Opinions by Other Justices of the First Court of Appeals, sitting in Houston, Texas Chief Justice Sherry Radack Justice Timothy Taft (former) Justice Jim Sharp Justice Sam Nuchia (former) Justice Terry Jennings Justice Evelyn Keyes Justice Elsa Alcala Justice George C. Hanks, Jr. Justice Laura C. Higley Justice Jane Bland |
Justice Terry Jennings won election to the First Court of Appeals in 2000 and was sworn in by Texas Supreme Court Justice Greg Abbott, who later became Texas Attorney General, a position he still occupies. Like fellow Justice Elsa Alcala, Jennings previously served as a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Jennings earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. Justice Jennings is the most independent jurist on the court. In fiscal year 2006 Justice Jennings wrote 22 concurring opinions and three dissents. His 25 separate opinions account for almost 60% of concurrences and dissents on the 9 member court, of which four Justices never wrote separately during that same time period. Justice Jennings ranks third statewide in the number of separate opinions. His total number of concurring and dissenting opinions exceeded the total for all justices on several other courts of appeals. Justice Jennings’ majority opinions also draw dissenting views from other members on his court. Justice Jennings is a Republican, as are all of his peers on the court. Jennings was re-elected as an unopposed incumbent in the 2006 general election. Find more judge and court information at the Houston-Opinions Home Page |
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2009 Civil Cases with Opinions by Justice Terry Jennings Shipley Brothers, Ltd v. Republic National Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 11, 2009)(Jennings) (conversion, theft, and fraud, Texas Theft Liability Act, election of remedies doctrine, remittitur of the exemplary damages) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Before Judge Wilson, Justices Jennings and Bland. Opinion by Justice Terry Jennings 01-07-00911-CV Shipley Brothers, Ltd., Shipley Brothers, Inc., Lone Star Investments, Kenneth Shipley and Calvin Junek, Jr. v. Republic National Bank and Robert F. Larson Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 4 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Roberta A. Lloyd Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Bland (subrogation, double recovery, election of remedies) Bosch v. Armstrong (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 11, 2009)(Jennings) (suit barred by judicial communications tort immunity, absolute privilege for communications in court proceeding, sanctions for baseless claim) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Before Justices Jennings, Alcala and Higley 01-08-00847-CV Yigal Bosch v. Mark S. Armstrong and Paul Bailiff and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.C. Appeal from 280th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: The Honorable Tony Lindsay In re Devon Energy Corp (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 8, 2009)(Jennings) (arbitration mandamus granted, parallel arbit proceeding, nonsignatories) GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Terry Jennings 01-09-00174-CV In re Devon Energy Corporation, Devon Energy International, Ltd. and Texneft, Inc. Appeal from 165th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge:The Honorable Josefina Rendon Blair v. Blair (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 7, 2009)(Jennings)(divorce decree, alimony vs. spousal support tax treatment, nunc pro tunc (NPT) order, clerical error vs. judicial error, discrepancy between settlement agreement and final decree, clarification of final decree vs. modification of judgment, res judicata) MODIFY TC JUDGMENT AND AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT AS MODIFIED: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Higley 01-08-00686-CV Grace Blair v. Robert Blair Appeal from 387th District Court of Fort Bend County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Robert J. Kern Mireles v. Jack (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 2, 2009)(Jennings) (void order, same-sex marriage divorce) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Higley 01-08-00499-CV Andrew R. Mireles v. Jennifer S. Jack Appeal from 310th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: The Honorable Lisa Millard Grant v. Laughlin Environmenal, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009)(Jennings) (employment law, bonus, breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and quantum meruit) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00227-CV Carroll Grant v. Laughlin Environmental, Inc. Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Martha Hill Jamison Somers v. Crane (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009)(Jennings) (shareholder derivative suit, breach of fiduciary duty, standing) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Hanks and Bland 01-07-00754-CV Raymond Somers, Derivatively on behalf of EGL, Inc., and Vivian Golombuski and Platinum PVA Fund, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated. v. James R. Crane, Milton Carroll, James C. Flagg, Frank J. Hevrdejs, Paul W. Hobby, Michael K. Jhin, Neil E. Kelley, Sherman Wolff, Centerbridge Partners, L.P., The Woodbridge Company Limited and nominal defendant EGL, Inc. Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. John Coselli Somers v. Crane (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009)(Jennings) (plea to the jurisdiction on the ground that Somers lacked standing to sue derivatively, special exceptions, motion to dismiss) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Hanks and Bland 01-08-00119-CV Raymond Somers, derivatively on behalf of EGL, Inc. v. James R. Crane, et al Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. John Coselli Starflight 50, LLC v. HCAD (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009)(Bland) (ad valorem tax protest, interstate allocation, temporary relocation) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland Before Justices Jennings, Hanks and Bland 01-08-00234-CV Starflight 50, LLC v. Harris County Appraisal District and Harris County Appraisal Review Board Appeal from 125th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. John Coselli Dissenting Opinion by Justice Jennings Knowleds v. Wright (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 19, 2009)(Jennings) (partnership claim rejected) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT IN PART, REVERSE TC JUDGMENT IN PART, AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Higley 01-08-00546-CV Christopher Knowles and Mina Mann v. Jimmy D. Wright Appeal from 61st District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. John Donovan World Environmental,LLC v. Wolfpack Environmental, LLC (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 12, 2009)(Jennings)(default judgment, restricted appeal, suit on account, quantum meruit) REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Higley 01-08-00561-CV World Environmental, LLC v. Wolfpack Environmental, LLC Appeal from County Court at Law No 2 of Montgomery County Trial Court Judge: Judge Jerry Winfree Ocoa v. City of Galveston (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 12, 2009)(Jennings)(TRO, injunction, CBA) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Higley 01-08-00490-CV Renaye Ochoa and Thom Karlok v. City of Galveston Appeal from 405th District Court of Galveston County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Wayne J. Mallia Yazdchi v. R.P. Cornelius (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 29, 2009)(Jennings) (summary judgment affirmed, no transfer to probate court) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Jennings Before Justices Jennings, Hanks and Bland 01-07-00844-CV Abbas Yazdchi and Habibolah Yazdchi v. R. P. Cornelius Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Lynn Bradshaw-Hull Also see --> 2008 Civil Appeals with Opinions by Justice Terry Jennings |