In Re, Tara Thomas v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued September 23, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-25-00743-CV
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IN RE TARA THOMAS, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Tara Thomas, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting

that our Court compel respondent, the Honorable Susan Brown, Presiding Judge of

the Eleventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas, to vacate respondent’s June

18, 2024 nunc pro tunc order changing the order issued on January 19, 2024 from a

disqualification of the prior trial court judge to a recusal.1 We deny the petition. Any

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The underlying case is Michael Francis Placke v. Tara Marie Thomas, cause
number 2022-79647, pending in the 312th District Court of Harris County, Texas.
Respondent is the Honorable Susan Brown, Presiding Judge of the Eleventh
Administrative Judicial Region of Texas.
pending motions, including relator’s motion for expedited consideration, are

dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Guiney, and Johnson.