Courts of Appeals
Activity For Year Ended August 31, 1997
Opinions Written by Justices of the Courts of Appeals
				Original						*Opinions		Opinions		Opinions				Per		Total		Total
	Court			Opinions		Concurring		Dissenting		Granting		Refusing		Dismissing		Other		Curiam		Per		Per
		Justices		On Merits		Opinions		Opinions		Rehearing		Rehearing		Appeal		Opinions		Opinions		Justice		Court
	First, Houston
		Michael H. Schneider		53		0		0		0		0		0		0		64		117
		Murry B. Cohen		98		5		2		0		0		1		0		37		143
		Margaret G. Mirabal		90		6		6		0		0		2		0		31		135
		Michol O'Connor		66		4		17		0		0		0		0		39		126
		Davie L. Wilson		82		1		10		0		0		2		0		48		143
		Adele Hedges		87		0		3		1		0		6		0		39		136
		Eric Andell		69		1		2		0		0		3		0		46		121
		Tim Taft		100		11		3		4		0		2		0		49		169
	1	Sam Nuchia		45		0		1		0		0		2		0		24		72
	1	D. Camille Hutson-Dunn		51		1		8		0		0		4		0		16		80
	**	Assigned Justices		42		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		42		1,284
																		Published				263
																		Not Published				1,021
	Second, Fort Worth
		John Cayce		45		0		0		0		0		7		0		44		96
		Sam Day		59		0		1		0		0		4		0		50		114
		Terrie Livingston		60		2		2		0		0		5		0		47		116
		LeeAnn Dauphinot		70		10		2		0		0		1		0		47		130
		David Richards		59		0		1		0		0		1		0		51		112
		William Brigham		41		0		0		0		0		4		0		44		89
		Dixon W. Holman		70		0		0		0		0		6		1		50		127
	**	Assigned Justices		99		0		2		0		0		11		0		162		274		1,058
																		Published				189
																		Not Published				869
	Third, Austin
		Jimmy Carroll		35		0		1		0		0		0		4		108		148
		John Powers		29		4		2		0		0		0		2		104		141
		Marilyn Aboussie		39		1		0		0		0		1		3		104		148
		Woodie Jones		46		0		1		0		0		2		5		104		158
		Mack Kidd		35		1		0		0		0		1		0		104		141
		Bea Ann Smith		42		0		0		0		0		3		4		104		153
	**	Assigned Justices		45		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		45		934
																		Published				165
																		Not Published				769
	Fourth, San Antonio
	2	Phil Hardberger		74		1		2		0		0		2		6		56		141
		Tom Rickhoff		75		7		6		0		0		2		3		61		154
		Alma Lopez		51		2		0		0		0		5		2		50		110
		Catherine Stone		69		0		1		0		0		4		4		49		127
		Paul W. Green		70		2		4		0		0		8		4		45		133
		Sarah Duncan		76		7		8		0		0		0		5		43		139
	3	Karen Angelini		40		0		2		0		0		1		3		15		61
	2	Alfonso Chapa		27		2		9		0		0		0		0		34		72
	**	Assigned Justices		76		0		7		0		0		1		2		3		89		1,026
																		Published				334
																		Not Published				692
	*	Ordinarily, these are comparable to orignal opinions on the merits.
