By Angela Morris | June 18, 2021
Judge Jim Johnson of Denton County's 431st District Court had three careers—as an accountant, business executive and practicing attorney—before winning his bench in November 2020.
By Angela Morris | June 11, 2021
"I believe in community. I believed in helping," said 164th Civil District Judge Cheryl Elliott Thornton of Houston, who spent years of her legal career in public service as an assistant county attorney, before assuming the bench in January.
By Cedra Mayfield | June 10, 2021
"Last year showed us that we all need to continue growing by seeking out new work and learning about up-and-coming areas of law in order to better serve the evolving needs of our clients," said Brittanie D. Browning of Hall Booth Smith in Atlanta.
By Angela Morris | June 4, 2021
"Hearing about his work, I saw the legal profession as a noble calling and as a way to be a helper in the community," said 200th District Judge Jessica Mangrum of Austin about her father, who inspired her to become an attorney.
By Angela Morris | May 28, 2021
"When I get home, I turn off the work button and dedicate myself to what is more important: The on-goings of family," said 404th District Judge Ricardo Adobbati of Brownsville.
By Angela Morris | May 21, 2021
"I felt we needed someone on the bench that understood and cared about criminal-justice reform. That was really the impetus for me saying I'm going to run," said 460th District Judge Selena Alvarenga of Austin.
By Angela Morris | May 14, 2021
"It's really good for the kids. They really grow by doing archery. They gain a lot of self-confidence when they can hit the target right," said 387th District Judge Janet Heppard.
Daily Business Review | News|Profile
By Michael A. Mora | May 3, 2021
"If you would have told me a year ago, calling and saying, 'Hey, judge, let's try a remote jury trial online and see what that looks like,' I would have looked at you like you stepped off the planet Mars," Broward Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter said.
By Angela Morris | April 27, 2021
Houston attorney Rick Morris, partner in Rogers, Morris & Grover, will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in a First Amendment spat between a community college and a former member of its board of trustees.
New York Law Journal | News|Profile
By Jason Grant | April 20, 2021
"This young man, like many young men in Family Court, is beset with a series of personal issues. So for her to hurl epithets at him is almost like piling on to his problems," said Holden Thornhill, a Black man who's been practicing law in Family Court for 25 years, of his teenage client. Thornhill also reflected on the racism he's faced as a Black attorney.
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