TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-19-00910-CV
S. J., Appellant
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY
NO. 303,297-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant S. J. filed her notice of appeal on December 10, 2019. The appellate
record was complete January 15, 2020, making appellant’s brief due February 4, 2020. On
February 3, 2020, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant’s
brief.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals
from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days
for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court’s leeway in granting
extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order Natalie N. Fowler to file
appellant’s brief no later than February 24, 2020. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel
may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on February 11, 2020.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Baker and Triana