Miers in court

[JFN]

At 10:50 AM -0400 10/3/05, Samuel Issacharoff wrote:
>I believe your search was incomplete.  There is 
>another level of the judiciary, state courts. 
>Miers was a leading practitioner in Texas state 
>litigation.

I included state courts, and the results I 
reported included four Texas appellate court 
decisions. It's obviously not a complete record 
of her litigation experience -- limited to cases 
resulting in opinions reported by Westlaw. Even 
so, it strikes me as a thin record for someone 
being described by the media as a litigator who 
was admitted to practice 35 years ago.

A search of the law review database turns up 
three hits, all on multi-jurisdictional practice, 
apparently authored in her capacity as Chair of 
the ABA Commission on Multijurisdictional 
Practice. That should get her a "well-qualified" 
from the ABA, but she is only reported as counsel 
of record outside of Texas and the 5th Cir. on 
two occasions in two jurisdictions (E.D.Pa. and 
Br.D.Del.), and I think the ABA rating might 
otherwise have been debatable, depending on how 
one measures qualifications for appointment to 
the Supreme Court.

This strikes me as a peculiar appointment 
following the FEMA fiasco, and the implication 
that cronyism trumped capability. I hate to shoot 
from the hip, but her affiliations, listed in the 
Westlaw Legal Directory, suggest an emphasis on 
"practice-building."

Affiliations:
State Bar of Texas, President, 1992 - 1993
Dallas Bar Association, President, 1985
Southwestern Legal Foundation, Trustee
Southern Methodist University Law School, Member, Executive Board
American Bar Association House of Delegates, Delegate
American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Governance
American Bar Association, Member, Bar Activities and Services Committee
Dallas Bar Association, Former Secretary
Dallas Bar Association, Former Director
Dallas Bar Association, Former Vice Chair of Board
Dallas Bar Association, Former Vice-President, Activities
Dallas Bar Association, Former Vice-President, Administrative
Southwestern Methodist University School of Law, 
Former Member, Dean Search Committee
State Bar of Texas, Former Member, Administration of Justice Committee
State Bar of Texas, Director, 1986 - 1989
State Bar of Texas, Former Member, Fact Finding Committee
State Bar of Texas, Former Member, Directors Orientation Committee
State Bar of Texas, Former Member, General Counsel Advisory Committee
State Bar of Texas, Former Chair, Goals and Implementation Committee
State Bar of Texas, Former Member, Litigation Section Council
State Bar of Texas, Former Vice Chair, Antitrust Section Council
American Bar Association, Former Chair, Young 
Lawyers Division, Antitrust Subcommittee
American Bar Association, Former Co-Chair, 
Committee on Business Torts, Section of Litigation
American Bar Association, Former Member, 
Consortium on Delivery of Legal Services to the 
Public
Dallas Legal Services, Former Member, Board
Better Business Bureau, Director
Greater Dallas Chamber, Former Director, Executive Committee
Greater Dallas Chamber, Former Chair, Local Governmental Affairs Committee
Tyler Cabot Mortgage Securities Fund, Former Director
Capstead Mortgage Corporation, Director
Young Women's Christian Association, Former Member, Board
Child Care Dallas, Former Member, Board
Community Council of Greater Dallas, Former Member, Board
Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Former Member, Board
Pioneer Bible Translators, Former Member, Board
EXODUS Ministry, Inc., Former Member, Board
Community Council Meals on Wheels Task Force, Former Member
Legal Aid Society, Former Member
DISD Law Magnet High School, Former Member, Advisory Committee
Goals for Dallas, Former Chair, Higher Education Task Force
Women's Foundation of Dallas, Member
Women's Center of Dallas, Former Member, Advisory Committee
Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board, Former Trustee
Mayor's Task Force on Crime, Former Member
Ad Hoc Committee to Review City Budget Process, Former Member
1985 Dallas County Bond Election, Former Member, Steering Committee
Railtran Advisory Committee, Former Chair
Dallas Assembly, Member
Charter 100, Member
Dallas Bar Association, Chairman, Board of Directors, 1981
Texas Supreme Court, Member, Advisory Committee on Rules, 1994 - 1996
American Bar Association, Chair, American Bar 
Association Journal Board of Editors
American Bar Association, Former Chair, Rules and Calendar Committee
American Bar Association, Chair, Committee on Credentials and Admissions
American Bar Association, Member, Committee on Election Law
American Bar Association, Former Co-Chair, 
Committee on Business Tort, Section of Litigation
American Bar Association, Former Chair, Young 
Lawyers Division, Committee on Antitrust
Attorneys Liability Assurance Society, Member, Board of Directors
Dallas City Council, Former At-Large Member
Dallas Bar Foundation, Former Trustee
American Bar Association, Former Member, 
Committee on Bar Activities and Services
American Bar Association, Former Member, Special Committee on Governance
Dallas Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
State Bar of Texas, Member

