The Honorable Mark HENRY, County Judge of Galveston County, Petitioner,
v.
The Honorable Lonnie COX, Judge of the 56th District Court of Galveston County, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Texas.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 9, 2017.
OPINION DELIVERED: May 19, 2017.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John B. Dahill , Austin, for Amici Curiae Bexar County Commissioners Court, and Texas Conference of Urban Counties.
Jerilynn Yenne , Angleton, for Amicus Curiae Brazoria County, Texas.
J. Gregory Hudson , Hudson & O'Leary LLP, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Collin County, Texas.
Stan Reid , Austin, for Amici Curiae County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, Texas Association of Counties, and West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association.
JusticeWillett delivered the opinion of the Court.
People of goodwill can debate Alexander Hamilton's description of the judiciary as the "least dangerous" branch.1 But none can deny it is the least understood.2 The Texas Constitution, like the United States Constitution,
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