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2011 Twitter Brief Contest Results


We had a great response to our First Annual Twitter Brief Competition, attracting entries from around the country! The winning entries were "blindly" selected by a panel of judges; the judges did not know the authors of the entries. We are pleased to announce that the Grand Prize was awarded to Justice Mary Murphy of the Dallas Court of Appeals:

Appeal can’t fix judge’s 1) jail'g my lawyer 4 spurning her love & 2) den'g my recusal motion. Mdamus needed b4 trial 2morrow. R'fully, ProSe

You can read the runners-up and honorable mentions by clicking here (PowerPoint).

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who participated! We look forward to your entries in next year's competition!