For photo of current judge - Hon. James Lombardino - and contact info for the 308th family district
court go to --> Official 308th District Court web page
March 26, 2011. According to an obituary in the Houston Chronicle, Georgia Dempster, died March
18 after a lengthy illness. She was 73.
2010 Primary election contest dismissed on standing grounds
In re Baker (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 25, 2010)(Massengale) (petition dismissed for want of
jurisdiction, contributor to other candidate had no standing to bring election contest)
Baker filed this original proceeding, seeking to have the name of a Republican candidate for judicial
office removed from the primary election ballot. We dismissed the petition for writ of mandamus for
want of jurisdiction. We now substitute this opinion for our prior memorandum opinion, explaining our
conclusion that Baker has failed to demonstrate his standing to bring this original proceeding.
DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Massengale
Before Justices Jennings, Keyes and Massengale
01-10-00022-CV In re James A. Baker
Election contest re: 308th District Court of Harris County
Appeals from Cases in Judge Dempster's Court
Niessen Velasco v. Ayala (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 19, 2009)(Higley) (void judgment)
(motion for new trial, service by publication, service of process on defendant in foreign country)
We conclude that, because Betsabe is a citizen of a Mexico and the record shows that her address in
Mexico was known to Alfonso at the time he sought to effect service on her (which was the same day
he filed his petition containing her address in Mexico), and because Betsabe was not duly served with
citation under the law, the trial court did not acquire personal jurisdiction over her and the trial court’s
judgment is void. We hold that the trial court abused its discretion by failing or refusing to grant
Betsabe’s motion for new trial.
REVERSE TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TRIAL COURT FOR FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS: Opinion by Justice Higley
Before Justices Jennings, Higley and Sharp
01-07-01053-CV Betsabe Ivonne Niessen Velasco v. Alfonso Ignacio Ayala
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster
In Re Kenefick (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jul. 21, 2009)(per curiam denial)
(discovery order mandamus denied)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Justices Seymore, Brown and Sullivan
14-09-00547-CV In Re Brian Kenefick
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Georgia Dempster, presiding judge of the 308th District Court of
Harris County, to vacate those portions of her March 25, 2009 order compelling him to produce documents that
belong to KCO Enterprises, Inc. Relator has not established his entitlement to the extraordinary relief of a writ of
mandamus. Accordingly, we deny relator's petition for writ of mandamus.
Woodard v. OAG (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 26, 2009)(Alcala)
(SAPCR, child support, appeal from master improperly denied)
REVERSE TC JUDGMENT AND REMAND CASE TO TC FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS:
Opinion by Justice Alcala
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Hanks
01-07-00954-CV Victor Jerry Woodard v. Office of the Attorney General
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster
Appellant, Victor Woodard, appeals from the trial court's judgment in favor of appellees, Trristaan Henry and the Texas
Attorney General. In three issues, Woodard challenges the trial court's jurisdiction, refusal to grant a de novo hearing,
and the factual sufficiency of the evidence to support several rulings concerning child support and possession of his
child. We conclude that the trial court had jurisdiction over this case, and that the trial court erred by denying
Woodard's request for a de novo hearing. We reverse and remand, without addressing the sufficiency of the evidence.
In Interest of BHG (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 6, 2008)(per curiam)
(untimely parental rights termination appeal)(child subsequently adopted)
DISMISS APPEAL: Per Curiam
Before Justices Taft, Keyes and Alcala
01-07-01001-CV In The Interest of B.H.G., A Child
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster
The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked by the timely filing of a notice of appeal. In the absence of such, we have no
jurisdiction to hear the appeal, and we have no choice but to dismiss this appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Court of appeals declared clarification order void
In Re Kenefick (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 19, 2008)(Seymore)
(mandamus in family court case, order on motion for clarification void, motion to compel)
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Charles Seymore
Before Justices Fowler, Frost and Seymore
14-08-00203-CV In Re Brian Kenefick
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
We conditionally grant the petition for a writ of mandamus with respect to the clarification order and direct the trial
court to vacate its February 14, 2008 clarification order. We deny the petition for writ of mandamus, without prejudice,
with respect to the order granting the motion to compel.