John Noble

At 10:50 AM -0400 10/3/05, Samuel Issacharoff wrote:
>I believe your search was incomplete.  There is 
>another level of the judiciary, state courts. 
>Miers was a leading practitioner in Texas state 
>litigation.
>
>
>
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>>>>  JFN <jfnbl at earthlink.com> 10/3/2005 10:32:05 AM >>>
>A Westlaw search for Harriet Miers in the
>attorney field, allcases database, turns up 20
>appearances, including 7 in the 5th Circuit.
>Clients include mortgage industry interests,
>including Fannie Mae and Lomas, Microsoft, and GB
>himself in Jones v. Bush, where the N.D.Tex.
>dismissed a suit claiming that the 12th Amendment
>barred Texas electors from casting their votes
>for two Texas residents for Pres. and VP.
>
>1. Robinson v. Texas Auto. Dealers Ass'n,  Not
>Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2003 WL 21756591, 2003-2
>Trade Cases  P 74,075 (E.D.Tex., Mar 25,
>2003)(NO. CIV.A. 5:97-CV-273)
>
>... Dallas, TX, Nicholas H Patton, Patton &
>Tidwell, Texarkana, TX, William Ikard, William
>Wayne Kilgarlin, Popp & Ikard, Austin, TX,
>Harriet Ellan Miers, Attorney at Law, Dallas, TX,
>for Texas Automobile Dealers Association,
>defendant.   Robert T Mowrey, Nicholas H Patton,
>William ...
>
>
>2. In re Grand Jury Proceedings, Miscellaneous
>No. 1331,  712 F.2d 973, 1983-2 Trade Cases  P
>65,566 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Aug 22, 1983)(NO. 81-1059)
>
>... U.S.C.A. ß  15f(b);   Fed.Rules Cr.Proc.Rule
>6(e), 18 U.S.C.A.   Thompson & Knight, Timothy R.
>McCormick, Locke, Purnell, Boren, Laney & Neely,
>Harriet E. Miers, Dallas, Tex., Cantey, Hanger,
>Gooch, Munn & Collins, Robert S. Travis, Frank D.
>McCown, Fort Worth, Tex., Wilson ...
>
>
>3. Perry v. Stewart Title Co.,  761 F.2d 237 (5th
>Cir.(Tex.), May 28, 1985)(NO. 83-2552)
>
>... D. Walters.   David C. DuBose, Houston, Tex.,
>for Hammond Mortg. Corp.   Locke, Purnell, Boren,
>Laney & Neely, Nathan L. Hecht, Harriet Miers,
>Robert M. Candee, Dallas, Tex., Morris, McCanne,
>Tinsley, Snowden, Ellis & Wilson, Paul R.
>Tinsley, Houston, Tex., for Federal Nat. ...
>
>
>4. DAP Financial Services, Inc. v. BankOne Texas,
>N.A.,  Not Reported in F.Supp., 1997 WL 148026
>(N.D.Tex., Mar 24, 1997)(NO. CIV.A.3:96-CV-2797-D)
>
>...BANKONE TEXAS, N.A., Garnishee.  Civil Action
>No. 3:96-CV-2797-D.  March 24, 1997.   Locke
>Purnell Rain Harrell, Harriet E. Miers, Robert T.
>Mowrey,  John P. McDonald, Dallas, TX, for
>Plaintiff.   Looper, Reed, Mark & McGraw, William
>R. Creasey, ...
>
>
>5. Industrial Indem., Inc. v. Landrieu,  615 F.2d
>644 (5th Cir.(Tex.), Apr 14, 1980)(NO. 79-2748)
>
>... T. Swinson, Dept. of Justice, Civil Div.,
>Commercial Litigat., Washington, D. C., for HUD.
>Locke, Purnell, Boren, Laney & Neeley, Harriet E.
>Miers, Dallas, Tex., for Metropolitan.   Haynes &
>Boone, Robin P. Hartmann, Dallas, Tex., for Home
>Savings.   Appeal from the ...
>
>
>6. Popeko v. U.S.,  513 F.2d 771 (5th Cir.(Tex.), May 30, 1975)(NO. 74-1799)
>
>... Court of Appeals must follow that precedent,
>absent any decisions of the Circuit or the
