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Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co.

844 S.W.2d 679, 117 Oil & Gas Rep. 168, 36 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 436, 1992 Tex. LEXIS 188, 1992 WL 388115
CourtTexas Supreme Court
DecidedDecember 31, 1992
DocketD-0650
StatusPublished
Cited by232 cases

This text of 844 S.W.2d 679 (Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Railroad Com'n of Texas v. Lone Star Gas Co., 844 S.W.2d 679, 117 Oil & Gas Rep. 168, 36 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 436, 1992 Tex. LEXIS 188, 1992 WL 388115 (Tex. 1992).

Opinions

COOK, Justice,

concurring.

I join the court’s opinion and judgment in this cause. I also write for the following reasons.

As I leave the bench, I hope and pray that each of us who occupies these seats, whether on the district court, the court of appeals or the supreme court will always remember that which is expected of us.

We are merely the temporary guardians of the courts over which we preside. These courts in turn are part of our larger system of justice. These courts are an institution, and we as judges are charged with the responsibility of protecting the dignity of our courts and our profession.

To the attorneys who appear in front of us we have an obligation to treat them with respect, to listen to their arguments, to inform ourselves of the law and to be fair and impartial.

Each of us, whether lawyer or judge, is part of the legal profession. We must never allow ourselves to forget this and our solemn duty to conduct ourselves in a manner that always reflects honor on the profession of law. To that end we must consecrate our minds, our hearts and our very souls.

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