At last night's Inn meeting, David Coale (David Coale) and Chad Baruch (VoteChadBaruch) argued Marbury v. Madison. Judge Maricela Moore (Maricela Moore) presided over the argument. Inn president Chad Ruback (Chad Ruback) was honored to introduce the program. #appellatetwitter

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its founding, the Mac Taylor Inn of Court threw a Mardi Gras party. Pictured are Chad Ruback (the Inn's president) and Barbara Lynn (chief judge of the Northern District of Texas and vice president of the national American Inns of Court organization).

Court of appeals justices, district court judges, and county court judges shared practice tips with Inn members over lunch at the courthouse today. Thank you to Judge Martin Hoffman (Judge Martin Hoffman), Maria Aceves, and Brian Shaw for having organized this great event!

Every year, the Mac Taylor Inn recognizes one outstanding member by inducting him or her into the honorary Serjeant's Inn. This year, our honoree is Judge Jane Boyle. Inn president Chad Ruback (Chad Ruback) presented Judge Boyle with a certificate commemorating this honor.

All four of these folks are members of the Mac Taylor Inn of Court. We are proud that members of our Inn routinely volunteer their time to speak at Continuing Legal Education seminars.

Tom Mayo (Tom Mayo), a past president and long-time member of the Mac Taylor Inn, has been named interim dean of SMU Dedman School of Law (SMU Dedman School of Law). Congratulations, Tom! smu.edu/News/Featured/…

The national American Inns of Court magazine published an article about the Mac Taylor Inn of Court's 30th anniversary party. Good times!

Inn officers and committee chairs welcome some of the Inn's new members.

At our next Inn meeting, Judge Renee Toliver will be interviewing her grandmother, Dr. Opal Lee. Dr. Lee, who will turn 96 shortly before the Inn meeting, is credited with convincing Congress to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. She is a nominee for this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Opal Lee (known as "the grandmother of Juneteenth") and her granddaughter Judge Renee Toliver spoke at last week's Inn meeting. Their conversation was inspiring. Check out the video: vimeo.com/appeal/opal-le…

At this week's Inn meeting, Judge Martin Hoffman swore-in Alexa Balderrama, who recently passed the Texas bar exam. Congratulations, Alexa! Alexa was a student member of the Inn while a 3L at SMU Dedman School of Law last year and is now an associate at the Godwin Bowman PC law firm.

Inn meetings always begin with a toast to the Constitution. This month's toast was given by Judge-Elect Maria Aceves, who is a co-chair of the Inn's mentoring committee.

I was honored to assist Judge Martin Hoffman in planning the annual joint meeting of the 11 North Texas American Inns of Court. Around 400 people attended, including around 50 judges. Here we are congratulating Hon. Rodney Gilstrap, the Chief Judge of the E. Dist. of TX, on an award he received.

As part of the Inn's mentoring program, Judge Martin Hoffman moderated an outstanding panel discussion about judges' likes and dislikes. I've never seen a panel discussion featuring so many judges and justices!

The national American Inns of Court organization published a nice article about a recent joint meeting of 11 North Texas inns. Judge Martin Hoffman (Judge Martin Hoffman) organized the meeting, which was attended by around 400 people, including nearly 50 judges.

The Inn elected the following new officers: Judge Martin Hoffman as president, Camille Knight as counselor, Brian Shaw as treasurer, and Judge Rebecca Rutherford as secretary. Afterwards, Judge Hoffman presented outgoing president Chad Ruback with a plaque honoring his service

The Mac Taylor Inn of Court is a long-time supporter of Bar None - raising funds to provide scholarships to diverse law students. Incoming president Judge Martin Hoffman, outgoing president @apellatelaw, and membership committee co-chair Christine Leatherberry enjoyed last night's show.

Every year, the Dallas Bar Association honors 1 judge as "jurist of the year" and 1 attorney as "trial lawyer of the year." This year, both honorees are Mac Taylor members! Congratulations to our colleagues Justice Maricela Moore Breedlove (Maricela Moore) and Ophelia Camina (Ophelia Camina)!

The Senate just confirmed Judge Irma Ramirez's appointment to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Ramirez has been a longstanding member of the Inn's leadership team. Congratulations, Judge! #appellatetwitter

At last night's Inn meeting, newly-appointed 5th Circuit Court of Appeals judge Irma Ramirez is congratulated by her former colleagues: current federal magistrate judges David Horan, Renee Toliver, and Rebecca Rutherford, along with retired federal magistrate judge Bill Sanderson