Chad Wes Dean

Ruled for Atmos Energy Corporation and other defendants in an oil and gas suit brought by Willie B. Glaspie. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana upheld his judgment on May 18, 2026, and the Texas Supreme Court turned down a further review on August 7, 2026.

May 18, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Ended a mother's parental rights in a Rusk County child case. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana upheld his ruling on August 14, 2023, and the Texas Supreme Court turned down a further review on November 3, 2023.

August 14, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

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Denied the Texas Attorney General's request to move part of a child case to Smith County on May 16, 2017. The Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler ruled against him on September 13, 2017 and directed him to cancel that order and transfer the case. He complied on September 18, 2017.

September 13, 2017Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Ended a mother's parental rights to her two children and entered a child support arrears judgment against her on January 18, 2017. The Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler reversed both rulings and sent the case back to his court on July 31, 2017.

July 31, 2017Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Signed a temporary child custody order on September 13, 2016 that a mother challenged. The Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler ruled against him on November 30, 2016 and directed him to cancel the order. He signed an order canceling it on December 5, 2016.

November 30, 2016Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Held a divorce trial on November 12, 2013 without the husband present after jail officials refused to bring him from the Rusk County jail, then signed a decree splitting the couple's property. The Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler reversed the decree and sent the case back on August 13, 2014.

August 13, 2014Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Ordered ExxonMobil and Computershare to turn over assets to the executor of an estate. The Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler found the order wrong and on August 7, 2013 directed Dean to cancel it and deny the request instead. He complied.

August 7, 2013Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Represented Albert Olen Freeman, the winning side on appeal, in Cherokee Water Company v. Freeman. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana affirmed the Rusk County trial court judgment on September 23, 2004.

September 23, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

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Represented Rodessa Resources and Louisiana Land and Exploration Company as one of the appellants' lawyers in an oil and gas suit out of Rusk County. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana affirmed the judgment for Arcadia Exploration and Production Company on November 2, 1999, so his clients lost the appeal.

November 2, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence

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Granted a new trial on November 21, 2018 in a divorce the parties had already settled in mediation, one day after the husband filed the request on his own. The Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler ruled on January 9, 2019 that he abused his discretion and directed him to cancel the order.

January 9, 2019

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Represented father Keith Renfro in his appeal of a Rusk County ruling that ended his parental rights. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana affirmed the ruling on May 26, 2005, so his client lost the appeal.

May 26, 2005

Source: search.txcourts.gov · researched September 6, 2026