Marshall attorney seeks election to Court of Appeals

Republican attorney Bailey Moseley has announced that he is running for Justice of 6th Court of Appeals in the March 7th Primary.

Moseley, who says he is a conservative, has a long history of being active in the State Bar of Texas and the Northeast Texas Bar Association and Harrison County Bar Association. Moseley frequently serves as an instructor for continuing legal education seminars throughout the state. He has practiced law in the 6th District for 35 years. He is known for his legal expertise and experience. He is a director of the Texas College of Real Estate, probate, and trust law section of the Texas State Bar, and as the vice chairman of the legislative action committee of the REPTL section of the Texas Bar Association.

Moseley, 61 is a fifth generation Texan and lifelong resident of Harrison County. He has been married to Kay Saxon Moseley for 39 years. They have two children, Chris, 38 and Meredith who is 35. A former assistant District Attorney in Harrison County, Moseley has been active in youth and community activities. He is a leader in his church and was a founder of the Marshall Soccer Association. The City of Marshall named him a member of the charter revision commission and he has served as a Trustee of the Public Library Board, as well as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner, and on the Board of the Cypress Valley Navigation District.

In order to reduce the costs of legal services, Moseley has worked closely with members of the Texas Legislature to simplify documentation processes and to make legal documents more understandable for nonlawyers. He has been called upon by state lawmaking committees to consult on language to be use in new laws.

Moseley has prepared and argued numerous cases before the three-member court of appeals for this district. The Court of Appeals is headquartered in Texarkana and hears both criminal and civil cases appealed from trial courts. It’s 19 county area of Northeast Texas and also is often assigned cases from Dallas and Houston Trial Courts.

Moseley says he looks forward to serving on the court, which has a history of solid judicial decision making, respected throughout the state. “I will make fair decisions based solely on the law and the cases submitted to the court. The judge’s bench is a place for interpreting the law – not making new law. My practice for the last 35 years has been broad enough in scope to give me experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants.”

“This position is important to the citizens of Texas, and particularly to the people of Northeast Texas,” Moseley said. “I look forward to continuing the high standard set by the fine judges who have served the 6th District.”

Dr. John Coppedge, a state judicial activist and long time acquaintance of Moseley’s said “The voters have a great choice with Moseley’s 35 years of experience and conservative temperament.”