Midland Judicial District Community Supervision & Corrections Department v. Jones

The issue in this case is whether the respondent’s employment with the petitioner was for a fixed term or at-will. Because we conclude that there was no fixed term of employment, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment, 77 S.W.3d 838 and render judgment that the employee take nothing by her claims against the employer.

On July 30, 1993, the Midland Judicial District Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) informed Ruthie Ann Jones that she had been hired as a Pretrial Services Administrative Technician III. At that time, she was given a memorandum that stated that she would…