposed Amendments to Texas Rules Governing Recusal and Disqualification of Judges
- Electronic-Filing Begins
- Court Creates Task Force to Assure Uniform Forms for Litigants Representing Themselves
- Justice Paul W. Green's Father, Hubert W. Green, San Antonio Lawyer, Dies at 84
- Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 281, 284 and Jury Instructions Approved
- TRAP Amendments: Governing Electronic Copies and Filings in the Courts of Appeals
- Electronic-Copy and Electronic-Filing Rules for Supreme Court of Texas
- Chief Justice Jefferson, in State of the Judiciary, Calls for Legal Aid Financing, Juvenile Justice Programs, Judicial-Selection Reforms
- Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson's Statement on Defeat of Proposed Disciplinary Rules Amendments
- Chief Justice Joe R. Greenhill Dies
Joe Greenhill in Photos [pdf]
Chief Justice Greenhill On Succeeding Robert W. Calvert [wmv]
On the "Turning Point" of His Life … and Being Buried Next to "Three-Legged Willie" [wmv]
2011
- Eulogy by Austin attorney Larry York, February 15, 2011
- Eulogy by His Son, Bill, February 15, 2011
- Court Approves for Comments Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 281, 284 and to Jury Instructions
- Justice Lehrmann's Investiture Set January 14
- Local Rules for Texas Courts Now Available on Court's Web Site
- Referendum Order on Proposed Disciplinary Rules Changes, to Begin January 18
- Amended Electronic-Filing Order Applying to All Motions Except Time Extension Requests in Effect November 15
- Court's Revised Liaison Assignments
- Court Approves Limited-Practice Rule for Military Attorneys
- Special Court of Review Denies Examiner's Motion for Rehearing in Complaint Against Presiding Judge Sharon Keller [Order] [Posted by Request of the Special Court of Review]
- Special Court of Review Dismisses Complaint Against Presiding Judge Sharon Keller [Amended Judgment] [Posted by Request of the Special Court of Review]
- Court Approves Criminal Appellate Law Specialty
- Retired Court Clerk Garson Jackson Dies
- Order Adopting Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 78a
[Case Information Sheet, online] | [Case Information Sheet, for printing in Word] | [For printing from PDF]
[Instructions in Word] | [Instructions in PDF] - Rules Attorney Kennon Peterson Honored by State Bar
- Justice Lehrmann Sworn In
- Court's Records-Preservation Task Force Finds Buried History in Court Houses
2010
- Chief Justice Jefferson Becomes Chair of Chief Justices Organization, Heads National Center for State Courts
- Courthouse Closings Because of Alex Invoke Emergency Procedures
- Justice Guzman Appointed Chair of the Children's Commission [Justice O'Neill Becomes Chair Emeritus]
- Justice O'Neil to Leave June 20
- Justice Hecht to Replace Justice O'Neill as Liaison for Access to Justice Efforts [Liaison Assignments]
- Court Adopts Disciplinary Procedure Rules 2.16 and 6.08
- Governor Perry Appoints Judge Lehrmann to Court
- Committee Created to Improve Schooling for Foster Care Children
- Court Adopts Case Information Sheet Requirement
- Court Sets New Requirements for Filing Electronic Copies
- Funeral Set Saturday for Celeste Jefferson, Chief Justice Jefferson's Sister
- Court Issues Revised Disciplinary Rules
- 'Chief Justice' Harriet O'Neill in the News [O'Neill Presides]
- Court Holds to Status Quo on Mandatory Liability-Insurance Disclosure [Letter to Bar Board] | [Bar Board's Recommendation, Findings]
- Justice Wainwright Loses His Mother, His Wife's Grandmother on the Same Day
- Justice Guzman's Investiture Set Monday
- Governor Appoints Eva Guzman, Houston appellate justice, to Replace Scott Brister
- Court to Observe 170th Year and Historical Society's 20th Anniversary
- Rule 737 Adopted for Tenants' Suits in Justice Courts
2009
- Justice O'Neill to Leave Court at End of Term
- Proposed Amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct - 10/20/2009
[Redlined Version] - [Overview] - Court Adopts Amendments to Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure 2.16 and 6.08
- Task Force Established to Study International Law Practice in Texas
- Court Issues Requirement for Submitting Electronic Copies
- Court to Begin Taking Law Clerk Applications on September 8 [Brochure in PDF].
- Court Hires New Mandamus Attorney
- Justice Brister Submits Resignation
- Court Approves Task Force for Legal Services Delivery
- State Bar Foundation Grant To Enable Local Rules To Be Online
- Justice Simmons to Head Judicial Committee on Information Technology
- Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Appointments, Reappointments
- Mandamus Attorney Becomes Central Staff Attorney
- Harry Reasoner Chosen to Lead Access to Justice Commission
- Special Court of Review Panel Decision: the Honorable Bruce Priddy [pdf]
- Justice O'Neill to Deliver Baylor Commencement Address
- Chief Justice Jefferson to Speak at Hofstra Law Graduation [Michigan State to Award Chief Justice Honorary Degree]
- San Antonio Judge Appointed Special Master for Presiding Judge's Disciplinary Case [pdf]
- LexisNexis Group Names Whole Court "Insurance Jurist of the Year"
- Justice O’Neill Honored by Federal Anti-Child Abuse Commission
- 2009 State of the Judiciary Address to the Texas Legislature [pdf]
- In re Luis Aguilar, no. A-08-0001 before the Special Court of Review [pdf]
- Court Amends IOLTA Interest-Payment Rule
- Judge Mark Davidson Reappointed MDL Case Judge [pdf]
- Hurricane Ike Displacement Order Affecting Louisiana Attorneys and Registration Form [pdf]
2008
- Justice James A. Baker, 1931-2008 "Bakerisms [pdf]" | Justice Harriet O'Neill's Eulogy [pdf]
- Emergency Court Preparations Task Force Established
- Applications Sought for Court Reporters Certification Board
- Legal Services for Poor Subject of Court Hearing Set Wednesday [html] | Agenda [pdf]
- Court Amends IOLTA Interest-Payment Rule
- Former Justice Spector Honored by St. Mary's Law School
- Chief Justice Jefferson Elected to Lead National Courts Group in 2010 [pdf]
- 2009-10 Law Clerk Applications Open September 3
- Court Names Kennon Peterson New Rules Attorney
- Court Approves Dues, MCLE Waiver for Attorneys Serving in Combat Zones [pdf]
- JP, Small-Claims Rules Set for Electronic Filing
- Court Sets September 11 Hearing on Legal Services to Poor - THE HEARING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
[Agenda] | Reports on Civil Legal Services to the Poor: [Summary Report] [Full Report - 48.1 MB] - Court's General Counsel to Coordinate Initiatives, Legislative Efforts; Central Staff Attorney Hired
- Chief Justice Jefferson Elected to Lead National Courts Group in 2010 [pdf]
- Court Filings in YFZ Ranch Child-Custody Case [Briefs in Companion Case, 08-0403] - 06/30/08
- Statement of Chief Justice Jefferson on Reported Indictment - 01/17/08