Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (4) in Camp County on the first Mondays in October and December. 24.405. The 336th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County. September 1, 2005. (b) The 406th District Court shall give preference to cases involving family violence, cases under the Family Code, and cases under the Health and Safety Code. Sec. (b) In addition to the other jurisdiction provided by law, the 451st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the County Court of Kendall County in all civil and criminal matters over which the county court would have original or appellate jurisdiction, including probate matters and proceedings under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code. The 335th Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 105th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court. September 1, 2015. 480, Sec. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 294th District Court and the county court may be filed in either court and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 294th District Court and the county court. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2007. The commissioners court of the county may authorize a district court to sit in any municipality within the county to hear and determine nonjury trials in civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and other matters not heard before a jury in a civil case that is within the court's jurisdiction. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. (b) The obligees in all appearance bonds and recognizances taken in and for a district court of a county before the effective date of an amendment to this chapter, and all witnesses summoned to appear before that district court under laws existing before the effective date of an amendment to this chapter, are required to appear at another district court in the county on the date that court directs, but may not be required to appear on a date that is earlier than the date on which the obligees or witnesses were originally required to appear. Sec. 797, Sec. Sec. 474TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 480, Sec. 155TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (AUSTIN AND FAYETTE COUNTIES). Sec. 6 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 606 (S.B. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 94th District Court. 392ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY). (b) The judge of the 218th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county in the district but is not required to impanel a grand jury in any county except when the judge considers it necessary. (b) The terms of the 98th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, October, and December. Sec. 541 (S.B. 480, Sec. 319TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Sec. 1139), Sec. 929 , Sec. (a) Upon the suspension of a constitutional county judge by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct under Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, the commissioners court may appoint a resident of the county to fill the office until the next term of that office or until the suspension ends, whichever event occurs first. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1.08(a), eff. 24.504. (f) In Webb County, the clerk of the district courts shall file all civil cases on the Clerk's Civil File Docket and shall number the cases consecutively. The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County shall sign the minutes of each term of those courts not later than the 30th day after the end of each term, shall sign the minutes at the end of each column of the minutes, and shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. 258TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND TRINITY COUNTIES). June 14, 1989. 1.08(b), eff. 1, eff. 1059 (H.B. 21, Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 371ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. June 17, 2015. 7(a), eff. 24.901. (b) The 351st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 231st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. The clerk of the transferring court shall certify the style and number of the case to the clerk of the receiving court and include the papers of the case with the certification. 448TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (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. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. However, a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred. 606 (S.B. 277TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1990. Sept. 1, 1987. 24.463. 24.014. (d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (a) The 391st Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. 2.13(a), eff. January 1, 2012. 24.533. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.273. 455TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 57th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sept. 1, 1985. The 433rd Judicial District is composed of Comal County. September 1, 2007. 24.127. 108TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER COUNTY). 1139), Sec. (f) The judge of each district court may take the same vacation as the other district court judges of Harris County at any time during the year. 515 (H.B. (a) The 387th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. Sec. Suite 10030. 24.594. September 1, 2007. 4(a), eff. (a) A justice court has jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a structural change to a dwelling. (d) The Ector County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (d) The 67th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 1, eff. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. 406TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). 24.021. TERMS OF COURTS. Sept. 1, 2001. 1, eff. 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 344th District Court and the county court shall be filed in the county court, and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 344th District Court and the county court. 24.114. 24.482. September 1, 2022. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 92nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 855 (H.B. 24.372. District & County Courts Jury Trials Operating Plan; County Court at Law. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court. 24.033. 79), Sec. 130TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA COUNTY). 218TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). 24.137. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 215th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1139), Sec. The district judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter, or all or any part of another matter, and render a final judgment. 46TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FOARD, HARDEMAN, AND WILBARGER COUNTIES). Sec. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 327th District Court. 18, eff. 24.412. Sec. 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BANDERA AND KERR COUNTIES). Zepeda, 753 F.2d at 727 ("A federal court may issue an injunction if it has 20 personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not 21 attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court."). Sept. 1, 1985. (c) The 274th District Court has the same jurisdiction as the 22nd and the 207th district courts in Comal and Hays counties and concurrent jurisdiction with the 25th and Second 25th district courts in Guadalupe County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The 318th Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 349), Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) The 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 289th, 290th, 379th, 399th, and 437th district courts shall give preference to criminal cases. January 1, 2019. (a) The 207th Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. Sec. (2) family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. Sec. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.352. The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the district clerk, the bailiffs, and the other officers serving the other district courts of the county shall serve in their respective capacities for the courts listed in this chapter. Each court listed in this subchapter that is directed to give preference to specific matters or types of cases shall participate in all matters relating to juries, grand juries, indictments, and docketing of cases in the same manner as the existing district courts that are similarly directed within that county. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 1337, Sec. (a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. 24.6003. The 469th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Juvenile matters. Aug. 28, 1989. 205TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CULBERSON, EL PASO, AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES). January 1, 2015. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. . 1, eff. 1189), Sec. 4(a), eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Navarro County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. January 1, 2023. Sec. (b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sept. 1, 1985. 2(f), eff. 18, eff. Sec. 704, Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. A district judge may issue a restraining order or injunction that is returnable to any other district court. JURISDICTION OVER COMMISSIONERS COURT. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 275TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Harris County Civil Courts at Law 2. The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.192. (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. (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. 24.375. Oct. 1, 1999. If the court determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 399th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1337, Sec. (b) The 294th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Van Zandt County over all matters of civil and criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. 2(g), eff. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. Search form. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. January 1, 2012. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1189), Sec. 24.004. 1352 (S.B. District courts have original jurisdiction in felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount of money or damages involved is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. (b) The terms of the 75th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 238TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). Sec. 1124, Sec. (a) The 108th Judicial District is composed of Potter County. September 1, 2014. Sec. 79), Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 101st District Court. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties. Sec. 1082 (H.B. A district judge must be at least 25 years old. 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 2.01, eff. 276TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MARION, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. TAC - Justice Court Civil Jurisdiction Increases to $20,000 (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 24.228. 24.249. If by an amendment to this chapter a county is removed from the composition of an existing judicial district and added to another existing or new judicial district, all cases and proceedings from that county that are pending in the district court of the judicial district from which the county was removed are transferred to the district court of the judicial district to which the county is added. 1139), Sec. 15, eff. 4, eff. 24.524. 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 135th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. 24.435. 24.181. 1, eff. 24.397. 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL, GUADALUPE, AND HAYS COUNTIES). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Jan. 1, 1997. 139TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. In a county placed in a different or additional judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk, sheriff, constables, county attorney, and district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county, and their assistants and successors in office, shall be the respective officers of all district courts of the county, including the courts of the different or additional judicial districts. September 1, 2013. 541 (S.B. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 407TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). The district clerk of Bowie County or his deputy shall serve the court when it is sitting in Texarkana and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, and records to Texarkana while the court is in session there, and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers from Texarkana to Boston at the end of each session in Texarkana. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. The appellate courts of the Texas Judicial System are: (1) the Supreme Court, the highest state appellate court for civil and juvenile cases; (2) the Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest state appellate court for criminal cases; and (3) the 14 courts of appeals, the intermediate appellate courts for civil and criminal appeals from the trial Sept. 1, 1985. (2) unless objection is filed by a party to the suit, hear any nonjury case, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters where citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case is filed in the county in which the hearing is held. Sec. (a) The 17th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 24.609. Sec. (b) The terms of the 117th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS. Sec. 478TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY).
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