In Re Whitfield

ABATEMENT ORDER

Robert Whitfield petitions this Court to issue a writ of mandamus directing Respondent, the Honorable Sam Bournias, to vacate his order denying Whitfield appointment of counsel. Judge Bournias chose not to seek reelection and is no longer the elected Judge of the 87th Judicial District Court of Freestone County. The Honorable Deborah Evans is currently the duly-elected judge.

In a previous case this Court has declined to issue a writ against a successor judge. In re Taylor, 110 S.W.3d 67 (Tex.App.-Waco 2003, orig. proceeding). We relied upon the Texas Supreme Court’s statement…