Going Global: Judges Go Abroad to Sell Texas Business Court

A little over a year ago, the new Texas Business Court and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals opened. Hundreds of cases have since been filed in the venues, and the judges who serve on those benches, some of whom are used to promoting themselves as viable candidates during election season, are taking on a new role: promoting the courts both to lawyers and companies at home and internationally.

Fifteenth Court of Appeals Justice Scott Field said getting the word out about the new courts, which were established in part to signal to the business community that Texas is a place where you can expect fast, consistent rulings in complex business disputes, has been slow going.