In its 2010-2011 term, which ended Aug. 31, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals welcomed its first new judge in almost a decade and, among numerous judicial decisions, overruled a 14-year-old precedent that had been a pet peeve for prosecutors.
Judge Charles Holcomb, who was first elected to the CCA in 2000, retired from the court on Dec. 31, 2010. In March, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Elsa Alcala, a justice on Houston’s 1st Court of Appeals, as the CCA’s first Hispanic female judge.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
