In re Reinaldo J. Aguiar Marcano

Summary

The First Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed Reinaldo J. Aguiar Marcano’s petition for a writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction. The petition challenged an order denying a motion to recuse signed by the presiding judge of the Eleventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas. The court expressed no opinion on the merits and dismissed pending motions as moot.

Holdings

1. The court of appeals lacked writ jurisdiction over Judge Brown in that capacity.
2. A writ of mandamus was not necessary to enforce the court's jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the First Court of Appeals had writ jurisdiction over the Presiding Judge of the Eleventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas.
2. Whether the court needed to issue a writ of mandamus to enforce its own jurisdiction.

Disposition

dismissed