John G Browning

John G Browning

September 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Legal Weirdness—The Back to School Edition

"The dissenting opinion was incredulous, pointing out that 'all sensible people' take the usual and customary meaning of 'boneless' to be 'without bones,'" writes John G. Browning on this summer's strange legal happenings.

By John G. Browning

5 minute read

August 02, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Time for Summer Legal Weirdness

"What better way to take your mind off those summer 'lawyer doldrums' than by reading something amusing—perhaps even a glimpse of the lighter moments in our legal system?" writes John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

5 minute read

July 03, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

I Just Can't Make This Stuff Up!

"Why write about big cases or complex legal doctrines when the legal world gives us so much weird and wonderful tidbits to think about?" writes John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

5 minute read

June 19, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Keeping It Short and (Not So) Sweet

"The work of responding to a demand can be an art form unto itself," writes John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

5 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Browning: A Very Demanding Set of Demands

You've got to admire the pro se litigants who dare to dream, even if their demands are labeled "so absurd as to require no further comment."

By Hon. John G. Browning

5 minute read

April 24, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Been There, Done That Got the Trial T-Shirt

Don't feel bad if none of your trials inspired a line of T-shirts and souvenirs.

By Hon. John G. Browning

4 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers, Embrace Your Inner Child

"Some lawyers don't heed the call of their inner child until they've discovered their legal career to be less fulfilling than they'd hoped," writes former Judge John G. Browning.

By John G. Browning

5 minute read

March 25, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Browning: Food For Thought

The police have a mouth-watering search on their hands.

By the Hon. John G. Browning

5 minute read

March 18, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers (and Others) Behaving Badly: The Movie Edition

Sometimes a lawyer's misconduct is so over-the-top that it rivals a Hollywood scriptwriter's plot.

By the Hon. John G. Browning

5 minute read

November 16, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Browning: Awards We'd Like to See

Recognition for the ridiculous, the absurd and the entertaining.

By Hon. John G. Browning

7 minute read