Wainwright to Resign From Texas Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright is resigning at the end of the month to join an Austin law firm, the court announced Wednesday.
Wainwright joined the court in January 2003 and ranks third in seniority among the nine justices.
Gov. Rick Perry will appoint a replacement who'll be on the ballot in 2014; it's apparently too close to the November election to name a replacement in time to get on this year's ballot.
Here’s the official announcement form the court:
Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright announced his resignation from the Court Wednesday, effective September ...
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Malcolm Allan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Wish Perry would go too.
e slater
Wainwright asked for a public appointment. And instead of seeing that appointment through to the end, he decided to leave his post early to enrich himself. He could have acted like a public servant, but instead he chose to treat the bench as a springboard to propel himself to higher earnings. Wainwright should be ashamed of himself, as he does a disservice to Texas and its judiciary.