Chief Justice Radack took the helm on the First Court of Appeals after having first served as an associate justice. She was appointed to both positions by Governor Rick Perry to fill vacancies. Justice Radack was previously a trial lawyer and a district court judge. She has an undergraduate degree from Rice University, and earned her JD at the University of Houston Law Center. Radack is a Republican. In Fiscal Year 2006 Chief Justice Radack authored 132 opinions, only two of which were separate opinions expressing some disagreement with the majority, but concurring in the result. Justice Radack issued no dissenting opinions. About half of Chief Justice Radack’s opinions were signed, and half were per curiam opinions. Chief Justice Radack’s current term will end in 2010. Find more judge and court information at the Houston-Opinions Home Page |
| Recent Opinions by Houston Appeals Court Justice Sherry Radack, Chief Justice of the First Court of Appeals |
Recent 2009 Opinions by Chief Justice Sherry Radack in Civil Cases D & KW Family, LP v. Bidinger (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 11, 2009) (Radack) (property access dispute, easement by necessity, trespass) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Hanks. Opinion by Chief Justice Sherry Radack 01-08-00260-CV D & KW Family, L.P. v. Kimberly Kay Bidinger and Alfredo Arturo Ballestas Appeal from 190th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod Briggs Equipment Trust v. HCAD (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 4, 2009)(Radack) (property tax litigation, valuation of equipment for property tax purposes, subsequent sales) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Higley 01-08-00190-CV Briggs Equipment Trust v. Harris County Appraisal District Appeal from 280th District Court of Harris County American National Ins v. Deutsche Bank (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jun. 4, 2009)(Radack) (summary judgment appeals appellate procedure, need to challenge all bases for summary judgment) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack 01-08-00791-CV American National Insurance, American National Investment Accounts, Inc., SM&R Investments, Inc., American National Property and Casualty Company, Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company, Farm Family Life Insurance Company, Farm Family Casualty Ins., v. Deutsche Bank Securites, Inc. fka Deutsche Banc Alex. Braown Inc., and Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Appeal from 133rd District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Lamar McCorkle City of Houston v. Noonan (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 21,2 009)(Radack) (ripeness doctrine, denial of the City's plea to the jurisdiction affirmed, regulatory taking eminent domain) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Taft and Sharp 01-08-01030-CV City of Houston v. Harold Dean Noonan, II Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 3 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Linda Storey Haden v. Sacks (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 7, 2009)(Radack)(on remand)(attorney's fees) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Nuchia and Higley 01-01-00200-CV Haden, Charles M., Jr., Individually and Charles McIntyre Haden, Jr. & Co. d/b/a Haden & Company v. David J. Sacks, P.C. d/b/a Sacks & Associates Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 2 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: GARY MICHAEL BLOCK Haden v. Sacks, PC (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 7, 2009)(Radack)(on remand) (attorneys fees for obtaining turnover order in suit to collect fee from client, enforcement of unsuperseded judgment) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Nuchia and Higley 01-03-00025-CV Charles Haden, Jr., Individually, and Charles McIntyre Hayden, Jr. & Company d/b/a Haden & Company v. David J. Sacks, P.C. d/b/a Sacks & Associates Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 2 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Gary Michael Block Amegy Bank N.A. v. Southern Crushed Concrete, Inc. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 9, 2009)(Radack) (garnishment proceeding, violation of writ of garnishment, cross-motions for summary judgment) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland 01-07-00359-CV Amegy Bank National Association f/k/a Southwest Bank of Texas, N.A. v. Southern Crushed Concrete, Inc. Appeal from 80th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Lynn Bradshaw-Hull Cooke Co. v. First Bank & Trust (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 9, 2009)(Radack) (affirmative defense of accord and satisfaction fails, full-satisfaction check, restrictive endorsement not effective) AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Nuchia and Higley 01-07-01000-CV Milton M. Cooke Co. and Milton M. Cooke, Jr. v. First Bank & Trust Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Martha Hill Jamison Figueroa v. Davis (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 2, 2009)(Radack) (untimley motion for new trial, notice of appeal, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, DWOJ) DISMISS APPEAL: Opinion by Chief Justice Radack Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Hanks 01-07-01109-CV Maria C. Figueroa v. Edgar Davis Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No 2 of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Jacqueline Lucci Smith Also see --> 2008 Opinions by Chief Justice Radack in Civil Cases |