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Jody Sanders

@jodyssanders.bsky.social
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Attorney, TX Appellate Law Podcast Co-host, Dad jokes.

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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Everyone in DFW’s plans for tonight:
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Shawshank Redemption: Iconic Rain Scene
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s gotten so dry here that even the raccoons dragged a sprinkler into my yard to try to water it.
Raccoons dragging a sprinkler hose at night
A raccoon dragging a sprinkler hoseA raccoon dragging a sprinkler hose.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I got to argue at the Texas Supreme Court today. Always a pleasure!
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It’s 101 degrees with 20 mph winds. Now I know what it’s like to live in a hair dryer.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The closest I’ll get to going to UMich law.
A picture of me in the University of Michigan law library.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Been to some great lakes lately. Specifically, Huron, Michigan, and Superior.
Lake HuronLake MichiganLake Superior
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
In honor of July 4th, looks like my office is revolting against tyranny:
Note on drink cooler saying “where is the Diet Coke? Look at the untouched other drinks”
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Big Ball’s in Cowtown.
Standing in front of a giant half soccer ball in the middle of the street.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I’ve reached the age where—if I want to read a book by a pool—I have to take both reading and sun glasses.
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Chris Farley Shocked - Ooh Dios Mio!
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Singing a solo or giving a CLE?
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Respect for the chaotic energy of the car across from me whose inspection/registration expired in 2022.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
“Man, the grocery store is playing some real bangers today,” he said just before he tripped and fell into a giant puddle of middle age.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Another beautiful Spring day where I walk outside and wonder: Is it lightly raining or are birds peeing on my head?
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Thinking about renaming people I don’t want to talk to as “Spam Risk” in my phone.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
TFW you hit your move goal on trips back and forth to the buffet line.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Trying to hit my move goal with trips to and from the buffet.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Time for a traditional three Cadbury Egg Easter morning omelette.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
If I didn’t watch Artemis I, am I going to be totally lost watching Artemis II?
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
My dog every time I ask her to stop barking at squirrels in the back yard.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Based on the spam texts I keep getting there are apparently roving gangs of roofers and tree trimmers every week that just wander my neighborhood looking for problems to solve. You’d think by now they’d have fixed it all. 🤔
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
You think AI invented hallucinated cases? I’ve had lawyers telling me about nonexistent cases for years.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Sometimes in litigation you find yourself opposite what I call the YOLO lawyer:
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I’d like to take it easy I’d like to play it cool But girl I wanna move faster Than the new Texas MSJ rule. #lawyervalentines
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
You’re the perfect partner You mean the world me Our love’s more unbelievable Than a brief from chatGPT. #lawyervalentines
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I’ve been working on a helpful taxonomy to describe the types of briefs I see in cases. Here’s a 🧵 1. The Olympian brief. You see it maybe once every few years. Peak form and performance. Lean, disciplined, top of its game. May involve performance enhancing drugs.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Somehow in January I did twice as much as I expected yet only accomplished half of what I’d planned.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The weather is forecasting “Thundersleet,” which sounds like the greatest German metal band that should have existed.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Weekend plans:
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“Oh pho,” I said as I spilled soup on myself at lunch today.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I started to write today’s date as January 57th, but it turns out it’s only the 12th.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This week’s @texapplawpod.bsky.social features Justice David Gunn from Texas’s First COA talking about things he’s learned on the next about what works and doesn’t work with the appellate system. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The View from the Bench: Improving Appeals, Briefs, and Oral Argument | Justice David Gunn
Podcast Episode · Texas Appellate Law Podcast · 01/08/2026 · 53m
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
7 days into January, people have not only circled back; they’ve also squared, triangles, rhombused, and just generally polygonned up the whole month already.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Just saw an opossum walking down the neighborhood sidewalk like it owned the place. Which I’m taking as an omen that in 2026 anything is possumble.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Instead of New Year’s resolutions I’m setting an over/under for how long it takes me to stop putting 2025 for the year. Currently I’m at 4.5 weeks.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Check out this month’s Texas Bar Journal for an article from me about attorney’s fees.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I was way older than I should have been when I learned that it wasn’t “four collie birds” in the 12 Days of Christmas. It’s amazing what people singing in a Texas accent sound like.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Another year where I still don’t know how to troll the ancient Yuletide carol.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Holiday survival tip: try not to bring up controversial issues, like whether Santa is an invitee, licensee, or trespasser.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Think before contacting any lawyers the rest of the week. Your email might be what pushes them quit their job to buy a holiday-themed bakery in a small town and fall in love for Christmas.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
🎶 Last Christmas, I gave you my heart On or about the very next day, you breached the terms of our bailment 🎶
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The dog had to wear a donut collar, which makes it look like she’s wearing a ruff. And that’s actually the best name you could give a dog fashion accessory.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I got a cedar fever. And the only prescription is less mountain cedar pollen.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The existence of legal size paper suggests that illegal size paper also exists.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Just found some medicine in the cabinet that expired in 2017 (even thought I’ve moved since then). My grandmother would be proud.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
The key to successful Thanksgiving planning is to run out of regular leftovers within one day and dessert leftovers in mid-December.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
When your family member asks for legal advice today, tell them you need a large retainer and a conflicts check first. That should shut it down or buy some time.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
In this week’s @texapplawpod.bsky.social @dtoddsmith.bsky.social and I break down the new SCOTX petition for review rules. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Breaking Down the Texas Supreme Court’s Revamped Petition-for-Review System
Podcast Episode · Texas Appellate Law Podcast · 11/26/2025 · 45m
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
This may be the year we finally hit 1:1 dessert to person ratio for Thanksgiving.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I recognize that my dog’s behavior will never be fit for polite society. But at this point I’d even settle for behavior that’s acceptable for impolite society.
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Jody Sanders @jodyssanders.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Some lawyers measure success by big verdicts or appellate wins. I just want to one day outpizza the Hut.
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