| Appellate Opinions by Justice Bill Boyce (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2009) Houston Opinions |
| BOYCE SURVIVES CONTESTED RACE IN 2008 GENERAL ELECTIONS, KEEPS PLACE 6 APPELLATE BENCH, TO WHICH HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. 2008 JUDICIAL ELECTION CONTEST Republican Appointee Bill Boyce Democratic Opponent in 2008 elections for this bench: Mary M. Markantonis Boyce won by a narrow margin INFO ABOUT JUSTICE BILL BOYCE AND WEB LINKS Boyce was appointed to a vacant seat (Place 6) on the 14th Court of Appeals by Gov. Rick Perry after the previous incumbent, Justice Edelman, resigned. See Gov's press release ALIASES: William J. Boyce, Bill Boyce PROFILE | RESUME | CV | VITAE Justice William J. Boyce's Official Profile Attorney Boyce's SBOT Profile Campaign website BRIEFING ATTORNEY Anthony Coveny JUSTICE BOYCE NEWS Justice Boyce news item HOW DID JUSTICE BOYCE GET ON THE COURT? Appointed to vacant seat (Place 6) on the 14th Court of Appeals by Governor Rick Perry after Justice Richard Edelman resigned late in 2007. Must win in 2008 general election to keep stay on the appellate bench. See campaign web site Democratic challenger: Mary M. Markantonis See 2008 Democratic judicial candidates BACKGROUND Law firm: Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Civil Appellate Law Specialist (board-certified) Bar Admission: 1989 Law School: Northwestern University Undergraduate Degree: Northwestern University |
Links to Opinions in Recent Civil Appeals by Justice William J. Boyce Zamarripa v. Zamarripa (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 30, 2009 (Boyce) (divorce property law, dispute re: characterization and division of retirement benefits, separate vs. community property, presumption of community property not rebutted, QDRO) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Anderson, Guzman and Boyce 14-08-00083-CV Jimmy Zamarripa v. Syliva C. Zamarripa Appeal from 387th District Court of Fort Bend County Trial Court Judge: ROBERT J. KERN Bailey v. Barnhart Interest, Inc. (Tex.App. - Houston [14th Dist.] Jun. 16, 2009)(Boyce) (judicial estoppel) REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART AND REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Anderson, Guzman and Boyce 14-08-00160-CV Reginald Bailey, as Administrator of the Estate of Sheryl English, and Joseph M. Hill, as the Trustee of the Bankruptcy estate of Sheryl English v. Barnhart Interest, Inc., L. Irvin Barnhart and Paul F. Barnhart, Jr.--Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: TRACY KEE CHRISTOPHER Cano v. Nino's Paint and Body Shop (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 16, 2009)(Boyce) (admission of business records, business records affidavit, failure to disclose documentary evidence in discovery, attorneys fees on breach of contract, presentment of claim as condition precedent) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-08-00033-CV Richard Cano v. Nino's Paint and Body Shop and Jerry Nino Appeal from County Court at Law No 2 of Galveston County Trial Court Judge: Judge C. G. Dibrell III BCM v. Pokluda (Tex.App. – Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 14, 2009)(Boyce) (health care liability claim, adequacy of expert report, interlocutory appeal) DISMISSED: Opinion by Justice Bill Boyce Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce 14-07-00962-CV Baylor College of Medicine v. Bernadette Pokluda Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Jennifer Elrod Walker Shelton v. UTMB Galveston (Tex.App. – Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 14, 2009)(Anderson) (premises liability v. health care liability suit, characterization of claim, frivolous suit / appeal sanctions) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Anderson Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Anderson and Seymore 14-07-00994-CV Minnie Shelton Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Annie Mae Brown v. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston d/b/a John Sealy Hospital Appeal from 405TH District Court of Galveston County Trial Court Judge: Wayne J. Mallia Jackson v. Textron Fin. Corp. (Tex.App. – Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 14, 2009)(Boyce) (no answer default judgment reversed, answer was on file, general vs. sworn denial and counterclaim) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-07-01011-CV Robert W. Jackson v. Textron Financial Corporation and Longagribusiness LLC N/K/A Farmtrac North America Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Lynn M. Bradshaw-Hull BCM v. Pokluda (Tex.App. – Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 14, 2009)(Boyce) (health care liability claim, adequacy of expert report) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Brock Yates, Seymore and Boyce 14-07-01096-CV Baylor College of Medicine v. Bernadette Pokluda Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Jennifer Elrod Walker City of Houston v. Estrada (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009)(Boyce) (Public Information Act, open records act, plea to the jurisdiction, governmental entities law) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Bill Boyce Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-08-00900-CV The City of Houston v. Larry Edgar Estrada and Mayer Brown, L.L.P., f/k/a Mayer Brown, Rowe & Maw, L.L.P. Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Samuel Grant Dorfman In Interest of KACO (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 3, 2009)(Boyce) (SAPCR suit, default judgment Craddock test, motion to set aside default judgment, motion for new trial, sanctions, striking of pleadings, denial of jury trial) REVERSED AND REMANDED: Opinion by Justice Boyce 14-07-00311-CV In the Interest of K.A.C.O & J.C.C.O Appeal from 245th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Annette Kuntz (fka Galik) Mayer v. Willowbrook Plaza LP (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 19, 2009)(Boyce) (premises liability, criminal conduct, wrongful death, survival action) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Price, Chief Justice Hedges, Justice Boyce 14-07-00358-CV Tracy Mayer, as next friend of Tyler Lee Mayer, a Minor, Diane Messimer, Individually and as a Personal Representative of the Estate of Shaun Messimer, Deceased, and Kathleen and Salvatore M. Ciaramitaro, Individually and as Personal Representatives of th v. Willowbrook Plaza Limited Partnership d/b/a Willowbrook Plaza. PPG Venture I Limited Partnership, ERMC, ERMC LP, ERMC LP d/b/a ERMC Security, ERMC II, LP d/b/a ERMC Security, CBL/GP, Inc., CBL & Associates, Inc., CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., CBL & A Appeal from 129th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Samuel Grant Dorfman Eix, Inc. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 19, 2009)(Boyce) (commercial debt suit, personal guaranty, summary judgment evidence, affidavit by interested witness) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice William Boyce Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-08-00042-CV Eix, Inc., and Saeed Moradi v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Linda Storey Simon v. D. Miller & Assoc. PLLC (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 12, 2009)(Boyce) (legal malpractice, expert testimony required, suit within suit requirement, default judgment denied, causality element of cause of action, no proof of damages) AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Boyce Before Justices Frost, Brown and Boyce 14-07-00894-CV Brian Simon v. D. Miller & Associates, PLLC, Timothy John Clyne, Jamilah O. Driver, and Ryan Bradley Bormaster Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Linda Storey Also see --> 2008 Civil Appellate Opinions by Justice Bill Boyce |
