in Re Julie A. Ketterman ( 2022 )

Opinion issued January 28, 2022 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-22-00041-CV ——————————— IN RE JULIE A. KETTERMAN, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Julie A. Ketterman, a candidate for the judge of the 313 th District Court, filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the denial of her challenge to the application and petition of her opponent in the Republican primary election, Rachel Leal-Hudson.1 Ketterman first filed a challenge with the Harris County 1 The underlying case is Julie A. Ketterman v. Harris County Republican Party and Cindy Siegel, Chair, cause number 2022-01417E, pending in the 190th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Beau Miller presiding. Republican Party and its chair, Cindy Siegel, who denied the challenge. Ketterman then filed an original petition seeking injunctive relief. On January 14, 2022, the trial court denied the request for a temporary injunction and set the case for trial on Monday, February 1, 2022. Real parties in interest filed responses to the petition for writ of mandamus and Ketterman filed a reply to the responses. The Court denies the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Hightower, Countiss, and Guerra. 2