The 4th Court has selected Michael Ritter to be its next original proceedings attorney (OPA). The primary responsibility of the OPA is to work for and with all seven judges in handling original proceedings, including initial screening of all petitions for extraordinary writs and related motions, such as emergency motions for temporary relief, and written and oral analysis of the law as applied to the facts presented. The court’s current OPA, Pamela Jewell, previously a long-s