Opinion
08-23-00192-CV
03-08-2024
Noel Life, Appellant, v. COUNTY OF EL PASO, TEXAS Appellee.
Appeal from the 41st District Court of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2021DCV4345)
Before Alley, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.
ORDER ON RECUSAL
PER CURIAM
On March 8, 2024, Appellant Noel Life moved to recuse each justice on this Court after the Court issued its opinion in the present appeal and prior to the Court's ruling on Appellant's Motion for Rehearing and her Motion to Reinstate Case.
Recusal of appellate justices is controlled by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 16. Under Rule 16.3, soon after the Court received the Motion to Recuse, and prior to any further proceeding in this case, each of the three justices considered the Motion to Recuse in chambers. Chief Justice Jeff Alley, Justice Gina Palafox, and Justice Lisa Soto each found no reason to individually recuse themselves, and they certified the issue to the entire court. TEX.R.APP.P. 16.3(b). The Court then decided the motion with respect to each challenged justice by a vote of the remaining justices sitting en banc, excluding the challenged justice under consideration. Id. In each instance, a majority of the remaining justices of this Court found no reason to recuse the individual justice under consideration. TEX.R.APP.P. 16.2, 16.3(b); TEX.R.CIV.P. 18b(2).
The Motion to Recuse is denied with respect to each justice on this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of March 2024.