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Dallas Bar Association

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    J.L. Turner Legal Association Vows to Keep an Eye on Media During JWP Investigation

    Photo by Sam Merten​The J.L. Turner Legal Association is better known as the African-American bar association in Dallas, and bills itself as "the oldest and largest national association of African-American and minority attorneys, jurists, legal scholars, and law students in the world." Its leaders ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    When Local Attorneys Judge the Judges

    His JEP results may be low, but have you ever noticed how star-studded Carlos Cortez's photo album is?​Judges hate the Dallas Bar Association's judicial evaluation polls, a semi-semi-tradition dating to 1975 that took a brief pause in '07, when judges managed to get the thing sidelined by grousing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Ken Burns to Pour Out Some Prohibition In Front of Dallas Bar Association in August

    Via.Boston, Burns and C.J. Wilson when the doc-maker was in town for the Tenth Inning​Prohibition, the latest doc from Ken Burns, doesn't premiere on PBS till October 2. But if you're hankerin' for a sneak peek at the five-and-a-half-hour three-parter, which the The Civil Wars and Baseball maker d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    "This Election Is About Direction," "Hope Is Not a Strategy" & Other Kunkle, Rawlings Highlights

    ​There's a mayoral debate at noon today at the Belo Mansion; let the Dallas Bar Association know if you're coming. Or: You can jump to the other side and watch David Kunkle and Mike Rawlings go at it for 22 minutes on WFAA-Channel 8, where they squared off yesterday during Dancing With Brad Watson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Michael Hinojosa Offers His Look at the State of Dallas ISD: "We've Righted the Ship"

    Patrick MichelsHinojosa's district is strong. His backdrop is purple.​The Dallas Bar Association's eighth annual Community Symposium for Justice in Education is ongoing today at the Belo Mansion, but a break for lunch offered a chance for Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Former Judge Merrill Hartman, Who Started South Dallas Legal Clinic, Died Late Thursday

    Merrill Hartman ​One need not go far to find kind words for Dallas County Judge Merrill Hartman, formerly of the 192nd. From our very own pages in 2000, when Hartman was named Best District Judge: "In these highly litigious times when frivolous lawsuits are filed by too many lawyers clogging up t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    "Dallas Tomorrow" ... Tonight!

    Sam Merten​A programming note.A few weeks ago we gave you the very advance heads-up that tonight, at the Belo Mansion, the Dallas Bar Association is hosting the "Dallas Tomorrow" forum featuring quite the bold-faced line-up: Mayor Tom Leppert, University of North Texas Chancellor Lee Jackson, Trin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    At the Belo Mansion Pondering "Dallas Tomorrow" While Eyeing the Cash Bar

    Patrick MichelsMaybe not tomorrow, but Dallas Someday.​Welcome, Friends of Unfair Park, to the Dallas Of Tomorrow. We're still waiting for tonight's panelists -- Mayor Tom Leppert, chief among them -- to take their seats inside the Belo Mansion auditorium, but the cash bar is open while the pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    "Dallas Tomorrow" Scheduled for August 3

    The Trinity Trust​I know, I know -- it's a few weeks off. Still, write it down in your Trapper Keeper: Beginning at 5 p.m. that Tuesday, the Dallas Bar Association's Public Forum Committee is holding a three-hour what's-up-Dallas at the Belo Mansion featuring quite the foursome: Mayor Tom Leppert, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Family Judge David Hanschen Celebrates A Victory in His Fight for Fathers' Rights, With Help From an Unlikely Place

    ​Family law judge David Hanschen may have received an "Excellent" job approval rating of just 14 percent on the Dallas Bar Association's 2009 Judicial Evaluation Poll, but he's celebrating a victory in what had been a bitter struggle for him just last year.  After facing off with the Office o ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2009

    Judging Judges

    ​Family law judge David Hanschen may have received an "Excellent" job approval rating of just 14 percent on the Dallas Bar Association's 2009 Judicial Evaluation Poll, but he's celebrating a victory in what had been a bitter struggle for him just last year.  After facing off with the Office o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Guilty of Rock

    ​Family law judge David Hanschen may have received an "Excellent" job approval rating of just 14 percent on the Dallas Bar Association's 2009 Judicial Evaluation Poll, but he's celebrating a victory in what had been a bitter struggle for him just last year.  After facing off with the Office o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Too Political? Too Personal? Let's Climb the Dallas Bar Association's Judicial Poll.