>Supreme Court to the contrary.   Harriet E.
>Miers, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed), for
>petitioner-appellant.   Jeremiah Handy, Asst. U.
>S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for
>respondent-appellee. ...
>
>
>7. McClure v. Casa Claire Apartments, Ltd.,  560
>S.W.2d 457 (Tex.Civ.App.-Beaumont, Nov 23,
>1977)(NO. 7984)
>
>... disbursement of alleged surplus proceeds was
>seeking relief for unilateral mistake or mutual
>mistake in overbidding.   Joe H. Staley, Jr.,
>Harriet E. Miers, Dallas, for appellants.   Ron
>C. Edmondson, Tom Sands, Dallas, for appellees.
>DIES, Chief Justice.   Casa Claire Apartments,
>Ltd., ...
>
>
>8. Zacharjasz v. Lomas and Nettleton Co.,  Not
>Reported in F.Supp., 1989 WL 41414 (E.D.Pa., Apr
>19, 1989)(NO. CIV. A. 87-4303)
>
>... McCauley, Philadelphia, Pa., David B.
>Fawcett, Jr., Richard S. Dorfzaun, Susan  K.
>Wright, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.,
>Pittsburgh, Pa., Harriet E. Miers, Locke Purnell
>Rain Harrell, Dallas, Tex., for The Lomas and
>Nettleton Company.  MEMORANDUM   NEWCOMER, Senior
>District Judge. ...
>
>
>9. Ware v. Schweiker,  651 F.2d 408 (5th 
>Cir.(Tex.), Jul 24, 1981)(NO. 80-2273)
>
>... was not required.  Social Security Act, ß ß
>216(i)(1), 223(d)(1)(A), 42 U.S.C.A. ß ß
>416(i)(1), 423(d)(1)(A).   Locke, Purnell, Boren,
>Laney & Neely, Harriet E. Miers, Dallas, Tex.,
>for plaintiff-appellant.   Martha Joe Stroud,
>Asst. U.S. Atty., John M. Stokes, Regional Atty.,
>Mary K. Biester, ...
>
>
>10. University Computing Co. v. Leader Corp.,
>371 F.Supp. 86 (N.D.Tex., Jan 17, 1974)(NO. CIV.
>CA-3-7397-D)
>
>... Mazow, Woodrow M. Bonesio, John L. Hauer,
>Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, Tex.,
>for plaintiff.   John D. Crawford, Harriet Miers,
>Dallas, Tex., for defendant.  MEMORANDUM OPINION
>ORDER   ROBERT M. HILL, District Judge.   In this
>diversity action, University Computing Company
>(hereinafter ...
>
>
>11. Shaw v. Broadcast.com, Inc.,  Slip Copy, 2005
>WL 2095770 (N.D.Tex., Aug 30, 2005)(NO.
>3:98-CV-2017-P)
>
>... Plaintiffs.   Thomas M. Melsheimer, Steven H.
>Stodghill, Fish & Richardson, Eric N. Whitney,
>Greenberg Traurig, Renee Skinner, Crutsinger &
>Booth,  Harriet Ellan Miers, Thomas George
>Yoxall, Locke Liddell & Sapp, Dallas, TX; John D.
>Vandenberg, Kristin L. Cleveland, Klarquist,
>Sparkman, Portland, ...
>
>
>12. Ferguson v. Security Life of Denver Ins. Co.,
>996 F.Supp. 597 (N.D.Tex., Mar 02, 1998)(NO.
>3-97-CV-2106-BD)
>
>... TX, David G. Tekell, Malesovas Martin &
>Tekell, Waco, TX, for Weldon D. Ferguson, Gloria
>J. Ferguson.   George Edward Bowles, Harriet
>Ellan Miers, Thomas George Yoxall,  Locke Purnell
>Rain Harrell, Dallas, TX, James F. Jorden, Raul
>A. Cuervo, Jorden Burt Berenson ...
>
>
>13. Jones v. Bush,  122 F.Supp.2d 713 (N.D.Tex.,
>Dec 01, 2000)(NO. CIV. A. 300-CV2543D)
>
>... Jones, Jones & Associates, P.C., Dallas, TX,
>Sanford V. Levinson, Austin, TX, and  Charles W.
>McGarry, Dallas, TX, for plaintiffs.   Harriet E.
>Miers, Roger B. Cowie, and Evan E. Fitzmaurice,
>of  Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP, Dallas, TX, for
