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29 Sep 2007, 1:19 pm
Only Justices John Paul Stevens and David Souter, in Toobin's view, stood apart from the "inept and unsavoury manner that the justices exercised their power. [read post]
5 Aug 2007, 9:05 pm
  David Bilinsky shares a comment about a new book by David Slayton, entitled Lawyers Gone Bad: Money, Sex and Madness in Canada’s Legal Profession. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 8:15 am
David Slayton thinks Texas has a bad reputation for sentencing a high number of indigent defendants to die, sometimes for questionable murders a competent attorney could have successfully defended. [read post]
7 Dec 2021, 11:57 am by Adam Faderewski
LaVoie replaces Interim Administrative Director Mena Ramón, who has been serving in the role since August 2021 when David Slayton left the position to become vice president of court consulting services for the National Center for State Courts. [read post]
15 Nov 2022, 12:03 pm
Slayton will join the Court on December 1 and will assume CEO duties when Executive Officer/Clerk of Court/Jury Commissioner Sherri R. [read post]
20 Jan 2021, 8:52 am by Adam Faderewski
“We’ve achieved a great deal of success for our courts through the use of eFileTexas,” David Slayton, OCA administrative director, said in a press release. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 6:45 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
"David Slayton of the Office of Court Administration told the reporter that a committee convened by the Texas Judicial Council "reviewed national research last fall on this issue that shows when defendants are low risk their chances of reoffending later increases every day they remain in jail. 'In other words, it makes them worse,' he said. 'That’s obviously counter to what the judges want happening. [read post]
3 Sep 2018, 9:46 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Now we know that those criticisms were misplaced and the new law is working even better than anticipated.At the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Thursday, Office of Court Administration Director David Slayton testified for the first time on the results of "debtors prison" legislation passed by the Texas Legislature in 2017. [read post]
29 May 2014, 1:13 pm by Hannah Kiddoo
“Numerous studies have shown that a lack of civic education is a growing problem in our country,” said David Slayton, administrative director of the Office of Court Administration. [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 10:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
I don’t think we were expecting that significant a drop in the first year,” said David Slayton, director of the state Office of Court Administration.The sharp decline in the number of juvenile prosecutions, publicized for the first time at Wednesday’s joint hearing of the House Corrections and Public Education committees, offered early evidence that the laws were working to reduce the number of children saddled with criminal records for relatively minor… [read post]
3 Apr 2020, 6:30 am by Lowell Brown
“As officers of the courts, lawyers, as well as their necessary staff, support the operations of the judicial system and are therefore essential workers,” David Slayton, administrative director of the courts, said in the letter. [read post]
10 Dec 2008, 4:44 pm
It was a promising idea on the part of attorney Philip Wischkaemper and David Slayton, director of court administration for Lubbock County, that has lived up to its promise. [read post]
11 Jul 2008, 8:17 pm
Court Administrator David Slayton says there is a good reason behind this. [read post]
1 Jul 2014, 11:53 am by Hannah Kiddoo
“The objective for creating the Judicial Branch Certification Commission was government efficiency and consistency across the regulated judicial professions,” said David Slayton, administrative director of the Office of Court Administration. [read post]
19 Sep 2016, 1:29 pm by Jillian Beck
In the statement, Wright thanked David Slayton, administrative director for the Office of Court Administration; Lisa Matz, clerk of the 5th Court of Appeals; and their dedicated staff for implementing the project. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 7:45 am by Bill Raftery
Testimony on these and related issues were provided by from David Slayton, Administrative Director of the Texas Office of Court Administration and Martin Zelinsky, General Counsel for the state’s Department of Information Resources. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 4:25 pm by Lowell Brown
“Lawyers and staff may travel and engage in activities reasonably necessary to provide legal services, as is permitted for other essential services,” David Slayton, administrative director of the courts, said in a letter released Thursday. [read post]
13 Aug 2008, 8:27 pm
David Slayton, Lubbock County's director of court administration, says the County Commissioners Court will decide Aug. 25 whether the county can negotiate a contract with the LCDLA's nonprofit entity without going through a formal bidding process. [read post]
14 May 2010, 6:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"From a nationwide perspective, it really elevates Texas' standards to show Texas is willing to provide the best possible defense they can for individuals charged with capital murder and willing to take whatever steps that requires to make sure that happens," said David Slayton, director of court administration for Lubbock County. [read post]