    ​Since the 2006 elections, when the courthouses were flooded with Democratic judges, many of those very same barristers have been trying to put the kibosh on the Dallas Bar Association's judicial evaluation poll. Why come? Well, they claim, among other things, that it's unfair, overtly political, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Legal Drama

    ​Since the 2006 elections, when the courthouses were flooded with Democratic judges, many of those very same barristers have been trying to put the kibosh on the Dallas Bar Association's judicial evaluation poll. Why come? Well, they claim, among other things, that it's unfair, overtly political, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Craig Watkins Uses Dallas Bar Association Appearance to Make Case Against Budget Cuts

    Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    "Fred Was a Trailblazer in Every Conceivable Way."

    Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    A Game of Chicken: Sheriff Valdez Demands an Apology from Cannaday

    Kimberly ThorpeDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, addressing the Dallas Bar Association todayDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins certainly likes to make an entrance, which isn't hard to do when you're 6-foot-5, star of a nationally broadcast reality mini-series, a recent guest ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Sleazin' Out

    The Dallas Bar motions for a satire

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2007

    Ginger Allen Has a New Gig

    The Dallas Bar motions for a satire

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2007

    Helter Skelter, Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

    The Dallas Bar motions for a satire

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2007

    Wanna Have Lunch with Tom and Ed?

    The Dallas Bar motions for a satire

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Not Your Average Joe

    The new county treasurer isn't too sure how he got here, but he's happy to help

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2006

    Journalists and Lawyers Suck Face

    The new county treasurer isn't too sure how he got here, but he's happy to help

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2006

    Everybody's Narcing on The News

    The new county treasurer isn't too sure how he got here, but he's happy to help

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2006

    Eek! A Reporter!

    The new county treasurer isn't too sure how he got here, but he's happy to help

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2006

    Here Comes the Judge...Not

    The new county treasurer isn't too sure how he got here, but he's happy to help

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2006

    Wrong, But Not That Wrong

    The new county treasurer isn't too sure how he got here, but he's happy to help

  • News

    March 2, 2006

    Bad Judgment

    That's the problem with the Democratic Party--anyone can join

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004
  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Bench Warmers

    In many contested judicial races, the Republicans are grabbing all the incumbencies they can

  • News

    August 30, 2001

    The Lazarus Effect

    Moribund Dallas County Democrats set their sights on judgeships

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Casual Day Casualties

    Do clothes make the lawyer? One Dallas judge thinks so.

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best District Judge

    Judge Merrill Hartman, 192nd District Court

  • News

    October 28, 1999

    Observer writer honored

    Judge Merrill Hartman, 192nd District Court

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Buzz

    Judge Candace Tyson's bad reputation; Bell's wrong number

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Buzz

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    Letters

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Miller leaves Observer for politics

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • News

    August 21, 1997

    Letters

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • Calendar

    August 14, 1997

    Events for the week

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    Buzz

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    Laura Miller takes a break

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • Calendar

    January 2, 1997

    Events for the week

    Cheap eats from the Dallas Morning News

  • News

    November 7, 1996

    Observer honored

    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association

  • News

    January 25, 1996

    BeloWatch

    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association

  • News

    November 30, 1995

    Letters

    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association

  • News

    October 26, 1995

    Observer writer Rozen wins Dallas Bar prize

    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association

  • News

    October 26, 1995

    BeloWatch

    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association

  • News

    January 26, 1995

    Buzz

    Writers win awards from Dallas Press Club, Dallas Bar Association

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