Category Archives: N.D. Tex. News

Judiciary Appreciation Luncheon (June 19, 2015)

The Northern District of Texas has sent the following announcement regarding a free CLE event on Friday, June 19, 2015: All attorneys and support staff are cordially invited to attend the annual Judiciary Appreciation Luncheon, which is sponsored by the … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Judge Vacancy – Fort Worth

The Northern District of Texas has relayed the following regarding a vacant bankruptcy judge position in Fort Worth: “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as a … Continue reading

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Northern District of Texas’ United States Attorney, Sarah Saldana, Becomes Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security

On December 23, 2014, Sarah R. Saldaña resigned as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. President Obama had nominated her to be Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on August 28, 2014, and the Senate … Continue reading

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Jury Returns Conviction of Inmate Who Plotted to Murder Northern District of Texas Judge

The FBI announced on December 11, 2013 that an inmate has been convicted by a jury “in the attempted murder-for-hire of a federal judge in Texas.” The Northern District of Texas judge had been presiding over the inmate’s federal tax … Continue reading

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Mark Cuban Cleared Of Insider Trading By Northern District of Texas Jury

As has been widely reported (see here for example), Mark Cuban was cleared this week of insider trading by a jury in the Northern District of Texas. The SEC brought the case five years ago, and the case was tried … Continue reading

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Notice of Appeal Filing Fee To Increase

As noted on the Northern District of Texas’ website yesterday (see here), on December 1, 2013, the fee for filing a Notice of Appeal will increase to $500.

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Notice Regarding Government Shutdown

The Northern District of Texas has posted the following Public Notice on its website: In the event of a government shutdown on October 1, 2013, the federal district court will remain open for business as usual for approximately ten business … Continue reading

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U.S. Attorney Saldana On Sequester

WFFA recently conducted an interview and published an article about U.S. Attorney Sarah Saldana that covers the devastating effect of sequestration. The article and interview is available here. Among other things, Ms. Saldana notes that her office can no longer … Continue reading

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Star-Telegram Article on Sequestration

On August 4, 2013, the Star-Telegram ran an article (available here) about how the sequestration is affecting North Texas attorneys, in particular federal public defenders: Sequestration, the automatic across-the-board federal budget cuts imposed by Congress that went into effect in … Continue reading

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Senators Accepting Applications for Judicial Vacancies in Texas

There are six judicial vacancies in federal courts in Texas that Senators Cornyn and Cruz are accepting applications for: the Southern (Houston, Corpus Christi, Brownsville), Eastern (Sherman, Texarkana) and Western (San Antonio) Districts. There is also a judicial vacancy in … Continue reading

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