Opinion issued January 31, 2013

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-12-01069-CR ____________ IN RE LUIS S. LAGAITE, JR., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Pro se relator Luis S. Lagaite, Jr. has filed a petition for writ of mandamus.1 See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221 (West 2004). In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the judge of the 278th District Court of Walker County to perform a ministerial duty.

We have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against a judge of a district or county court in our appellate district. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(b).

Relator names as respondent Senior Judge Earl Ernst of the 278th District Court of Walker County, Texas.

Walker County is not within this Court’s district. See id. § 22.201(b), (k) (West Supp. 2012). Because Walker County is not in our appellate district, we have no authority to issue a writ of mandamus directed to the judge of the 278th District Court of that county.

Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Bland, and Massengale.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).