Opinion
03-22-00389-CV
07-07-2022
In re Scott Sloan
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM HAYS COUNTY
Before Justices Goodwin, Baker, and Kelly
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MELISSA GOODWIN, JUSTICE
Relator Scott Sloan seeks an original writ of habeas corpus challenging his pre-trial confinement as unlawful under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. This Court has no original habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal law matters; our original jurisdiction to entertain applications for writ of habeas corpus extends solely to the actions of judges in civil cases. See Tex. Gov't Code § 22.221(d). Our habeas corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters is appellate only. In re Hall, No. 03-17-00778-CV, 2017 WL 5985541, at *1 (Tex. App.-Austin Nov. 30, 2017, orig. proceeding). Original jurisdiction to grant a writ of habeas corpus in a criminal case is vested in the Court of Criminal Appeals, the district courts, the county courts, or a judge of those courts. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.05.
Accordingly, we dismiss Sloan's application for writ of habeas corpus for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).