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Portrait of Hon. Jerry D. Bullard

Hon. Jerry D. Bullard

Judge · Seat 8A

Texas Business Court · Eighth Business Court Division (Fort Worth)

Biography

Judge Jerry Bullard serves on the Texas Business Court’s Eighth Division, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas but covers 18 counties in North Texas. Prior to his appointment, Judge Bullard was a shareholder and attorney with Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C. He has over 30 years of experience in state and federal court trial and appellate litigation. During that time, in addition to handling complex commercial litigation matters, Judge Bullard routinely represented and consulted with individuals and business organizations with respect to organizational governance, policy drafting, commercial transactions, and other operational matters. Judge Bullard is board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, is a member and treasurer of the Board of Directors of the American College of Business Court Judges and serves on the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee. Judge Bullard is an active member of the State Bar of Texas and its Appellate, Business Law, Judicial, and Litigation Sections, the Texas Bar College, and the Tarrant County Bar Association. He has also served as a gubernatorial appointee on the Texas Juvenile Justice Board, a Section Representative on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, a member of the Texas Supreme Court’s Conduct Commission Procedural Rules Task Force, and a member of the State Bar of Texas Court Administration Task Force. Judge Bullard received a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University and his law degree from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

Source: txcourts.gov

Opinions by Judge Bullard (2)

Plea to Jurisdiction ×
2025 Tex. Bus. 25 June 30, 2025

Kassam v. Dosani: Business Court Denies Severance and Rejects Jurisdictional Challenge Where Defendants Fail to Negate $5 Million Amount in Controversy

In Kassam v. Dosani, 2025 Tex. Bus. Ct. 25, the Business Court denied defendants' motion to sever individual and derivative claims involving three related LLCs, holding the claims were logically related and arose from common questions of law and fact concerning defendants' alleged concerted conduct. The court also denied defendants' plea to the jurisdiction, finding they failed to carry their burden to show the amount-in-controversy requirement was not satisfied.

Mem. Op. Amount in Controversy Joinder and Severance Rule 40 Rule 41 Derivative Claims Opinion PDF ↓
2025 Tex. Bus. 22 Jurisdiction & Remand May 23, 2025

Pleading Jurisdictional Facts Under Section 25A.004(d)(1): Business Court Denies Plea to the Jurisdiction in Oil and Gas Reciprocal Waiver Dispute

In Slant Operating v. Octane Energy Operating, Judge Bullard denied Octane's plea to the jurisdiction, holding that Slant sufficiently pleaded that a reciprocal waiver agreement concerning off-lease drilling permits constituted a qualified transaction under Texas Government Code § 25A.004(d)(1) and that Octane failed to refute the existence of jurisdictional facts. The opinion clarifies the burden-shifting framework when a defendant challenges both pleading sufficiency and the existence of jurisdictional facts in the Business Court.

Section 25A.004 Oil & Gas Amount in Controversy Plea to the Jurisdiction Qualified Transaction Opinion PDF ↓