10:42 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010
AUSTIN - Justice Alan Waldrop has left the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals, submitting a vaguely worded letter of resignation to Gov. Rick Perry.
The letter, dated Sept. 2, informed the governor that Waldrop's last day would be
Friday , more than two years before his term was set to expire.
Waldrop gave no reason for leaving, and the 3rd Court of Appeals had yet to announce his retirement. By Wednesday evening, the court's website still listed Waldrop as one of six sitting judges.
Calls to Waldrop's chambers were referred to the court clerk, who had no additional information.
