Law360
Oct 26, 2020
David Coale Discusses Texas Appellate Races
More incumbent appellate judges in Texas – primarily Republicans -- are facing Democratic challengers in the November 3 election who hope to continue a 2018 trend in which Republican judges lost to their opponents. LPHS appellate partner David Coale talked to Law360 about the philosophical impact of that trend on the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas.
"The most obvious thing is there are a lot more dissenting opinions and more cases taken for review en banc by the full court than there have been in recent memory."
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