Angela Morris
Angela Morris is ALM Media's Texas litigation reporter. She covers lawsuits in all levels of Texas state and federal courts. Based in Austin, Morris earned journalism and government degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, and since then, has worked primarily as a reporter and writer, but also has skills in videography, photography and podcasts. Follow her on Twitter at @AMorrisReports.
January 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Rejects Defendant's Withdraw of Guilty Plea"The fact that the plea was not formally accepted was not due to any misgivings by the court, but rather to defendant's own requested and granted continuances," wrote U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Report: Indigent Defense Lawyers Should Reduce CaseloadsThe Texas Indigent Defense Commission's recent report recommended a caseload limit of 226 misdemeanors or 128 felonies per year. The limit might cut into lawyers' income.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Lawmakers Hold Strings on Public Integrity Unit FundingThe Texas House recently released a preliminary budget that would restore some of the public integrity unit's funding, contingent on the Legislature enacting reforms.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Slight Cut for Judiciary in Initial State BudgetThe preliminary House budget would appropriate $761.5 million to the judiciary for the biennium, which is a 0.3 percent decrease when compared with the 2014-15 budget of $764 million.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Lawmakers Hold Strings on Public Integrity Unit FundingThe Texas House recently released a preliminary budget that would restore some of the public integrity unit's funding, contingent on the Legislature enacting reforms.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Slight Cut for Judiciary in Initial State BudgetThe preliminary House budget would appropriate $761.5 million to the judiciary for the biennium, which is a 0.3 percent decrease when compared with the 2014-15 budget of $764 million.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Why Does State Agency Dismiss Judicial Complaints?Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, filed Senate Bill 306 to call upon the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to publish more statistical details about judicial complaint dismissals.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Judge Rejects Defendant's Withdraw of Guilty Plea"The fact that the plea was not formally accepted was not due to any misgivings by the court, but rather to defendant's own requested and granted continuances," wrote U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Gov. Perry's Legal Defense Costs Breach $1 MillionIt has cost more than $1.07 million so far to defend Gov. Rick Perry against his felony charges of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant.
By Angela Morris
6 minute read
January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer
Ex-Judge Denies Violating Disciplinary RulesFormer district judge Angus McGinty denied all of the allegations in a lawsuit that he committed professional misconduct by breaking a disciplinary rule that prohibits committing a "serious crime."
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
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