Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Chemical Lime, Ltd.

I agree with the Court that under Bar-shop1 the Edwards Aquifer Authority became effective on the date of our opinion in that case. The issue as briefed to us, however, and as addressed at length by the court of appeals, raised a more fundamental legal question: When does an appellate-court judgment become final and take effect? This vexing question will no doubt recur and, in my view, warrants the Court’s rulemaking attention. To some degree, the issue has a certain “angels dancing on the head of a pin” quality to it, interesting (to some) as a matter of logic and perplexing (to all) as a…