Recent Appeals from cases in Judge Kyle Carter's Court

In re Tindall (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 4, 2010)(per curiam denial of writ of prohibition)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam  
14-10-00093-CV In Re Marion H. Tindall, individually and d/b/a Cottage School System, Inc.
and Cottage School System, Inc.
Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County  
Trial Court Judge: Kyle Carter   

Thomas & Son's Inc. v. Seabrook Land Co. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 1, 2009)(Bland)
(finality, interlocutory appeal from sanctions order not authorized and dismissed for want of jurisdiction)
DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Justice Bland   
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Bland and Massengale   
01-09-00420-CV Thomas & Son's Inc., United Seafood, Inc., and Gulf Coast Harvest, Inc.
v. Seabrook Land Company   
Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Kyle Carter

In re The Methodist Hospital (Tex.App. Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 26, 2009)(per curiam denial)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam  
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Taft and Sharp
01-09-00576-CV In re The Methodist Hospital
Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Kyle Carter  
("Relator, The Methodist Hospital, has filed a motion for emergency relief and a petition for writ of
mandamus complaining of Judge Carter's (1) June 24, 2009 ruling denying the Hospital's request for a
continuance. We deny the motion for emergency relief and the petition for writ of mandamus.")
The Honorable Kyle Carter, judge of the 125th District Court of Harris County,
Texas. The underlying lawsuit is German v. Ramchandani, et al, trial court cause no.
2003-30417.

In re Lucy Seafood, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 29, 2009)(per curiam)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
Before Justices Taft, Bland and Sharp
01-09-00055-CV In re Lucy Seafood, Inc.m Jennifer H. Thal, Thomas T. Thai, United Seafood, Inc., and
Thomas & Sons, Inc.
Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County
Kyle Carter Takes Offices, Replaces John Coselli
as Judge of the 125th District Court in Harris County, Texas
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Kyle Carter Judicial Campaign Sign 125th District Court Race in 2008
Republican Incumbent
John Coselli
vs.
Democratic challenger
Kyle Carter
Jim Wrotenberry (link to campaign
website) was the other candidate in the
Democratic primary. Also see Harris
County Democrats' candidate web page.
The Houston Chronicle did not agree and
endorsed Carter, but published ad for the
incumbent.
Billboards and big posters for name recognition.
A photo with family is on his website

For contact Information including telephone numbers and address for this Judge Coselli,
go to ---> official web page for the 125th District Court of Harris County (Honorable Carter)   

2008 Judicial Elections: Coselli vs. Carter : Carter Defeats Coselli
THE INCUMBENT IN HIS OWN WORDS
 THE CHALLENGER IN HIS OWN WORDS
John Coselli, Republican
Over 30 combined years of experience as attorney
and State District Court Judge. Twice
elected by Harris County voters as Judge. Voted
by attorneys “qualified” and “well qualified” in
Houston Bar Polls since 1999. Twice elected by
Texas Judges to serve as President of the Texas
Association of District Judges.
 Kyle Carter, Democrat
I am a graduate of Strake Jesuit College
Preparatory, The University of Texas, and South
Texas College of Law. I have vast trial and appellate
experience, and served as General Counsel to
two state Legislative Committees. I believe that
judges should follow the law, be honest, fair,
and reasonable.
WHEN SHOULD A JUDGE RECUSE?
 WHEN SHOULD A JUDGE RECUSE?
I follow the laws in Texas without regard to my
personal views. A judge should recuse himself
or herself from a case when the law requires
recusal. Generally, the law requires recusal when
the judge’s impartiality might be questioned. The
law proscribes rules and procedures for the
evaluation of the need or appropriateness of
recusal.
 Judges should recuse themselves when there is the
appearance of bias or impropriety involved
by virtue of that particular judge’s involvement in a
case. Texas law recognizes several situations
in which a judge should recuse themselves, however,
beyond that, judges should openly
strive to do everything in their power to avoid the
appearance of impropriety and maintain
public confidence.
Source: LWV Voters Guide: Question to candidate
 Source: League of Women Voters Guide: Candidate Q&A
More on the incumbent from the Harris County
GOP judicial re-election web site:
Keep our Judges dot com
 More on this candidate form the Harris County
Democratice Party judicial campaign web site:
Judges for All dot com
2008 ELECTION OUTCOME: REP John Coselli  531,586 Votes - 48.31%
DEM Kyle Carter 568,845 Votes - 51.69% See all Harris County Election Results

Harris County District Court Judges

11th  Judge Mike Miller (2009)
11th  Judge Mark Davidson (former)  
55th  Judge Dion Ramos (elected 2008)
55th  Judge Jeff Shadwick (former)
55th  Judge Jeff Brown (former)
61st  Judge Al Bennet (2009)
61st  Judge John Donovan (former)
80th  Judge Larry Weiman (2009)
80th  Judge Lynn Bradshaw-Hull (former)
113th  Judge Patricia Hancock
125th  Judge Kyle Carter (2009)
125th  Judge John Coselli (former)
127th  Judge R. K. Sandill (2009)
127th  Judge Sharolyn Wood (former)
129th  Judge Michael Gomez (2009)
129th  Judge Grant Dorfman (former)
133th  Judge Jaclanel McFarland (2009)
133th  Judge Lamar McCorkle (former)
151st   Judge Mike Engelhart (2009)
151st   Judge Caroline E. Baker (former)
152nd  Judge Robert Schaffer (2009)
152nd  Judge Kenneth Wise (former)
157th   Judge Randall Wilson
164th   Judge Alexandra Smoots-Hogan (2009)
164th   Judge Martha Hill Jamison (former)
165th   Judge Josefina Muniz Rendon (2009)
165th   Judge Elizabeth Ray (former)
189th   Judge Bill Burke
190th   Judge Patricia Kerrigan (reelected '08)
190th   Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod (now on 5th Cir)
215th   Judge Steven E. Kirkland (2009)
215th   Judge Levi Benton (former)
234th   Judge Reece Rondon
269th   Judge Dan Hinde (appointed 2008)
269th   John T. Wooldridge (resigned 2008)
270th   Judge Brent Gamble
280th   Judge Tony Lindsay
281st   Judge Sylvia Matthews (appt'd 2008)
281st   Judge David J. Bernal (resigned 2008)
295th   Judge Tracy E. Christopher
333rd  Judge Joseph James "Tad" Halbach Jr.
334th  Judge Sharon McCally (reelected 2008)