In Re Orsagh

Opinion

W.G. ARNOT, III, Chief Justice.

This is an original mandamus proceeding in which the relator challenges a district court’s jurisdiction to hear a contested probate matter transferred from a constitutional county court. The transfer occurred when the county judge executed an order under the provisions of TEX. PROB. CODE ANN. § 5(b) (Vernon Supp.2004-2005). The county judge executed the transfer order as a result of his disqualification under TEX. CONST, art. V, § 11. The relator, Mike Orsagh, attacks the mechanism used by the county judge to overcome the disqualification. We will…