Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 17, 2013
A judge on June 12 ordered service of citation on Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg for a removal suit filed by Austin solo and relator Rick Reed, a 2008 Travis County district attorney candidate who ran against Lehmberg.
Texas Lawyer
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Jones dissented to a 2-1 unpublished decision reassigning a last-minute appeal to a new panel of 5th Circuit judges.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 10, 2013
Judge Christopher Dupuy's legal troubles span three different court systems in Galveston County ? civil, criminal and family law. Now, the suspended jurist is fighting back in the civil suit that seeks his permanent removal from the bench. He alleges in his response to the removal petition that the removal suit is a "politically charged" proceeding that is "akin to whistleblower retaliation."
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 3, 2013
Disbarred lawyer Steven L. Rushing of Longview was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay $929,076.29 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, May 27, 2013
A Galveston County grand jury has indicted Judge Christopher Dupuy on two felony and six misdemeanor criminal charges related to actions he allegedly took on the bench.