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"Justice Delayed?" More Supreme Court Backlog Backlash

By D. Todd Smith

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Last night, WFAA-TV in Dallas ran a news feature (entitled “Justice Delayed?”) addressing the “backlog problem” at the Texas Supreme Court.  Investigative reporter Byron Harris took the lead, and Austin public interest group Texas Watch contributed.

The story centered around Sharon Boyd, who died of cancer shortly before the December 2006 oral argument in her failure-to-diagnose case (previously discussed here).  Rather than address the merits, the Court ultimately dismissed the health care providers’ petition for review as improvidently granted.

The report also discussed the Court’s 6-week “summer hiatus,” the speed with which Justice Hecht and Justice Wainwright turn out opinions, and those justices’ travel habits.  Chief Justice Jefferson and Justice Wainwright were interviewed.

The news video, as well as an online article, are available here.

Full post as published by Texas Appellate Law Blog on February 28, 2008 (boomark / email).

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