Incumbent David Evans, a longtime jurist in the Dallas courts, faces challenger Bonnie Lee Goldstein, who has been presiding judge over Dallas County’s 44th judicial district since 2015.
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Race for Place 5 on First COA Pits Adams Against Guerra – Updated
The judicial race pits incumbent Terry Adams, a recent Abbott appointee, against challenger Amparo Guerra, a commercial and employment litigation partner at Shackelford. (Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a Q&A with Adams.
Making the Tightrope Wider and More Secure for Those Who Follow
Yolanda Garcia says her story proves that adversity can be a critical motivator and the law can help you create a safety net that supports an entire community.
This story is part of a special series for Hispanic Heritage Month and is published outside of our paywall courtesy of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Lloyd Faces Rivas-Molloy in Race for Place 3 on First COA
Justice Russell Lloyd, the Republican incumbent, is defending his seat on the First Court of Appeals against Jones Walker special counsel Veronica Rivas-Molloy. This article includes candidate Q&As and results from the Houston Bar Association judicial preference poll.
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 9 Firms, 173 Lawyers, $21.4B
The third quarter of 2020 ended last week, not with a bang, but with increased volume of work for Texas lawyers. The CDT Roundup reports that the deals for the week had heft.
Dallas COA Races Test the Strength of Incumbent Republicans
The power of incumbency, normally a potent advantage at the ballot box, may prove to be of diminished relevance in this year’s three races for seats on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas. This article explains the dynamics and background of the three races in Dallas’ Fifth Court of Appeals.
Mergermarket Q3: Value Up, Deal Count Up. And Down.
The Q3 Mergermarket numbers are in. Deals were also up. But also down from last year. Total value was up. But both are well below average and rate poorly against the last 14 years. Allen Pusey has the numbers.
The Race to Lead Houston’s 14th Court
Two women are running to replace Chief Justice Kem Thompson Frost for the top position of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals after Frost decided against seeking reelection. The race features Republican Tracy Christopher, who currently sits on Place 9 of the court, and Democrat Jane Robinson of the AZA law firm. This article includes a candidate Q&A and insights from the Houston Bar Association’s 2020 judicial preference poll.
Ken Wise & Tami Craft Vie for 14th COA Spot
Wise, the Republican incumbent, is a seven-year veteran of the court while Craft seeks to become the first African American justice elected to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. This article includes a candidate Q&A and insights from the Houston Bar Association’s 2020 judicial preference poll.
How My Heritage Became a Product of the American Dream
Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler name partner Laura Benitez Geisler became the first Hispanic president of the Dallas Bar Association in 2019. She shares the story of how her upbringing has impacted her career with The Lawbook in the first of a special series of articles for Hispanc Heritage Month.
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