Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Possession, Custody, or Control from the Meet and Confer Podcast
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 20: Tips for Court Cases with Judge Dennis and Judge Wilkins of Maynard Nexsen
Exploring Procedural Justice | Judge Steve Leben | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
From the Courtroom to the Capitol: Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum Talks Leadership, Advocacy, and the Journey to Public Service – Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Podcast - The Five Most Common Faults of Trial Lawyers
A Conversation With Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Judging and Advocacy at Every Level | Justice Jane Bland | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Potential Changes to SCOTX Petition Practice | Justice Evan Young | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 346: Judicial Accountability in the Workplace (w/Aliza Shatzman)
Introducing The Portia Project | M.C. Sungaila | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
An Unexpected Path to the Appellate Bench | Justice Rebeca Huddle | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
A Judicial Perspective on Using Technology at Oral Argument | Judge John Owens | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Episode 13 | Criminal Sentencing Reform: A Conversation with Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Michael Donnelly
Disruption and Increasing Access to Justice | Chief Justice Bridget McCormack | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Psycholinguistics and Legal Writing | Judge Robert Bacharach | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Original Proceedings and Emergency Relief in the Courts of Appeals | Kirk Cooper | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Live Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What’s Changed?
Why Judges Should Be on Social Media | Judge Stephen Dillard | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Paths to Texas Judicial Selection Reform | Chief Justice Tom Phillips | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Building Credibility as an Appellate Advocate | Rachel Stinson | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
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