In a vicious separation-of-powers dispute over the firing of a court administrator, a visiting judge has sternly rebuked Galveston County Judge Mark Henry in a 10-page order granting a temporary injunction. It’s a complete win for a local trial judge.

“Henry intentionally interfered with the independence of the Galveston County judiciary and the ability of the Galveston County judiciary to perform its judicial functions,” wrote Senior Judge Sharolyn Wood, sitting by assignment in the 56th District Court, in a July 6 order granting temporary injunction in Cox v. Henry.

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