Lowering the Bar: Lawyers Keep Texas Appeals Judges on Retainer

Lowering the Bar:
Lawyers Keep Texas Appeals Judges on Retainer

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Table of Contents

I. Summary

II. Introduction: Appeals Courts Go Republican

III. Appeals Court Contributions At A Glance

IV. Who Bankrolls the Justices?

V. Appendix: Profiles of the 14 Districts

First Court of Appeals in Houston
Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth
Third Court of Appeals in Austin
Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio
Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas
Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana
Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo

Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso
Ninth Court of Appeals in Beaumont
Tenth Court of Appeals in Waco
Eleventh Court of Appeals in Eastland
Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler
Thirteenth Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi
Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston

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Pamela Fridrich, the main researcher of this report, was assisted by Matthew Connolly, Bill Medaille and Andrew Wheat.
Illustration and layout by Jason Stout.

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