457, Sec. A district judge may appoint counsel to attend to the cause of a party who makes an affidavit that he is too poor to employ counsel to attend to the cause. Any of the judges may, in his own courtroom, try and determine any case or proceeding pending in any of the other courts without having the case transferred, or may sit in any of the other courts and hear and determine any case pending in one of those courts. 1, eff. 217TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). OFFICIAL DUTY. 3 is composed of Dallas County. The 222nd Judicial District is composed of Deaf Smith and Oldham counties. Sec. 24.270. 1, eff. 1342 (S.B. 26, Sec. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any other of the judges may hold court for him. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.214. 891), Sec. 1352 (S.B. September 1, 2019. (c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 891), Sec. 4037), Sec. (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (b) The terms of the 139th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 541 (S.B. 24.109. 480, Sec. 2913), Sec. 24.205. (a) The 128th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). (d) The 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 289th, 290th, 379th, 399th, and 437th district courts shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. This includes all 254 counties, some bigger than states. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.943. WRIT POWER. Sept. 1, 1985. (2) in Tyler County on the first Mondays in June and December. (a) The 203rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 1182 (S.B. 24.200. 2, eff. 2(6), eff. About Us . 8.44(2), eff. (3) in Starr County on the first Mondays in April and October. For further information on court structure, jurisdiction, judge qualifications, contact information, and maps, see About Texas Courts. 2(a), eff. 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 480, Sec. 24.149. (a) The 36th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. 24.559. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN HIDALGO COUNTY. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.230. 3153), Sec. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1, eff. 1189), Sec. (b) The 265th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. CERTAIN EFFECT OF DISTRICT REORGANIZATION. (a) The 233rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. As a magistrate, the municipal judge may hold preliminary hearings, reduce testimony to writing, discharge the accused, or remand the accused to jail and set bail. 4833), Sec. Aug. 28, 1995. September 1, 2009. (d) Section 24.230, relating to the 128th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 163rd District Court. (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 178th District Court. Sec. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). (d) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 89th District Court. 1342 (S.B. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 7. Sec. Sec. 24.474. (a) The 248th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. WebWelcome to the Texas Judicial Branch. June 16, 2015. January 1, 2012. Sept. 1, 1985. 40), Sec. Jan. 1, 2001. Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. September 1, 2005. Sept. 1, 2001. 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (b) The 245th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 2.03(a), eff. Sec. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.476. Copyright 2023 - Texas CourtsThis website is privately owned and operated.2028 E Ben White Blvd, Ste 240-1704 Austin, TX 78741. 24.442. (c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. The district court may hear and determine: (1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and. (e) The 5th and 102nd district courts may sit in Bowie County in Texarkana, in addition to Boston, to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil or criminal cases, motions, arguments, and other nonjury matters. Sept. 1, 2003. September 1, 2015. 24.009. 209TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 1, eff. The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. 750 (H.B. 1, eff. Sec. (b) In addition to the jurisdiction prescribed by the constitution and general laws of the state for district courts, the 259th District Court in Jones and Shackelford counties has all original and appellate civil and criminal jurisdiction normally exercised by county courts under the constitution and general laws of this state. 8.44(3), eff. 24.157. (a) The 72nd Judicial District is composed of Crosby and Lubbock counties. 3153), Sec. 24.468. Texas's court system is a centralized, unified and state funded. (a) The 37th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.575. (b) Section 24.124, relating to the 23rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Family District Court for the 329th Judicial District. 704, Sec. 1182 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. (d) In any county in the district in which there are two or more district courts, the judges of those courts may, in their discretion, either in termtime or in vacation, on motion of any party, on agreement of the parties, or on their own motion, transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on their dockets to the docket of one of the other district courts. 109TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDREWS, CRANE, AND WINKLER COUNTIES). (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Aug. 30, 1993. 3153), Sec. 5. 24.432. Sec. (b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 212th District Court. The 429th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 24.431. 24.946. 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 24.606. Sept. 1, 1985. The district court may hear and determine any cause that is cognizable by courts of law or equity and may grant any relief that could be granted by either courts of law or equity. (a) The 148th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. The 470th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (l) The Harris County district clerk shall create a form and establish procedures to transfer a domestic violence case that qualifies for preference under this section to the domestic violence district court. 349), Sec. Sec. (f) The sheriff of Bowie County or his deputy shall attend the court while it is sitting in Texarkana and shall perform the duties required by law or under the order of the court. Sec. (b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 148, Sec. 507 (S.B. January 1, 2012. (2) in Shelby County on the first Mondays in March, July, and November. (c) The commissioners court shall provide suitable quarters in the county courthouse for the court and the officers of the court. (b) A district judge is entitled to an amount of supplemental compensation for serving on the juvenile board of a county that is equal to the amount other judges serving on the juvenile board receive. (b) If cases or other proceedings are transferred from a district court to another district court in accordance with this subchapter, all writs, processes, bonds, bail bonds, recognizances, complaints, informations and indictments, and any other matters returnable to the court from which the cases or proceedings were transferred are returnable to the court to which the cases or proceedings are transferred and are as valid as if they had been made returnable originally to that court. