Opinions Written by Justices of the Courts of Appeals
Court	Justices	Original Opinions On Merits	Concurring Opinions	Dissenting Opinions	Opinions Refusing Rehearing	Opinions Granting* Rehearing	Opinions Dismissing Appeal	Other Opinions	Per Curiam Opinions	Total Per Justice	Total Per Court
First, Houston
	Michael H. Schneider	63	1	1	0	0	3	0	49	117
	Murry B. Cohen	92	4	2	0	0	1	0	46	145
	Margaret G. Mirabal	92	0	7	0	0	1	1	64	165
	Michol O'Connor	89	6	13	0	0	2	1	46	157
	Davie L. Wilson	73	3	7	0	0	2	0	51	136
	Adele Hedges	101	1	1	0	0	0	0	46	149
	Eric Andell	78	2	9	0	0	1	0	62	152
	Tim Taft	90	9	8	0	0	0	0	41	148
	Sam Nuchia	100	1	4	0	1	6	0	44	156
	**Assigned Justices	49	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	54	1,379
									Published		301
									Not Published		1,078

Second, Fort Worth
	John Cayce	63	0	1	0	0	2	0	79	145
	Sam Day	67	0	0	0	0	1	0	73	141
	Terrie Livingston	103	2	0	0	0	7	1	63	176
	LeeAnn Dauphinot	52	3	2	0	0	1	0	39	97
	David Richards	58	1	0	0	0	6	0	68	133
	William Brigham	80	0	1	0	0	1	0	68	150
	Dixon W. Holman	63	0	0	0	0	7	1	71	142
	**Assigned Justices	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	169	174	1,158
									Published		187
									Not Published		971


Third, Austin
	1 Lee Yeakel	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	46	69
	John Powers	55	0	2	0	0	3	2	111	173
	Marilyn Aboussie	64	0	0	0	0	1	0	111	176
	Woodie Jones	77	0	1	0	0	4	2	111	195
	Mack Kidd	74	0	2	0	0	0	1	110	187
	Bea Ann Smith	76	0	0	0	0	0	3	111	190
	1 Jimmy Carroll	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	82
	**Assigned Justices	71	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	74	1,146
									Published		191
									Not Published		955


Fourth, San Antonio
	Phil Hardberger	82	2	2	0	0	5	1	25	117
	Tom Rickhoff	75	12	1	0	0	1	1	45	135
	Alma Lopez	93	0	3	0	0	3	4	48	151
	Catherine Stone	81	0	2	0	0	2	4	32	121
	Paul W. Green	68	3	14	0	0	2	5	62	154
	Sarah B. Duncan	46	17	14	0	0	0	4	30	111
	Karen Angelini	83	1	4	0	0	5	0	25	118
	**Assigned Justices	40	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	46	953
									Published		332
									Not Published		621

Fifth, Dallas
	Linda Thomas	71	0	0	0	0	21	0	153	245
	Sue L. Lagarde	100	2	1	0	0	8	0	10	121
	Ed Kinkeade	88	0	0	0	0	5	0	6	99
	John Ovard	78	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	87
	Frances Maloney	69	3	0	0	0	7	0	7	86
	Ron Chapman	76	0	3	0	0	1	0	10	90
	Mark Whittington	87	2	3	0	0	2	0	56	150
	Joseph B. Morris	103	0	1	0	0	2	0	10	116
	Tom James	86	0	3	0	0	0	0	11	100
	Carolyn I. Wright	79	0	0	0	0	6	0	18	103
	James A. Moseley	101	0	0	0	0	9	0	49	159
	David L. Bridges	81	0	0	0	0	7	0	42	130
	2 John R. Roach	70	0	0	0	0	11	0	18	99
	2 Deborah G. Hankinson	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	9
	**Assigned Justices	112	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	115	1,709
									Published		86
									Not Published		1,623


Sixth, Texarkana
	William J. Cornelius	90	0	1	2	0	39	9	22	163
	Ben Z. Grant	95	4	3	7	2	39	5	23	178
	Donald R. Ross	90	1	0	3	1	39	3	25	162	503
									Published		111
									Not Published		392


