Supreme Court issues emergency order regarding Hurricane Beryl
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to reflect the court’s addition of Brazoria County to the emergency order. The Supreme Court of Texas has issued an emergency order authorizing the...
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The Supreme Court of Texas issued an order on August 6 preliminarily approving rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants and inviting public comments. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Texas issues order on 2024 rules referendum
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued final approval and adoption of amendments to Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct 1.08, 1.09, 3.09, 4.03, 5.01, and 5.05; of new Texas Disciplinary...
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State Bar of Texas Executive Committee to meet September 5
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CDT on September 5 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the State Bar of...
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Supreme Court of Texas unveils portrait of former Chief Justice Wallace B....
The Supreme Court of Texas honored the legacy of former Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson by unveiling his official court portrait on September 6 in the Supreme Court of Texas courtroom. Jefferson,...
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State Bar board approves comments on Supreme Court’s preliminary rules...
As the Supreme Court of Texas prepares to finalize rules that would allow licensed legal paraprofessionals and court-access assistants to provide limited legal services for low-income individuals, the...
View ArticleGrievance Oversight Committee seeks public input on attorney disciplinary...
The Grievance Oversight Committee is seeking public feedback regarding the Texas attorney disciplinary system. The committee will meet November 15 via Zoom. If you have suggestions, observations, or...
View ArticleSupreme Court delays effective date of proposed rules governing licensed...
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued an order delaying the expected effective date of proposed rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants in order to...
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Texas Access to Justice Foundation honors Supreme Court of Texas Chief...
Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht with Texas Access to Justice Foundation Board of Directors Chair Deborah Hankinson. Photo courtesy of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation The...
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Nathan L. Hecht hears final oral arguments, ends 36-year tenure on Supreme...
Ahead of his retirement in December 2024, Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht heard the final three oral arguments of his 36-year tenure on the state’s highest bench, on December 5 in...
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