33rd / 424th District Courts

Or, how many lawyers does it take to .... (you fill in the answer).

The following example will be used as reference for future discovery disputes. :-)

I found what promises to be a handy (and free) home inventory program to aid in documenting your belongings for the eventualit

In order to meet the annual CLE requirements for juvenile ad litem appointments, may I suggest you look at the following link for upcoming opportunities:

http://www.juvenilelaw.org/CLE.htm -- includes "Nuts and Bolts of Juvenile Law" and "Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System in Texas."

The case is Jefferson v. State, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) [PD036305, 04/12/06]. WL 931605 or 2006 Tex. Crim. App.

(updated 2007-03-09) -- a reminder is needed on this point. Please have your staff caution your clients on these matters. Note the bolded language below.

I often have questions about how alternate jurors are to be selected, and how additional peremptory strikes are to be used. The answer is found at Section 62.020(e) of the Government Code:

The District Clerk of Burnet County is accepting e-Filing now, in case you missed that news.  Dana DeBerry's initiative in that regard is remarkable in that Burnet County is the pilot small-county project for the e-filing process. See the list below of current e-filing counties and other statewide news.  Dana reports that the number of filings is increasing. 

The question "on ho wmany previous occasions have you qualified as an expert" is objectionable hearsay, or so says Edward J. Imwinkelried in an article in the October 31, 2005 issue of The National Law Journal.  I agree.

It is with pleasure that I appoint Stephanie Larsen as Poet Laureate of the 33rd Judicial District. The final decision is based on the following poem written by her on the spur of the moment with what some may consider to be divine inspiration:

So I got it for them. This jury is the most animated I've encountered. As is my custom, I'll tease with them some to loosen them up from the arduous task they face, but perhaps I've overdone it with this bunch. At about 2pm the following notes were handed to the bailiff, and thence to me, each from a different juror:

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TOUGH LOVE vs. SPANKING

Most of America's populace thinks it very improper to spank children, so some experts have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of "those moments".

One that they found very effective is to just take the child for a car ride and talk.

They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after the little car ride together.

Address for the Texas Child Support Disbursement Unit a/k/a State Disbursement Unit or simply SDU.

PO Box 659791, San Antonio, TX 78265-9791.

(Updated 4/1/05)

I can't believe I've not been keeping track of these, but better late than never. This item will be updated from time to time.

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