Snipe Hunting in the NDTX » Phillip R. Lane http://www.texas-ip.com Intellectual Property Litigation in the Northern District of Texas Fri, 11 May 2012 14:10:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Magistrate Philip Lane to Retire http://www.texas-ip.com/index.php/2011/06/magistrate-philip-lane-to-retire/ http://www.texas-ip.com/index.php/2011/06/magistrate-philip-lane-to-retire/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:01:18 +0000 Kelly Kubasta http://www.texas-ip.com/?p=773 After serving as a magistrate judge in the San Angelo and Abilene division of the Northern District of Texas for more than 40 years, Magistrate Judge Philip Lane is retiring.  Magistrate Lane was first sworn in as a part-time magistrate in February 1971 and transitioned into a full-time magistrate in 2003.  With 40 years of tenure, Magistrate Lane is currently the longest-serving magistrate judge in the federal judiciary.

Of course, the process now begins for selecting a replacement to fill the large void caused by Magistrate Lane’s retirement.


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