Monday, October 19, 2009

An Honorable Man


He was a great Judge.

My condolences to the family and friends of Judge Casseb.

Rest in Peace, your Honor.

(Judge Casseb is on the right in the photo)


Longtime judge dies in Laredo
By Julie Daffern - Laredo Morning Times

LAREDO — Judge Solomon Casseb Jr., who was a district court judge in San Antonio and became a senior district judge, died Friday night in Laredo.

He was 94 years old.

He was perhaps best known as the presiding judge in the Pennzoil vs. Texaco case in the mid-'80s, which resulted in the largest civil award in history to that point: $11 billion.

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