Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Hosted by Todd Smith and Jody Sanders · Todd Smith & Jody Sanders
5.0from 58 ratings
- 183
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 58
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 15K
- YouTube views
About Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Welcome to the Texas Appellate Law Podcast—your backstage pass to the Texas and federal appellate systems. Join your hosts, Texas appellate lawyers Todd Smith and Jody Sanders, as they explore the nuances of appellate advocacy with judges, court staff, leading trial and appellate practitioners, academics, and legal innovators. Whether you're immersed in an appeal or building your trial strategy, each episode delivers practical insights to help you enhance your advocacy skills, strengthen your arguments, and stay current with evolving legal trends. Connect with us at texapplawpod.com or on LinkedIn and X (@texapplawpod). Brought to you by Texas Appellate Counsel PLLC, a solo practice dedicated to appellate advocacy, trial support, and consulting for trial lawyers. For more information visit texappcounsel.com. Sponsored by Court Surety Bond Agency and Proceed (formerly Counsel Press.) Produced and powered by LawPods, podcast marketing that converts prospects and drives revenue. The views expressed by the participants on this podcast are their own and not those of their law firms, courts, or employers. Nothing you hear on this show establishes an attorney-client relationship or is legal advice.
- Publisher
- Todd Smith & Jody Sanders
- Category
- business · business · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Mar 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 183 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What Serving on the Trial Bench Taught an Appellate Judge | Justice Scott Field
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Confronting Moral Injury: Winning in Law Without Losing Yourself
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
E173 | Fee Recovery, Trap Doors, and the Lodestar in the AI Age | Amy Prueger
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What Serving on the Trial Bench Taught an Appellate Judge | Justice Scott Field
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I was on the third. I was pushing hard to be one of the top in the state as far as number of opinions issued. And I was consistently. Did it matter? No, it did not. And you quickly realize no one knows who you are. And most people don't care, which is, you know, you can be insulted by that or you can also kind of be freed by it where you don't truly concern yourself. Now, look, I think all judges concern themselves with they want to get it right. I really do. I don't think there are very many judges out there who are not concerned about that. You want to get it right. You want to do the right thing for the litigants. […]
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- Scott Field
- Amy Prueger
- Ross Guberman
- Wallace Jefferson
- Chris Schandevel
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- YouTube views
- 15,423
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 50 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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- Quality
- 79
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 85
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