CJC 20 1415 21 0679 v. << (2024)

201 West 14th Street Post Office Box 12248 Austin TX 78711 Telephone: 512/463-1312 Facsimile: 512/463-1365

Dear Chief Justice Burns and Justices Williams and Rambin:

Hon. Franklin Bynum, former Judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 8, Harris County, Texas, requests appointment of a special court of review to hear the above-referenced matters pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 33.034 (copy enclosed). Accordingly, having selected you by lot, I appoint you as the court of review to hear and determine the referenced matters.

I designate Chief Justice Burns to preside and the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Texas to serve as clerk for the special court of review. Please contact Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk, at Claudia.jenks@txcourts.gov with any questions about procedures for the matters.

Sincerely,

Enclosure

c: via e-mail

Hon. Franklin Bynum

Ms. Jacqueline Habersham, Executive Director, State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Hon. Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas

Ms. Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas

CHIEF JUSTICE NATHAN L. HECHT