Blake Thompson

Signed a standing order on April 9, 2025 that lets the Erath County juvenile court hold detention hearings by Zoom video. The order sets rules for cross-examination, for clear camera views of witnesses, and for handling evidence in remote hearings, and it was filed with the Texas Office of Court Administration.

April 9, 2025

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Entered judgment on a jury verdict for concrete subcontractor Javier Sanchez Jr., awarding him $26,640 in damages plus $87,417.50 in attorney fees against contractor Raitz Enterprises. The Eleventh Court of Appeals upheld the judgment and his trial rulings on July 30, 2026.

July 30, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Entered judgment for a landlord in an eviction case after an April 4, 2024 bench trial, awarding $18,424 in damages and $2,500 in attorney fees against tenant Leni Petrov. The Eleventh Court of Appeals cut the damages to $11,674 and struck the fee award on June 4, 2026.

June 4, 2026Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Ordered the Hallmark Ranch partnership broken up and named a trustee to sell its assets, after finding that Marvin Hallmark broke a written settlement deal to buy out his siblings for $1,875,000 each. He also awarded attorney fees to the other side. The Eleventh Court of Appeals upheld the judgment on January 9, 2025.

January 9, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

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Found Miguel Cervantes guilty of deadly conduct on October 23, 2023 after a no-contest plea, heard six witnesses on punishment, and sentenced him to one year in the Erath County jail. The Eleventh Court of Appeals upheld the case on July 18, 2024.

October 23, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

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Allowed screenshots of a detox shampoo website into evidence over a hearsay objection, then convicted Randy La Trea Gipson of faking drug test results and set his punishment at 180 days in county jail. The Eleventh Court of Appeals upheld the conviction on December 8, 2022.

December 8, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

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Sentenced Harold Edward Morgan to one year in the county jail after a jury found him guilty of assault causing bodily injury in a pickaxe attack. He also blocked the defense from asking the victim about a civil suit she had filed. The Eleventh Court of Appeals upheld both rulings on November 3, 2022.

November 3, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

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Ordered a teenager who had been found to commit aggravated sexual assault of a young child to register as a sex offender, with the registration closed to the public and open only to law enforcement. The Seventh Court of Appeals upheld his order on October 25, 2022.

October 25, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

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Granted summary judgment on July 13, 2022 for AAL Organic Matters against Dewayne Hendrix in a contract fight over pumping services. He awarded the company $23,850 in damages and $5,250 in attorney fees. The Eleventh Court of Appeals reversed the judgment and sent the case back on May 16, 2024.

July 13, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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Appointed a receiver to take over the Hallmark Ranch family partnership in a probate case. The Eleventh Court of Appeals reversed that order on August 31, 2020. It held that his court had no authority to put a Texas partnership into that kind of receivership.

August 31, 2020Unfavorable on Legal Competence

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