One hundred days after nearly two dozen new Democratic judges — including brand-new Democratic Judge Al Bennett of the 61st District (pictured) — took their benches, practicing law in Harris County's civil district courts has a new feel, says veteran plaintiffs lawyer Mike Caddell. "They're moving cases to trial. That's pretty unusual in Harris County," says Caddell, a partner in Houston's Caddell & Chapman.
April 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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On Monday, March 30 at 9 a.m., brand-new Democratic Judge Al Bennett of the 61st District Court in Harris County was ready for a jury trial and raring to go.
A simple car wreck case was set for trial. Minutes after Bennett took the bench, he was faced with his first complication of the day when one of the defendant’s lawyers rose and asked for a continuance.
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