>defendant Governor ...
>
>
>14. Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Esprit Finance,
>Inc.,  981 S.W.2d 25 (Tex.App.-San Antonio, May
>27, 1998)(NO. 04-97-00879-CV)
>
>... if it had to litigate the case in another
>state in which allegedly fraudulent negotiations
>had occurred.  U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
>Harriet E. Miers, Thomas A. Connop, Thomas F.
>Loose,  Kirsten M. Castaneda, Locke Purnell Rain
>Harrell, P.C., Dallas,  Arnulfo Gonzalez, Jr., ...
>
>
>15. In re Lomas Financial Corp.,  Not Reported in
>B.R., 1999 WL 33495524 (Bankr.D.Del., Jun 25,
>1999)(NO. 95-01235 (PJW), ADV. A-98-528)
>
>... Matthew J. Siembieda, Esq., James T. Smith,
>Esq., Lyn Anne  Bailey, Esq., Blank, Rome,
>Comisky & McCauley LLP, Philadelphia, PA,
>Harriet Miers, Esq., C. Michael Moore, Esq.,
>Locke, Liddell & Sapp LLP, Dallas, TX, for
>Defendant.  MEMORANDUM OPINION   WALSH, J. ...
>
>
>16. Thanksgiving Tower Partners v. Anros
>Thanksgiving Partners,  64 F.3d 227 (5th
>Cir.(Tex.), Sep 20, 1995)(NO. 94-10863)
>
>... consideration for subsequent exchange of
>promises, and copurchaser could not reasonably
>rely on promise that letter would not be used.
>Harriet E. Miers, Margaret Donahue Hall, Locke,
>Purnell Rain & Harrell, Dallas, TX, for
>appellants.   Lewis T. LeClair, Kevin Charles
>Nash, ...
>
>
>17. Perry v. Stewart Title Co.,  756 F.2d 1197
>(5th Cir.(Tex.), Apr 08, 1985)(NO. 83-2552)
>
>... D. Walters.   David C. DuBose, Houston, Tex.,
>for Hammond Mortg. Corp.   Locke, Purnell, Boren,
>Laney & Neely, Nathan L. Hecht, Harriet Miers,
>Robert M. Candee, Dallas, Tex., Morris, McCanne,
>Tinsley, Snowden, Ellis & Wilson, Paul R.
>Tinsley, Houston, Tex., for Federal Nat. ...
>
>
>18. Perkins Const. Co. v. Ten-Fifteen Corp.,  545
>S.W.2d 494 (Tex.Civ.App.-San Antonio, Nov 10,
>1976)(NO. 15559)
>
>... Pepos S. Dounson, Oppenheimer, Rosenberg,
>Kelleher & Wheatley, Inc., Luther H. Soules, San
>Antonio, Locke, Pernell, Boren, Laney & Neely,
>Harriet E. Miers, Dallas, for appellees.
>KLINGEMAN, Justice.   This case involves the
>validity and priority of liens.  At the trial the
>...
>
>
>19. Microsoft Corp. v. Manning,  914 S.W.2d 602,
>1995-2 Trade Cases  P 71,212, 29 UCC Rep.Serv.2d
>162 (Tex.App.-Texarkana, Nov 13, 1995)(NO.
>06-95-00058-CV)
>
>... if state law is not in conflict with that of
>any other jurisdiction connected to action.
>U.S.C.A. Const.Amends. 5, 14.   Harriet E. Miers,
>Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, Dallas, Max A.
>Sandlin, Jr., Sandlin & Buckner, Marshall, for
>appellant.   Sam Baxter, McKool ...
>
>
>20. Robinson v. Texas Auto. Dealers Ass'n,  214
>F.R.D. 432, 2003-2 Trade Cases  P 74,076
>(E.D.Tex., Mar 28, 2003)(NO. 5:97-CV-273)
>
>... H. Patton of Patton & Tidwell, Texarkana, TX,
>William Ikard and William Wayne Kilgarlin of Popp
>& Ikard, Austin, TX, Harriet Ellan Miers, Dallas,
>TX, for Defendants.  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
>GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL
>SCHELL, District Judge. ...
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