Each year, the Collin County Bench Bar Association awards a Litigator of the Year Award. This year I was honored to receive the 2012 Litigator of the Year award which was presented at the Bench / Bar Conference. Two categories of the award are given, County Court Litigator of the…
Drunken moose ends up stuck in Swedish apple tree By Per Nyberg, CNN September 8, 2011 9:08 p.m. EDT A moose got stuck in a tree after eating fermented apples in Saro, Sweden, Wednesday night. STORY HIGHLIGHTS "I saw something really big up in a tree," Per Johansson says, "and…
About a month ago, I wrote an article Crime Victim Dies of Complications, detailing a certain tree planted in front of the courthouse to commemorate crime victims. I took a picture showing that the tree had apparently died and been cut down. I also found it interesting that no one puts…
I was upset to just hear that Collin County’s Law Librarian passed away recently. Lori Bull Dodds, who many of us came to know while frequenting the Law Library. Lori was the assistant Law Librarian and took over for the retiring Director, Judy McCullough in 2009. I was unable to…
Looks like Collin County doesn’t like David Allan Coe’s music as much as I do. I just saw him play at Trees in Dallas not to long ago. Might be his last visit to this area in a while. Here’s the article from the Detroit News. Country star to IRS:…
Recently, a questionnaire was sent out to the candidates for Collin County Court at Law Judges along with the Justice of the Peace candidates. The questions were put together by myself, the Collin County Observer, and McKinneynews.net. Most candidates answered and below is their responses which all came in…
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I am proud to announce that our little blog is now syndicated. Our articles can now be read in several of the Star Local News newspapers. My article the Collin County Court shuffle ran in the McKinney Courier Gazette on Sunday. Future articles should be available to read online in…
I have been told today from several sources that Collin County District Attorney John Roach will not be seeking re-election. I haven’t seen an official press release, but believe it is true. His campaign website says it is being readied for the 2010 re-election campaign, but hasn’t been updated in a…