in Re Verna Francis Coley Thetford

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 17-0634 ══════════ IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, RELATOR ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ══════════════════════════════════════════ Argued October 10, 2018 JUSTICE BROWN, joined by JUSTICE DEVINE, JUSTICE BLACKLOCK, and JUSTICE BUSBY, dissenting. A trial judge’s discretion in guardianship proceedings should be wide and deep. As the Court correctly observes, so much turns on what the judge can see and hear—what a cold record does not reveal. But as guardianship proceedings become more abundant as our…