COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
'
' No. 08-16-00329-CV
IN RE: LORRAINE BURROLA,
' AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
Relator.
' IN MANDAMUS
'
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Lorraine Burrola, has filed a mandamus petition asking that we issue the writ of
mandamus against the Honorable Guy Herman, Presiding Judge of the Statutory Probate Courts.
She asks that we compel Respondent to grant her motion to disqualify the Honorable Patricia
Chew, Judge of the Probate Court No. 1 of El Paso County, Texas from presiding over the
underlying case.1 The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.
To be entitled to mandamus relief, a relator generally must meet two requirements. First,
the relator must show that the trial court clearly abused its discretion. In re Prudential Insurance
Company of America, 148 S.W.3d 124, 135 (Tex. 2004). Second, the relator must demonstrate
that there is no adequate remedy by appeal. Id. at 136. Based on the record before us, we
conclude that Relator has failed to establish she is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we
deny the motion for emergency relief and the petition for writ of mandamus.
January 25, 2017
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
1
The underlying case is styled In the Matter of the Estate of Dolores F. Cordova, Deceased (cause number
2012CPR02859).