In Re Kuhler

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Pending before the court is the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Dwain Kuh-ler. The latter seeks an order directing the Honorable Paula Lanehart, County Court at Law No. 3, Lubbock County, to afford him 1) a jury trial upon the issue of whether a temporary guardian should be appointed over the person of Hilda Frances Kuhler and 2) due process. So too does he request that we declare the temporary guardianship laws unconstitutional. For the reasons which follow, we deny the writ.

Jury Trial

Section 21 of the Probate Code states that in “all contested probate and mental…