In Re Field-Dewayne: Williams v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued June 12, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-00369-CR ——————————— IN RE FIELD-DEWAYNE WILLIAMS, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Field-Dewayne Williams seeks mandamus relief to compel a municipal court judge to rule on his motion to recuse.1

Because we have no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a municipal judge, and relator has not demonstrated any threat to our jurisdiction, we

1 The underlying case is State of Texas v. Field Williams, a/k/a Field-Dewayne: Williams, a/k/a Dewayne X, cause number 1944419, pending in the Municipal Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, the Honorable Charles Silverman presiding.

dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221(a)–(c); see also In re Chang, 176 S.W.3d 451, 452 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, orig. proceeding) (per curiam). Any remaining motions are likewise dismissed as moot.

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 Do not publish.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