Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

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- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Legislation and Constitutional Amendments
LDF Attorneys
Cooperating Attorneys
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Matter
- LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas
Case
- LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas
U.S. state
- Texas
Collection
- Case Files
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Case Files, LULAC and Houston Lawyers Association v. Attorney General of Texas Hardbacks, Briefs, and Trial Transcript. Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief, 1993. a6eb70dd-1b7c-f011-b4cc-6045bdd81421. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/c566459b-42e8-4487-b53a-459e578809cd/motion-for-leave-to-file-amicus-brief. Accessed November 07, 2025.

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN 
AMERICAN CITIZENS, et al,, 

Plaintiffs / Appellees, 

VS. No. 90-8014 

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, et al, 

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Defendants/Appellants. 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF 
  

Texans for Judicial Election Reform, together with former Chief Justices of the Texas 

Supreme Court Robert W. Calvert, Joe R. Greenhill and John L. Hill file this Motion for 

Leave to file an amicus brief in the above-styled and captioned appeal. 

1 Texans for Judicial Election Reform is a non-profit organization formed to 

promote judicial reform measures in the Texas legislature. The individually-named amicus 

parties are retired chief administrative officers of the Texas judicial system. Each of these 

parties has a long-standing interest in preserving the independence and accountability of 

Texas’ state court judges. 

 



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Respectfully submitted, 

LIDDELL, SAPP, ZIVLEY, HILL 
& LABOON, L.L.P. 

By: Ww, NW Jie 
Russell W. Miller 
Texas Bar No. 14112300 

3300 Texas Commerce Tower 
Houston, Texas 77002 
(713) 226-1199 

(713) 223-3717 Telecopier 

  

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICUS CURIAE, 
TEXANS FOR JUDICIAL ELECTION 
REFORM 

Robert W. Calvert 
Texas Bar No. 03671000 
919 Congress Avenue 
Austin, Texas 78701 
(512) 478-2773 

Joe R. Greenhill 

Texas Bar No. 00000023 
98 San Jacinto 

Austin, Texas 78701 

(512) 322-2500 

John L. Hill, Jr. 

Texas Bar No. 00000027 

3300 Texas Commerce Tower 

Houston, Texas 77002 

(713) 226-1200  



  

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that this 20th day of May, 1993, I sent a copy of the foregoing document by 
certified mail, return receipt requested, to each of the following: William L. Garrett, 
Garrett, Thompson & Chang, 8300 Douglas, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75226, Rolando Rios, 

Southwest Voter Registration & Education Project, 201 N. St. Mary’s , Suite 521, San 
Antonio, Texas 78205; Sherrilyn A. Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., 

99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10013; Gabrielle K. McDonald, 301 

Congress Avenue, Suite 2050, Austin, Texas 78701; Edward B. Cloutman, III, Mullinax, 

Wells, Baab & Cloutman, P.C., 3301 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75226-1637; Robert H. Mow, 
Jr., Hughes & Luce, 2800 Momentum Place, 1717 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75201; Walter 

L. Irvin, 5787 South Hampton Road, Suite 210, Lock box 122, Dallas, Texas 75232-2255; 
Susan Finkelstein, Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., 201 N. St. Mary’s, Suite 600, San Antonio, 

Texas 78205; Renea Hicks, Special Assistant Attorney General, P. O. Box 12584, Capitol 
Station, Austin, Texas 78711-2548; Seagal V. Wheatley, Oppenheimer, Rosenberg, Kelleher 
& Wheatley, Inc., 711 Navarro, Sixth Floor, San Antonio, Texas 7820S; and J. Eugene 
Clements, Porter & Clements, 3500 NCNB Center, 700 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 
77002-2730. 

Kamela Bridges O 
  

H/189811

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Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

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