McKenna v. State

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

McKenna, a professional bondsman, was the surety on a $25,000 bail bond on which Belinda Lee Powell was the principal and the person charged with the offense. After she failed to appear, judgment nisi was entered. A final default judgment for forfeiture of the full amount of the bond was entered after McKenna failed to appear at the bond forfeiture hearing. McKenna filed a motion for special bill of review, which the trial court denied. He appeals that denial and brings two issues for review.

Disqualification and Recusal

In his first issue, McKenna argues the trial…