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Concurring Opinion by Justice Frost in In Re Kenefick (re: clarification order)
Sanctions affirmed in ex-wife's suit for partition of undivided assets which was found to
lack merit Messina v. Messina (Tex.App- Houston [1st Dist.] July 24, 2008)(Bland)
(divorce post-judgment proceeding to partition marital assets, undisclosed assets, MSA, agreement
incident to divorce, AID, sanctions, dismissal with prejudice following nonsuit, attorney's fees)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Bland
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Jennings and Bland
01-07-00277-CV Susan Gail Messina v. Louis Anthony Messina
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster
Judgment on Islamic interspousal agreement for payment of money from husband to wife
reversed, along with property division; did not qualify as prenuptial agreement
Ahmed v. Ahmed (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] June 17, 2008)(Yates)
(divorce, Islamic marriage, enforceability of agreement for payment of money as prenup)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Guzman and Brown
14-07-00008-CV Amir Ahmed v. Afreen S. Ahmed
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Guzman
Court of Appeals orders family court judge to vacate order found to be void
In re The Office of Attorney General of Texas (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] May 22, 2008)(Taft)
(mandamus granted) (order found void, entered after expiration of plenary jurisdiction,
appeal from associate judge to referring court)
GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Taft
Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Bland
01-08-00114-CV In re The Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster
Court of Appeals says it does not have jurisdiction to review merits of interlocutory appeal
of order confirming arbitration award related to temporary orders in family law case
Mason v. Mason (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2008)(per curiam)
(no interlocutory appeal of arbitration award in divorce or SAPCR case)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
14-07-00991-CV Jason S. Mason v. Patricia A. Mason
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Common Law Marriage Found to Have Existed
Quinn v. Milanizadeh (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 24, 2008) (Higley) (divorce law, common law
marriage, waiver of objection to associate judge, conformity of judgment with pleadings)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Higley
Before Justices Nuchia, Hanks and Higley
01-07-00489-CV Tyrone Michael Quinn v. Shaleh Rene Milanizadeh
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Georgia Dempster
Judge opines ripping off clothes in the bedroom amounted to history of domestic violence justifying
disproportionate division of property and denial of joint custody to husband whom wife credited with
being a good parent
Dewalt v. Dewalt (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 17, 2008)(Brown)
(family law, SAPCR, domestic violence allegations, disproportionate division)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Brown
14-06-00938-CV Carl Dewalt v. Stalanda Dewalt
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
Justice Alcala grants mandamus relief; party in family law case could not possibly comply where
compliance dates for performance had passed at the time the order was signed
In re Barner (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 15, 2007)(Alcala)(retroactive order, impossible to
comply)
GRANT PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Opinion by Justice Alcala
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland
01-07-00603-CV In re Celious Barner, III
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam (failure to pay for record)
Before Justices Brock Yates, Fowler and Guzman
14-07-00788-CV In the Interest of R.E.C, M.E.C. and R.H.E.C.
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Radack, Justices Alcala and Bland
01-07-00599-CV In re Celious Barner, III
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)
First Court of Appeals frees mother held in contempt for visitation denial by Houston family court
judgeHouston appeals court holds that family court judge exceeded her authority in switching custody
to the father sua sponte and until further order of the court, grants habeas corpus relief to order
mother released from confinement
In re Kristin Parks, No. 01-07-00469-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Opinion by
Justice Bland )(habeas corpus relief granted in family court contempt case)(Before Justices Taft,
Hanks and Bland) Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)
Justice Bland Grants Habeas Corpus Relief to Free Mother in Visitation Denial Case
In re Kristin Parks, No. 01-07-00469-CV (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 14, 2007)(Opinion by
Justice Bland )(habeas corpus relief granted in family court contempt case)(Before Justices Taft,
Hanks and Bland)
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)
Mother's Attorneys: J. Brantley Durrett, III, Walter P. Mahoney Jr.
In the Interest of P.R.G (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 5, 2007)(per curiam dismissal, failure to
pay for appeal)(termination of parental rights)
DISMISSED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Hudson and Guzman
14-06-01105-CV In the Interest of P.R.G a child
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County
Broesche v. Jacobson (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 8, 2007)(Yates)
(divorce law, interpretation of decree, attorney's fees, sanctions, turnover order)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates
Before Justices Brock Yates, Anderson and Hudson
14-04-00548-CV Rebecca L. Broesche f/k/a Rebecca L. Jacobson v. John Daniel Jacobson and
Texas Independent Exploration, Inc.
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County | Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster
In re Ortega (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 4, 2007)
(per curiam denial of mandamus, protective order)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
Before Justices Nuchia, Jennings and Higley
01-06-00996-CV In Re Randy Ortega
Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County (Hon. Georgia Dempster)
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