Each criminal case shall be originally filed in the court to which the indictment or information is returned. September 1, 2019. The basic structure of the present court system of Texas was established by an 1891 constitutional amendment. 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. The 189th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 704, Sec. 1189), Sec. 76, Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1337, Sec. 855 (H.B. (b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 891), Sec. 810, Sec. 1, eff. Sec. (e) Section 24.178, relating to the 76th District Court, has provisions applicable to both that court and the 276th District Court. 1306, Sec. Sept. 1, 1997. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Directions. 24.276. (a) The 274th Judicial District is composed of Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. 399TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 1, eff. To be eligible for the appointment, the retired judge must have voluntarily retired from office and must certify his willingness to serve. (b) The terms of the 32nd District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. Sec. Sec. Sec. 24.213. The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Any of the judges may hear and determine any part or question of a case or proceeding pending in any of the courts, and any of the other judges may complete the hearing and render judgment in the case. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 152nd District Court. Aug. 30, 1993. 580 (S.B. 201 Caroline Houston, Texas 77002 Venue and Jurisdiction A county civil court at law in Harris County has jurisdiction over all civil matters and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have the jurisdiction of a probate court. 1314), Sec. 1, eff. 4415 (Metro)
[email protected]. 174TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 2, eff. (b) The 399th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAYLOR, COTTLE, KING, AND KNOX COUNTIES). (3) sign all necessary orders and judgments in those matters. The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and Waller Counties. January 1, 2022. 606 (S.B. 606 (S.B. (a-1) The 54th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts. 1352 (S.B. 114TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). September 1, 2009. Sec. 855 (H.B. Sec. (f) This section does not limit the powers of a district judge when acting for another judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. 233RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.014. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, this subchapter applies only to judicial districts listed in this subchapter. 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. 24.408. 1189), Sec. September 1, 2017. 166TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) The 203rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (a) The 294th Judicial District is composed of Van Zandt County. (b) The terms of the 95th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 361st Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. May 17, 2005. 165 (H.B. (e) Section 24.108, relating to the 8th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 62nd District Court in Delta, Franklin, and Hopkins counties. 24.199. 317, Sec. 24.943. (b) The terms of the 140th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. (a) The 341st Judicial District is composed of Webb County. 24.436. Jan. 1, 2000. 480, Sec. 1, eff. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and Section 24.0125, notwithstanding any other law, each district court holds in each county in the judicial district terms that commence on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. (a) The 214th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 433RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. 108, Sec. The 362nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1995. 24.451. Sec. (a) The 95th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sept. 1, 2000. The 260th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. Sec. 236TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 3, eff. (b) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) apply to the 174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, and 179th district courts. 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, 2015. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3, eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 8, eff. Sec. 24.241. 24.184. 24.377. 349), Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). 196, Sec. (b) The terms of the 48th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county. 291ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 61ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.389. Sec. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. The 416th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 24.119. 1342 (S.B. (b) The 227th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. 24.214. 165 (H.B. (d) The 276th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts in Camp, Marion, and Morris counties over all matters of criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the particular county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. 24.576. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.228. Sec. 238TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (a) The 339th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.147. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 5.95(83), eff. 24.527. 24.145. 5(d), eff. District Court L - $3,000/$10,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes ALASKA: . 852 (H.B. (b) The terms of the 16th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. 1189), Sec. 480, Sec. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. 24.027. Sec. September 1, 2015. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. Sec. 349), Sec. June 14, 1989. 24.224. 280, Sec. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 198th Judicial District is composed of Bandera and Kerr Counties. 168TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 1342 (S.B. 26, Sec. 452ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EDWARDS, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). (b) The terms of the 160th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 934 (H.B. 415TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). It is always better to come to a solution that . (a) The 168th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. June 17, 2011. . 6 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. The judge hearing a transferred case shall indicate on the docket sheet and orders that he is sitting for that district. (c) Each of the district courts has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. (f) A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the appropriate criminal jurisdiction. (d) The judge of the 424th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. Sec. 24.604. 178TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987. 59TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). 1, eff. Its jurisdiction is concurrent with that of other district courts in the county in which it is located. 929 , Sec. 1139), Sec. 1314), Sec. September 1, 2015. September 1, 2007. 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MILAM COUNTY). 848 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 169th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 67TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). 248TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 12th Judicial District is composed of Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties. 2(9), eff. 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 24.473. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.448. Sept. 1, 1997. Sept. 1, 1993. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 53rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 21, Sec. Sec. Sec. 2, eff. 1 shall give primary preference to felony drug cases and associated civil cases emanating from those felony drug cases. (5) in Hall County on the first Mondays in February and September. 1, eff. 454TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MEDINA COUNTY). 24.007. 