In Re Roy Wayne Jackson, Jr. v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 28, 2025
• Docket: 01-25-00667-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued August 28, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-00667-CR ——————————— IN RE ROY WAYNE JACKSON, JR., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Roy Wayne Jackson, Jr., proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for

writ of mandamus against a district court judge in Montgomery County.1

This Court’s mandamus jurisdiction is governed by Texas Government Code

Section 22.221, which expressly limits the mandamus jurisdiction of the courts of

1 The underlying case is State of Texas v. Roy Wayne Jackson, Jr., cause number 24-12-19822, pending in the 284th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas, the Honorable Kristin Bays presiding. appeals to: (1) issuance of writs of mandamus necessary to enforce our appellate

jurisdiction and (2) issuance of writs of mandamus against a district court judge,

statutory county judge, statutory probate county judge, county court judge, a judge

of a district court acting as a magistrate at a court of inquiry under Chapter 52 of

the Code of Criminal Procedure, or an associate judge appointed under Chapter

201 of the Family Code, in the court of appeals district. See TEX. GOV’T CODE

§ 22.221(a)–(c). We lack jurisdiction to issue the requested writ against the

respondent, the 284th District Court of Montgomery County, because this Court

neither has jurisdiction over the district courts of Montgomery County nor is such a

writ necessary to enforce this Court’s appellate jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE

§ 22.221(a)–(c); see also TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.201(b). The Ninth Court of

Appeals in Beaumont has jurisdiction over Montgomery County district courts. See

TEX. GOV’T CODE §§ 22.201(j), 22.210.

We dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE

§§ 22.221(a)–(c), 22.201(b).

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Caughey and Johnson. Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).