Category Archives: Fifth Circuit

Some Appellate Judicial Wisdom in 140-Character Bites

By D. Todd Smith on January 17, 2013 Posted in Appellate Practice, Fifth Circuit, Oral Argument, Procedure, Texas Supreme Court

Over the past week, I have attended two CLE events featuring a panel of appellate judges. At the 29th Annual Litigation Update Institute, Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, Justice Paul Green, and Justice Debra Lehrmann enlightened attendees on current events at the Texas Supreme Court. Today, Fifth Circuit Judges Pete Benavides and Pricilla Owen and U.S…. Continue Reading

Extensions of Time in the Fifth Circuit

By D. Todd Smith on May 4, 2009 Posted in Briefs, Fifth Circuit, Motions

Let’s be honest. Most state-court appellate practitioners find the Fifth Circuit a little byzantine. But one thing the Fifth Circuit does right is allow the clerk’s office to grant short unopposed briefing extensions—up to 30 days—over the telephone. The circuit court has even done away with the requirement that the requesting counsel send a confirmation… Continue Reading