Opinion issued June 23, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-15-00458-CV
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IN RE RAYMOND C. CLARK, JR., Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Raymond C. Clark, Jr., has filed a petition for writ of mandamus,
requesting that we order “the Judge of the 300th Judicial District Court of Brazoria
County, Texas” to vacate an order in a suit to modify the parent-child relationship
and order a new trial.1 The challenged order that is included in the mandamus
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The underlying case is In the Interest of H.C.C., a Child, Cause No. 68312, in the
300th District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, the Honorable K. Randall
Hufstetler presiding.
record is signed by the Honorable Chad Bradshaw, Associate Judge of the 300th
District Court of Brazoria County. We do not have mandamus jurisdiction over an
associate judge. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(b) (West 2004) (providing
for mandamus jurisdiction over judge of district court or county court); In re
Rooney, No. 01-12-01135-CV, 2012 WL 6645023, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st
Dist.] Dec. 19, 2012, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); see also In re J.W.B., No. 14-
12-00410-CV, 2012 WL 1695208, at *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May
15, 2012, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (concluding court did not have mandamus
jurisdiction over order signed by associate judge, not referring court).
Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Huddle, and Lloyd.
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