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Texas Appellate Courts

Supreme Court of Texas Mailing address: P. O. Box 12248 Austin, Texas 78711-2248 Delivery address: 201 W. 14th Street, Room 104 Austin, Texas 78701 Tel: (512) 463-1312 Fax: (512) 463-1365 (Fax filing not accepted) www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us First Court of Appeals 1307 San Jacinto Street 10th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: (713) 655-2700 Fax: (713) 752-2304 www.1stcoa.courst.state.tx.us Second ...

Mandamus After McAllen: Have The Sands Really Shifted?

Appearing in the June edition of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Newsletter The Texas Supreme Court recently reexamined the standards for granting mandamus, seeming to ease the standards for seeking a pre-trial ruling on such matters as discovery objections, expert witness reports, or jurisdictional disputes. In 1992, the Court set out the standards for mandamus relief in the case of ...

Do You Know The New Law on AJ Appeals?

As of September 1, 2007, there are two laws that apply to appeals from an Associate Judge’s recommendation. Yes, two!! The “old” law remains in effect for all cases pending as of September 1, 2007, with the requirement to file an appeal within three days of receipt of the ruling. The “new” law is effective only for cases filed on or after September 1, 2007. The “new” law provides that a party may ...

We Lost Now What? Perfecting the Appeal

I. INTRODUCTION This article seeks to educate the trial lawyer on the basics of perfecting an appeal – from initiating the appeal at the trial court level through the conclusion of the appellate process – with particular emphasis on family law appeals and procedure. The article also briefly examines trial court issues including preservation of error and post-judgment motions. II. WHAT IS AN ...