	**	Retired and former Appellate Justices assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
	1	Sam Nuchia was elected Justice effective January 1, 1997, replacing D. Camille Hutson-Dunn who retired.
	2	Phil D. Hardberger was elected Chief Justice effective January 1, 1997, replacing Alfonso Chapa who retired.
	3	Karen Angelini was appointed January 2, 1997, replacing Phil Hardberger, who was elected Chief Justice.
	Fifth, Dallas
		Linda Thomas		33		0		0		0		0		83		2		63		181
		Sue L. Lagarde		92		6		0		0		0		1		0		13		112
		Ed Kinkeade		72		0		1		0		0		0		0		29		102
		John Ovard		76		0		0		0		0		1		0		13		90
		Frances Maloney		78		0		1		0		0		17		0		30		126
		Ron Chapman		74		0		0		0		0		2		0		18		94
		Mark Whittington		71		0		1		0		0		13		0		8		93
		Joseph B. Morris		92		0		0		0		0		4		0		9		105
		Tom James		90		0		2		0		0		1		0		7		100
		Carolyn I. Wright		85		0		3		0		0		31		0		33		152
		Deborah G. Hankinson		86		0		0		0		0		39		0		28		153
		James A. Moseley		62		1		0		0		0		7		0		25		95
	4	David L. Bridges		56		0		1		0		0		24		3		9		93
	5	Joseph W. Wolfe		23		0		0		0		0		0		0		4		27
	**	Assigned Justices		2		1		1		0		0		0		0		0		4		1,527
																		Published				90
																		Not Published				1,437
	Sixth, Texarkana
		William J. Cornelius		57		1		1		1		0		25		7		12		104
		Ben Z. Grant		49		5		6		0		5		29		1		14		109
	6	Donald R. Ross		40		0		0		0		2		21		5		6		74
	6	Larry Starr		18		0		0		0		0		6		0		2		26		313
																		Published				83
																		Not Published				230
	Seventh, Amarillo
	7	John T. Boyd		55		0		1		1		1		14		1		10		83
		Carlton B. Dodson		38		0		2		0		1		20		6		28		95
		Brian Quinn		81		3		1		0		7		18		4		16		130
	8	Don H. Reavis		45		1		0		0		4		18		4		11		83
	**	Assigned Justices		57		1		0		0		3		4		0		0		65		456
																		Published				80
																		Not Published				376
	Eighth, El Paso
		Richard Barajas		62		0		0		0		0		26		1		5		94
		Susan Larsen		69		0		2		0		0		3		0		34		108
		Ann Crawford McClure		66		0		0		0		0		16		5		12		99
		David Wellington Chew		78		1		0		0		0		21		3		13		116
	**	Assigned Justices		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		0		1		418
																		Published				99
																		Not Published				319
	Ninth, Beaumont
		Ronald L. Walker		62		1		3		0		0		0		0		72		138
		Don Burgess		56		11		8		0		0		1		0		79		155
		Earl B. Stover		42		3		4		0		0		0		0		49		98
	**	Assigned Justices		50		0		0		0		0		1		1		5		57		448
																		Published				83
																		Not Published				365
	Tenth, Waco
		Rex D. Davis		54		0		0		0		0		4		0		31		89
		Bob Cummings		58		0		1		0		0		1		0		30		90
		Bill Vance		58		6		6		0		2		0		2		19		93
	**	Assigned Justices		49		0		0		0		0		0		0		4		53		325
																		Published				78
																		Not Published				247
	*	Ordinarily, these are comparable to orignal opinions on the merits.
	**	Retired and former Appellate Justices assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
	4	David L. Bridges was elected effective January 1, 1997, replacing Joseph W. Wolfe, who did not run for reelection.
	5	Joseph W. Wolfe was appointed Justice effective July 18, 1996, to replace William A. Barber who died while in office.
	6	Donald R. Ross was elected Justice effective January 1, 1997, replacing Larry Starr.  Larry Starr had been appointed Justice effective June 7, 1996, to replace Charles Bleil who resigned.
	7	John T. Boyd was appointed Chief Justice effective October 9, 1996, to replace Charles L. Reynolds who retired June 30, 1996.
	8	Don H. Reavis was appointed October 10, 1996, replacing John T. Boyd, who was appointed Chief Justice.
	Eleventh, Eastland
		William G. (Bud) Arnot, III		41		0		0		0		0		0		0		65		106
		Bob Dickenson		38		0		0		0		1		1		0		65		105
		Jim R. Wright		36		0		0		0		0		1		0		61		98
	**	Assigned Justices		36		0		0		0		2		0		0		4		42		351
																		Published				35
																		Not Published				316
	Twelfth, Tyler
		Tom B. Ramey		45		0		2		0		2		1		0		56		106
		Charles Holcomb, Jr.		64		0		0		0		0		1		0		60		125
		Roby Hadden		40		0		0		0		2		2		0		53		97		328
																		Published				55
																		Not Published				273
	Thirteenth, Corpus Christi
		Robert J. Seerden		95		3		7		0		1		0		1		29		136
		J. Bonner Dorsey		73		0		2		0		0		6		0		29		110
		Federico G. Hinojosa, Jr.		68		1		1		0		0		3		0		29		102
		Linda Reyna Yañez		59		2		0		0		1		8		0		30		100
		Melchor Chavez		87		0		4		0		1		1		0		28		121
		Nelda V. Rodriguez		75		0		0		0		0		6		0		28		109
	**	Assigned Justices		2		1		0		0		0		0		0		0		3		681
																		Published				186
																		Not Published				495
	Fourteenth, Houston
		Paul C. Murphy		58		0		0		0		0		2		0		67		127
		Norman Lee		67		1		12		0		0		4		0		62		146
		Leslie Ann Brock Yates		86		0		0		0		0		2		0		70		158
		Maurice Amidei		68		0		3		0		0		4		0		63		138
		John S. Anderson		63		0		0		0		0		1		0		65		129
		J. Harvey Hudson		67		1		1		0		0		0		0		62		131
		Wanda McKee Fowler		70		1		1		0		0		1		0		65		138
		Richard H. Edelman		79		3		4		0		0		1		0		62		149
		Harriet O'Neill		61		1		6		0		0		4		0		63		135
	**	Assigned Justices		78		1		1		0		0		0		0		0		80		1,331
																		Published				250
																		Not Published				1,081
	TOTALS			5,708		124		192		7		35		591		94		3,729		10,480		10,480
																		Published				1,990
																		Not Published				8,490
	*	Ordinarily, these are comparable to orignal opinions on the merits.
	**	Retired and former Appellate Justices assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.