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 24.006. An electronic filing service provider (EFSP) provides an online service to help you file your documents, and acts as the intermediary between you and the eFileTexas.gov system. 3, eff. (a) The 445th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. September 1, 2009. 24.465. 24.583. 3.13(16), eff. The criminal district court shall give secondary preference to other criminal cases and associated civil cases emanating from those criminal cases. 464TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. (e) A district court in Chambers County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the commissioners court as an auxiliary county seat may hear, in all case types, the motions, arguments, nonjury trials and jury trials, and any other matters before the court within the court's jurisdiction. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. (a) The 255th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location: (1) in the judicial district of the affected court; or. 394TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BREWSTER, CULBERSON, HUDSPETH, JEFF DAVIS, AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES). (b) The terms of the 110th District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. 480, Sec. Sec. June 19, 2009. The Texas Constitution provides for a county court in each of the 254 counties of the state, though all such courts do not exercise judicial functions. (b) The 17th, 48th, 67th, 96th, and 153rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Tarrant County. 24.132. (a) The 213th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (c) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 119th District Court. LOCATION OF COURT. 24.486. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him. Sec. Sec. Sec. 1308, Sec. (a) The 388th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (b) The 214th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The Judicial Compensation Commission released its 2022 Report to the Legislature. Each biennium, the Commission is required to take into consideration several factors, most importantly, the level of overall compensation adequate to attract the most highly qualified individuals in the state, from a diversity of life and professional experiences, to serve in the judiciary without unreasonable economic hardship and with judicial independence unaffected by financial concerns. WebThe Trinity County Court system is comprised of the Civil Courts, Criminal Courts, Family Courts, Probate Courts, 4 Justices of the Peace, and District Court. 1, eff. (a) The 460th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (b) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) apply to the 174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, and 179th district courts. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County is composed of Dallas County. 220TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOSQUE, COMANCHE, AND HAMILTON COUNTIES). 3, eff. This subsection does not limit the court's power to hear those matters in Boston. The 260th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. 199TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 2230), Sec. The judges in Delta and Franklin counties may transfer a case by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. 2.15(a), eff. 1, eff. Sec. 24.255. The judge of the 424th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the 424th Judicial District and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the court as the judge determines is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. Sec. (a) The 64th Judicial District is composed of Castro, Hale, and Swisher counties. 148, Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 468TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 10(a), eff. 3153), Sec. 1059 (H.B. 1139), Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 119th Judicial District is composed of Concho, Runnels, and Tom Green counties. Sec. 96TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.555. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. 24.591. 379TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 72 (H.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 12, eff. Defendant resides in this district. (a) The 319th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 2766), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The 159th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. 6, eff. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court. 10, eff. Fort Hood, Texas 76544-0507. 454TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MEDINA COUNTY). (b) The 233rd District Court shall give preference to family law matters. REAPPORTIONMENT ORDERS. (a) The 258th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (e) The clerk of the district courts in each of the counties of Limestone and Freestone shall prepare civil, criminal, divorce, and tax dockets for each district court and shall file each new case in the court in which the party filing the case directed the clerk to file it. (b) The jurisdiction of the court of Judicial District 1-A is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Texas district courts hear a wide variety of cases. 704, Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 32nd Judicial District is composed of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties. (a) The 274th Judicial District is composed of Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. 606 (S.B. 24.564. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the provisions of this section apply to the 11th, 55th, 61st, 80th, 113th, 125th, 127th, 129th, 133rd, 151st, 152nd, 157th, 164th, and 165th judicial districts. The 271st Judicial District is composed of Jack and Wise counties. 24.488. (d) The 91st District Court may not impanel a grand jury except by special order of the judge. In trial courts, witnesses are heard, testimony is received, exhibits are offered into evidence, and a verdict is rendered. 315TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 24.366. 1337, Sec. (a) The 11th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1951), Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 162nd District Court. (d) Subchapter C applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 270TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 204th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.381. 1951), Sec. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 360TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). September 1, 2015. Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht'sState of the Judiciary address to the 87th Legislature (2021). 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). September 1, 2005. 1, eff. 24.377. The constitutiona 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 130TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA COUNTY). 657 (H.B. WebDallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. 142ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). (3) the obligees in all appearance bonds and recognizances taken in and for the district court and the witnesses summoned to appear before the district court under the prior law are required to appear at the next term of the court as fixed by the amended law. 24.207. During the judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. 