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.
November 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Democrat Judges Sweep 8 Appellate Benches Across Texas, but Republicans Keep Some StrongholdsEight Democrats have won election to intermediate appellate courts across Texas, ousting seven Republican incumbent justices.
By Angela Morris
3 minute read
November 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
2020 Texas Election Results: Which Judges Stay and Which Will Go? Voters Have SpokenElection results across Texas are in, showing who's set to serve on judicial benches across the Lone Star State. Check the winners and losers here.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
November 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Election Results: Here's Who Won Judgeships in Small and Midsized Cities and CountiesCheck election results for appellate court justices and district court judges in locations outside Texas' major metro areas.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
November 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
All Democrats Rise to the Bench in San Antonio Judge Elections: 2020 Texas ResultsCheck election results for contested races for appellate justices and district court judges in San Antonio.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
November 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Republican High Court Jurists in the Lead for Reelection, With Votes Still Being CountedCheck election results for the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
November 04, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
3 Incumbent Republicans Ousted as Austin-Area Voters Pick Democratic JudgesCheck election results for appellate justices and district court judges in Austin and its surrounding counties.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
November 03, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Houston-Area Lawyer Sued for Legal Ethics Breach in Client's Child Custody CaseThe Commission for Lawyer Discipline alleged the solo practitioner harmed his client's child custody case by missing the trial, abandoning the case, and not drafting orders for a judge to sign.
By Angela Morris
2 minute read
November 02, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
'I Would Not Vote in a Drive-Thru': Judge Dismisses Texas Election ChallengeAttorneys from Dechert, Haynes and Boone, Reed Smith and Perkins Coie have found work representing intervenors or amicus parties in a federal lawsuit challenging drive-thru voting in Houston.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
November 02, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Stealing LegalZoom Referrals From Her Firm Brings Probation for Dallas AttorneyThe State Bar of Texas on Monday released a lawyer discipline list with sanctions against 12 attorneys, including one disbarment, five suspensions, one public reprimand and five private reprimands.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
November 01, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
Dallas-Fort Worth Voters: Here's the Need-To-Know Information for Electing JudgesHere are all of Texas Lawyer's judge Q&As for courts in Dallas, Fort Worth and the larger metroplex.
By Angela Morris
15 minute read