In Re Carey Lynn Johnson v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: February 12, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00124-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued February 12, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00124-CV ——————————— IN RE CAREY LYNN JOHNSON, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Carey Lynn Johnson, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of

mandamus “seek[ing] immediate mandamus relief and a temporary stay to halt

enforcement of void trial-court orders entered by a constitutionally disqualified

judge” in the underlying trial court cause.1 Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus

1 The underlying case is Jon P. Herrera v. Carey Lynn Johnson, Cause No. 2018-77006, in the 311th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Germaine J. Tanner presiding. argued that the trial court had committed a clear abuse of discretion by “enforcing

orders entered without jurisdiction.” Relator therefore requested that this Court

“[i]ssue a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to cease enforcement of all

orders entered by the constitutionally disqualified judge” and to “[g]rant immediate

temporary relief staying all trial-court proceedings” pending this Court’s review of

the petition for writ of mandamus.

We conclude that relator has failed to establish she is entitled to mandamus

relief. The Court denies relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. We dismiss any

pending motion as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Caughey, and Dokupil.