79), Sec. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 426th District Court. 1352 (S.B. The 335th Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. (c) The terms of the 414th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 24.551. The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. Sec. 1189), Sec. 24.477. Magistrate Courtroom Deputy: Ms. Michelle Ortiz Phone: (254) 669-6182. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 168th District Court. 1189), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 3, eff. (b) The 272nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts. Sec. 1575), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 1985. 4, eff. WebMontague Justice of the Peace 1. (a) The 22nd Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. These matters include: (4) child welfare, custody, support and reciprocal support, dependency, neglect, and delinquency; (c) This subchapter does not limit the jurisdiction of other district courts nor relieve them of responsibility for handling cases involving family law matters. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. More than one judicial district may contain the same county or counties. 24.406. (a) The 334th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Indictments within each county may be returned to any district court within that county. 6. (2) in Wharton County on the first Mondays in July and January, and the terms are designated the July-December and January-June terms. 1352 (S.B. (a) The 455th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. If you already have an eFileTX account you can use the same login. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. Sec. 165 (H.B. (a) The 327th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.112. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. 73RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 40), Sec. (c) The 73rd District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. 417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (a) The 135th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. 2913), Sec. The 221st Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. JEFFERSON COUNTY. 24.014. 79), Sec. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. (d) The district courts and criminal district courts having jurisdiction in Dallas County have concurrent jurisdiction. 1, eff. 24.256. 24.231. Sec. Originally posted Monday, May 11, 2015 Sec. 1342 (S.B. 1189), Sec. 1189), Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 3. 2174), Sec. (b) The district court to which the case is transferred under this section acquires continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Title 5, Family Code, over the child. 1, eff. Sec. 1.02(a), eff. The 413th Judicial District is composed of Johnson County. 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). Sec. A district judge may issue a restraining order or injunction that is returnable to any other district court. The 505th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 480, Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147, Sec. Jan. 1, 2001. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.208. In counties having statutory county courts, the district courts generally have exclusive jurisdiction in civil cases where the amount in controversy is $200,000 or more, and concurrent jurisdiction with the statutory county courts in cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $500 but is less than $200,000. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (3) inability or unfitness to promptly and properly discharge official duties because of a serious mental or physical defect that did not exist at the time of the judge's election. (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. The State District Courts hold hearings on pre-trial matters and preside over jury and non-jury trials. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Because most courts boundaries - overlap wholly or partially with some other court, the st ates 492 District Courts cover its 254 counties in 103 distinct areas. The report outlines the work that has been completed and statistical data in relation to Senate Bill 6, also known as the Damon Allen Act.. 131ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 113th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The terms of the 18th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Most constitutions of the state continued the district courts but provided that the judges were to be elected by the qualified voters. 17, eff. September 1, 2009. (f) A special judge agreed on by the parties or elected by the practicing lawyers shall be paid on presenting to the comptroller the certificate of the clerk of the court in which he served and the judge's sworn account. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. June 19, 2009. 159TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). 123RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PANOLA AND SHELBY COUNTIES). (d) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. Sec. (a) The 406th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. Less populous counties may share a district court located in an adjoining county. 12, eff. Two or more judges may try different cases in the same court at the same time and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.6004. The 359th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 24.115. 2217), Sec. Sec. Sec. (b) The 208th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.148. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The terms of the 63rd District Court begin: (1) in Kinney County on the first Mondays in April and October; (2) in Terrell County on the first Monday in February and the third Monday in August; and. Sec. 2. 2, eff. Unless there is an objection filed by a party to the suit, the 251st District Court may hear, in any county in the district convenient for the court, any nonjury case pending in any county in the district, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters in which citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. SUBCHAPTER F. REAPPORTIONMENT OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 4. (d) The judges of the 103rd and 107th district courts need not impanel grand juries except in cases of emergency. (c) The terms of the 27th District Court begin: (1) in Bell County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; and. The Constitution of the Republic provided for not less than three or more than eight district courts, each having a judge elected by a joint ballot of both houses of the Legislature for a term of four years. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The judge of a district court, on motion of a party, on agreement of the parties, or on the judge's own motion, may transfer a cause or proceeding on the judge's docket to the docket of one of the other district courts. (b) A district judge is entitled to receive from the state the actual and necessary postage, telegraph, and telephone expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. September 1, 2015. (b) The 371st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.182. 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