The State Bar of Texas v. Gomez

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and HECHT and ENOCH, Justices, join.

The sole question presented for our determination is whether the district court below has jurisdiction of this suit, which complains of the failure of the State Bar of Texas to compel member lawyers to provide free legal services to Texans who cannot pay for those services. We conclude that the district court correctly dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. Thus, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand this case to the district court with instructions to dismiss.1

After being refused free legal…