More appellate tidbits

• Today's DJ has PJ Gilbert's column, Our Selma, celebrating Selma Moidel Smith's 100th birthday--today!
• 3 Months Into The Job, Texas Judge Accidentally Resigns: Yet another reason appellate judicial elections are a bad idea? In Texas declaring an intent to run for the State Supreme Court is deemed to constitute a resignation!
• For today's SLAPP/appellate sanctions case, check out this published case here, where 2/4 imposes $36K in sanctions to respondent plus $8500 to the court against appellant and appellant's counsel for pursuing a frivolous SLAPP appeal.
• CNN reports: In September, Justice Neil Gorsuch will publish his first book since taking the high court, his publisher announced on Wednesday. The book, titled, "A Republic, if you can keep it," will represent a collection of Gorsuch's insights into his journey to the Supreme Court as well as his thoughts on the role of a judge.
• Finally, from the 9th yesterday, this memdispo, which concludes that "In light of the unusual circumstances of this case, we find that remand to a different district court judge is appropriate."