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Panel gets plenty of workload advice.
Texas' bifurcated appellate system with separate courts for civil and criminal appeals of nine justices each should not be duplicated in Florida -- and that comes from the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
He also said it's inefficient for the Texas Supreme Court to be responsible for all court administrative issues, including the Criminal Court of Appeals. "The only reason to have it [bifurcated appellate courts] is if you all challenge us for death penalty king, which you'll never win, but you might want to try," Chief Justice Tom Phillips said. Phillips spoke via telephone at the October 24 meeting...See the full content of this document
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