Click here to read the October 25, 2013 front page story in the Houston Chronicle on 311th Family District Judge Denise Pratt and the allegations that she has illegally backdated court orders. ... Read More >
Archives for October 2013
Houston Chronicle profiles Greg Enos
Click here to read the October 26, 2013 story in the Houston Chronicle which profiles attorney Greg Enos and his efforts to reform the family courts in Harris County. ... Read More >
Judge Pratt faces ABC13 news cameras
The controversy surrounding Harris County Family District Judge Denise Pratt's alleged illegal backdating of court orders hit the Houston television news on Friday. Click here to see the report as aired on October 25, 2013. ... Read More >
J’accuse: Judge Denise Pratt Has Backdated Orders and Probably Committed the Crime of Tampering With a Public Record
Click on the following link to download the details of my criminal complaint against Judge Denise Pratt of the 311th Family District Court of Harris County: This is the entire complaint (revised as of October 27, 2013): J'accuse - Pratt - ver 2 I have filed a criminal complaint against Judge Denise Pratt of the 311th Family District Court of Harris County, who has almost certainly backdated orders and renditions in apparent violation of the Texas Penal Code provision regarding tampering with government records. If Judge Pratt has indeed committed the crime of tampering with a government record, she should be charged criminally and removed from office. A preliminary copy of this document was sent to Judge Pratt, so that in fairness she could point out errors or provide her side of the story. Judge Pratt has not responded. Every possible effort has been made to verify the facts in this document. All attorneys involved in the cases discussed below have been contacted and sent ... Read More >
The Republican Problem with Judge Pratt
(This article appeared in the September 25, 2013 edition of my newsletter, The Mongoose) On the local level, I support and socialize with many Republican elected officials. In the last election cycle, I hosted seven parties at my office for judges or judicial candidates -- all were Republicans and all won. I contributed to and supported many other local Republican candidates. I speak several times a day with GOP candidates or elected officials (the incumbent judges I confer with ALL like and support The Mongoose). Republicans may disagree with me on national issues such as The Affordable Care Act, but it is clear that we totally agree on the following: Elected officials are public servants and they should work full time. Judges should know and follow the law. Judges should accurately date their orders not create the appearance of committing the crime of tampering with a government record. Judges must be respectful of the mothers and fathers who litigate in their ... Read More >
Another Week, Another Appellate Court Order Telling Judge Pratt To Do Her Job and Another “Misdated” Order Signed by Judge Pratt
(This story is from the September 25, 2013 edition on The Mongoose). A prior issue of this newsletter discussed Judge Denise Pratt's actions in a post-judgment enforcement and clarifi-cation matter in the Messier case, No. 2009-45158. Those actions included the suspicious dating of the order Judge Pratt signed and the generous award of attorney's fees to lawyer Bobby Newman. Click here to read that earlier story in which it appeared Pratt either intentionally or carelessly "misdated" the judgment. She did after all, hand date that order with a date that was well prior to the dates of e-mails from her coordinator stating she had not yet addressed the proposed order. That earlier article cited the Texas Penal Code, Sec. 37.10, which states in part: Sec. 37.10. TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD. (a) A person commits an offense if he:(1) knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of, a governmental record; Pratt's ruling in favor of Newman's client in the Messier case is ... Read More >