Report on Chief Justice Jefferson's State of the Judiciary Address

Posted on February 20, 2007 by D. Todd Smith
The online version of The Austin American-Statesman has this report on Chief Justice Jefferson's State of the Judiciary address to the Texas Legislature today.  According to the article, the Chief called upon lawmakers to review the state's judicial structure and "the growing use of private dispute resolution to settle legal disputes outside the public courts."  In keeping with his platform from last session, the Chief also urged the legislature to establish a commission to review judicial salaries.  The article suggests a connection between the Chief's agenda and changes "being pushed by Texans for Lawsuit Reform, a lobby group with considerable political clout, through Jefferson said his were unrelated."
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Todd Smith - February 21, 2007 7:02 AM

An expanded version of the online report appears here.

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