In Re State Bar of Texas

In this mandamus action, we consider whether a district court may vacate a Board of Disciplinary Appeals (BODA) order suspending an attorney from prac ticing law after this Court affirmed the suspension order. Here, Real Party in Interest Alto Watson, the suspended attorney, argues that the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure (TRDP) give district courts enforcement power over BODA judgments; thus the district court has jurisdiction to hear his claim. Conversely, Relators BODA and the State Bar of Texas (collectively BODA) argue that the district court’s action in this case interferes with…