IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-18-00200-CR
ANTHONY JAMES HAUK,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 413th District Court
Johnson County, Texas
Trial Court No. F50285
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Anthony James Hauk’s notice of appeal states that he is appealing from the post-
conviction “written order denying his motion for disqualification and motion for recusal
of the trial court judge.”
The right of appeal in criminal cases is conferred by the Legislature, and a
defendant may appeal only from judgments of conviction or orders authorized as
appealable. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (West 2018); TEX. R. APP. P.
25.2(a)(2); see also Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) (“‘[T]he
standard for determining jurisdiction is not whether the appeal is precluded by law, but
whether the appeal is authorized by law.’” (quoting Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 696-
97 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008))). An order denying a motion to recuse may therefore be
reviewed only on appeal from a final judgment. TEX. R. CIV. P. 18a(j)(1)(A). An order
denying a motion to disqualify may be reviewed by mandamus “and may be appealed
in accordance with other law.” See id. R. 18a(j)(2). Because there is no “other law”
allowing an appeal of an order denying a motion to disqualify in a case such as this, the
denial of the motion to disqualify may also be appealed only from the final judgment.
See id. R. 18a; Gore v. Gore, No. 05-13-01025-CV, 2014 WL 1018650, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas
Mar. 17, 2014, no pet.) (mem. op.).
Here, Hauk is not seeking review of the post-conviction “written order denying
his motion for disqualification and motion for recusal of the trial court judge” in an
appeal from his final judgment of conviction and sentence.1 Hauk is seeking review of
the post-conviction “written order denying his motion for disqualification and motion
for recusal of the trial court judge” in a direct appeal from the order itself. The order,
however, is not an appealable order; therefore, we have no jurisdiction over this appeal.
See Ragston, 424 S.W.3d at 52; see also Abbott, 271 S.W.3d at 696-97; see also Hill v. State, No.
1The trial court’s certification of Hauk’s right of appeal from his final judgment of conviction and sentence
indicates that the underlying case was a plea-bargain case and that Hauk has no right of appeal as to
punishment issues and also that Hauk has waived his right of appeal as to guilt/innocence issues. Any
appeal from Hauk’s final judgment of conviction and sentence would therefore be dismissed. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 25.2(d) (“The appeal must be dismissed if a certification that shows the defendant has the right of
appeal has not been made part of the record under these rules.”); Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2006) (plea bargain); Monreal v. State, 99 S.W.3d 615, 622 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003) (waiver of
appeal).
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07-17-00073-CR, 2017 WL 1316300, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Apr. 17, 2017, no pet.)
(mem. op., not designated for publication).
For the reasons stated, this appeal is dismissed.
REX D. DAVIS
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed November 7, 2018
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