In re: Jamal Terrell Bowens Appeal from 2nd District Court of Cherokee County (memorandum opinion by chief justice iii morriss)
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In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-14-00081-CV IN RE: JAMAL TERRELL BOWENS Original Mandamus Proceeding Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss MEMORANDUM OPINION Jamal Terrell Bowens has filed a petition for writ of mandamus in which he asks this Court to issue an order against the judge of the Second Judicial District Court of Cherokee County, Texas. This Court has jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district. TEX. GOV T CODE ANN. § 22.221(b) (West 2004). Cherokee County, however, is not within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. TEX. GOV T CODE ANN. § 22.201(g) (West Supp. 2014). Accordingly, we have no authority to address the merits of the issues raised in this petition. We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. Josh R. Morriss, III Chief Justice Date Submitted: Date Decided: October 7, 2014 October 8, 2014 2
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