Burkhalter v. Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

The issue in this cause is whether a trial court had jurisdiction to review a denial of an application for reinstatement of an individual’s medical license by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (the “Board”). 1 By one point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred by dismissing the cause for want of jurisdiction. We conclude that the trial court had no jurisdiction to review the Board’s decision to deny reinstatement; we will affirm the trial court’s order of dismissal.

BACKGROUND

In 1985, the Board revoked appellant’s license to practice medicine after he was convicted…