COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 02-15-00344-CV
IN RE JOSE MANUEL GONZALES RELATOR
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
TRIAL COURT NO. JP01-15-PH00000029
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MEMORANDUM OPINION1
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Relator Jose Manuel Gonzales filed a petition for writ of mandamus
directed to Judge Ralph Swearingin Jr. of Tarrant County Justice Court, Precinct
One. However, we may issue writs of mandamus only against a district judge or
county judge sitting in our district or to enforce our jurisdiction. See Tex. Const.
art. V, § 6(a); Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(b) (West 2004). Accordingly, we
have no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against justices of the peace.
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See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
See In re Moreno, No. 03-15-00615-CV, 2015 WL 5919248, at *1 (Tex. App.—
Austin Oct. 7, 2015, orig. proceeding) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction
mandamus petition directed to justice of the peace).
The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See
Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).
/s/ Anne Gardner
ANNE GARDNER
JUSTICE
PANEL: GARDNER, WALKER, and GABRIEL, JJ.
DELIVERED: November 10, 2015
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