Seventh, Amarillo
	John T. Boyd	74	0	0	4	0	24	0	21	123
	Carlton B. Dodson	62	1	0	1	0	33	2	34	133
	Brian Quinn	81	3	2	6	1	29	0	38	160
	Don H. Reavis	59	0	0	4	0	41	0	13	117
	**Assigned Justices	32	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	35	568
									Published		80
									Not Published		488

Eighth, El Paso
	Richard Barajas	71	0	1	0	0	1	0	31	104
	Susan Larsen	71	3	1	0	0	0	0	51	126
	Ann Crawford McClure	89	1	0	0	0	33	1	29	153
	David Wellington Chew	88	1	1	0	0	11	4	11	116
	**Assigned Justices	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	500
									Published		73
									Not Published		427

Ninth, Beaumont
	Ronald L. Walker	39	1	11	0	0	0	0	112	163
	Don Burgess	54	5	3	0	0	3	0	89	154
	Earl B. Stover	28	5	2	0	0	0	2	85	122
	**Assigned Justices	25	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	28	467
									Published		89
									Not Published		378

Tenth, Waco
	Rex D. Davis	48	2	0	0	1	0	0	30	81
	Bob Cummings	48	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	76
	Bill Vance	65	5	3	0	0	2	0	25	100
	**Assigned Justices	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	81	338
									Published		74
									Not Published		264

Eleventh, Eastland
	William G. (Bud) Arnot, III	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	97
	Bob Dickenson	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	113
	Jim R. Wright	35	0	0	0	0	1	0	59	95
	** Assigned Justices	47	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	52	357
									Published		35
									Not Published		322

Twelfth, Tyler
	Tom B. Ramey	65	0	0	1	1	0	0	55	122
	Charles Holcomb, Jr.	73	0	1	0	2	0	1	57	134
	Roby Hadden	42	0	0	1	0	0	0	63	106
	** Assigned Justices	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	369
									Published		54
									Not Published		315

Thirteenth, Corpus Christi
	Robert J. Seerden	89	2	4	1	0	6	0	41	143
	J. Bonner Dorsey	85	0	1	0	0	3	1	41	131
	Federico G. Hinojosa, Jr.	92	0	0	0	0	2	0	41	135
	Linda Reyna Ya�ez	67	25	31	1	0	10	0	41	175
	Melchor Chavez	75	0	0	6	0	4	0	41	126
	Nelda V. Rodriguez	81	0	3	0	0	2	0	40	126
	**Assigned Justices	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	883
									Published		182
									Not Published		701

Fourteenth, Houston
	Paul C. Murphy	67	1	5	0	0	5	0	51	129
	Norman Lee	65	1	0	0	0	7	0	41	114
	Leslie Brock Yates	46	1	0	0	0	3	0	54	104
	Maurice Amidei	66	0	9	0	0	4	0	52	131
	John S. Anderson	43	1	3	0	0	1	0	48	96
	J. Harvey Hudson	60	3	3	0	0	4	0	59	129
	Wanda McKee Fowler	57	2	2	0	0	1	0	51	113
	Richard H. Edelman	53	6	2	0	0	2	0	49	112
	Harriet O'Neill	43	0	0	0	0	1	0	49	93
	** Assigned Justices	103	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	106	1,127
									Published		191
									Not Published		936

TOTALS		6,313	152	207	40	9	515	63	4,158	11,457	11,457
									Published		1,986
									Not Published		9,471

* Ordinarily, these are comparable to original opinions on the merits.

**Retired and former Appellate Justices assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

1. Lee Yeakel was appointed February 27, 1998, replacing Jimmy Carroll, who resigned.

2. Deborah G. Hankinson was appointed to the Supreme Court and took office October 27, 1997. John R. Roach was appointed toe the vacancy on the Fifth Court of Appeals on Novemeber 3, 1997.

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Opinions Written by Justices of the Courts of Appeals