Legal Opinion
Brimer v. Maxwell
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided October 6, 2008No. 05-08-01239-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice WHITTINGTON.
Kim Brimer appeals a final judgment declaring Wendy R. Davis eligible to seek and hold the office of Senator for Texas Senate District 10 and to have her name appear on the ballot for the November 4, 2008 general election as the Democratic nominee for Senate District 10. We dismiss this appeal as moot.
Davis was first elected to the Fort Worth City Council on May 1, 1999. She was re-elected to the Council in 2001, 2008, 2005, and 2007. During the August 9, 2007 Council meeting, Davis announced she was resigning from the Council to run for election to Texas…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Polk v. DavidsonTexas Supreme Court · 1946
- Allen v. FisherTexas Supreme Court · 1928
- In Re Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998
- Skelton v. YatesTexas Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sepulveda v. Medrano, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
- in Re James A. Baker, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
- Carlos Cascos, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Texas v. Tarrant County Democratic Party Steve Maxwell, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Texas Democratic PartyTexas Supreme Court · 2015
- Tarrant County Democratic Party v. SteenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
- Robert T. Clifton, Raquel Gutierrez Bryson, Richard D. Jordan, and Michael Sutton v. Jennifer Walters in Her Official Capacity as City Secretary for the City of Denton, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
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