BEASLEY, Judge.
Castor files the present direct appeal from an order of the superior court on a writ of certiorari from the Recorder's Court of DeKalb County. Such an appeal is governed by the mandatory discretionary appeal procedures of OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (1). Having failed to follow proper appellate procedure, Castor has rendered this court without jurisdiction to consider the merits of his claims. Crews v. State, 175 Ga. App. 300 ( 333 S.E.2d 176) (1985); Hogan v. Taylor County Bd. of Education, 157 Ga. App. 680 ( 278 S.E.2d 106) (1981).
Appeal dismissed. Deen, P. J., and Benham, J., concur.
DECIDED NOVEMBER 6, 1986.