Opinion
05-21-00138-CV
06-28-2021
IN THE MATTER OF Z.T.
On Appeal from the 305th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. JD-20-00919-X
ORDER
AMANDA L. REICHEK JUSTICE
Appellant appeals from the trial court's order certifying her to be tried as an adult. Before the Court is appellant's third motion for an extension of time to file her brief on the merits. She requests a seven-day extension "from the date the Record is supplemented with the missing Exhibits." The supplemental reporter's record with the exhibits was filed with the Court today. We GRANT appellant's motion ONLY TO THE EXTENT that we extend the time to JUNE 30, 2021.
As reasonably possible, courts of appeal must ensure that juvenile certification appeals are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 56.01(c), (h-1); see also Order Accelerating Juvenile Certification Appeals and Requiring Juvenile Courts to Give Notice of the Right to an Immediate Appeal, Texas Supreme Court, Misc. Docket No. 15-9156 (Tex. 2015) (which may be accessed at the following address: http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1055398/159156.pdf.).
We specifically caution appellant that failure to file a brief by June 30, 2021, may result in the Court abating the appeal and remanding to the trial court for a hearing to determine why appellant's brief has not been filed.