Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-16-00655-CV
IN THE ESTATE OF Ramiro AGUILAR, Jr.
From the Probate Court No. 2, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-PC-2800
Honorable Tom Rickhoff, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Irene Rios, Justice
Delivered and Filed: February 15, 2017
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
This is an appeal from an order denying a tertiary motion to recuse and granting sanctions
pursuant to section 25.00256 of the Texas Government Code. “The denial of a tertiary recusal
motion is only reviewable on appeal from final judgment.” TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 25.00256
(West Supp. 2016); see also In re Matter of Guardianship of Hart, 460 S.W.3d 742, 743 (Tex.
App.—Fort Worth 2015, no pet.) (“It is clear that a party may appeal from an order denying a
motion to recuse a judge of a statutory probate court only after final judgment has been entered.”);
Guilbot v. de Gonzalez, 367 S.W.3d 442, 446-47 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2012, pet.
denied) (dismissing appeal of order denying tertiary recusal motion for lack of jurisdiction because
order may only be reviewed on appeal from a final judgment).
04-16-00655-CV
On January 19, 2017, this court issued an order directing appellant to show cause in writing
by January 23, 2017, why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant
did not file a response to our order. Because the order appellant seeks to appeal is only reviewable
on appeal from a final judgment, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
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