7(a), eff. 2(7), eff. Question 2 Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all death penalty cases? Sec. 2913), Sec. (e) The terms of the 49th District Court and the 341st District Court begin: (1) in Webb County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; and. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. (6) in Victoria County on the second Mondays in March and September. 480, Sec. 24.149. Sept. 1, 2003. 282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 117th District Court. Sec. 5, eff. 410TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). Sec. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. (b) The 351st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 258th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. 125TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. 208TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 308TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 248th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 131ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 355), Sec. 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 29th Judicial District is composed of Palo Pinto County. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court. 79), Sec. The 317th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 24.591. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.238. Sec. (a) The 334th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. (a) The 485th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. (b) The terms of the 75th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. Sec. 497, Sec. 1352 (S.B. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 50 (H.B. (a) The 285th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Jurisdictional Limits. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306, Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.60098. (b) The 484th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. OBLIGATIONS; BONDS. 5.95(105), eff. 3. Sec. 1308, Sec. 148, Sec. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any of the other judges may hold court for him. 24.487. (a) The 63rd Judicial District is composed of Kinney, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. Sec. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN HIDALGO COUNTY. 3, eff. 2.27(a), eff. (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. 7. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him. SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION. 24.148. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 266TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ERATH COUNTY). UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of Texas David C. Godbey, Chief Judge Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court. (a) The 354th Judicial District is composed of Hunt and Rains counties. 333RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1189), Sec. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. 24.633. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 68th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The 439th Judicial District is composed of Rockwall County. 5, eff. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 94th 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. Suite 10030. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county. The judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter or all or any part of any other matter and may render final judgment on it. The board shall meet at least once in each interim between regular sessions of the legislature and shall exercise its reapportionment powers only in the interims between regular legislative sessions. The 192nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. September 1, 2009. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Any of the judges may hear and determine motions, petitions for injunction, applications for appointment of receivers, interventions, motions to transfer venue, pleas in abatement and all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order on them in the court in which the case or proceeding is pending without having the matter transferred to the court of the acting judge. Sec. 24.543. 24.535. Sec. Sec. 24.464. Sec. 580 (S.B. Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster . 2, eff. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction prescribed by law, each district court in Wichita County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 24.60030. (b) The terms of the 253rd District Court begin in Liberty County on the first Mondays in April and October and in Chambers County on the first Mondays in June and December. It is the second-most populous county in Texas and the ninth-most populous in the United States. 2(3), eff. (a) The 41st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (c) In all suits, actions, or proceedings in the district courts in Galveston County, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be the "District Court of Galveston County.". 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Sec. 4, eff. 24.556. The 395th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 243rd District Court. 246TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin: (1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December; (2) in Comal County on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January; and. September 1, 2015. 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). (a) The 389th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (a) The 386th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 7. (a) The 37th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1081 (H.B. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3(a), eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. (a) The 88th Judicial District is composed of Hardin and Tyler counties. (b) The 92nd, 93rd, and 139th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.442. 24.954. 507 (S.B. Sec. 60TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). The 353rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 1139), Sec. 2(4), eff. The 467th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Sec. 24.162. The 400th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 307TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GREGG COUNTY). 1951), Sec. 24.946. Jan. 1, 2001. Fort Worth Division. 1.01(a), eff. 148, Sec. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. 24.949. Sec. 24.425. Sec. 336TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FANNIN COUNTY). Sec. 364TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). The 280th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (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. (a) The 179th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.198. (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County. 24.546. (a) The 394th Judicial District is composed of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. 280, 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. 138TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 21(2), eff. 1, eff. 22 Third, Plaintiff's Complaint was dismissed on February 10, 2023, for failure to state a . (c) The terms of the 356th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 24.365. (c) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. (d) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 122nd District Court. Sec. September 1, 2007. (a) Juries for special terms authorized by Section 24.014 shall be summoned in the manner provided by law for regular terms. Sec. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. 2. 326TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TAYLOR COUNTY). 24.456. 480, Sec. (2) a regional review committee composed of three members who are a county judge, a county attorney, a county commissioner or a county sheriff, each appointed by the member of the house of representatives of this state who represents the counties in the judicial district. September 1, 2005. (c) The terms of the 161st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (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. 1189), Sec. 349), Sec. 4833), Sec. (a) The 134th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.479. 24.475. Sept. 1, 1985. (e) By order entered on the minutes of the court, the presiding judge of the district courts in Bell County may in his discretion, either in termtime or vacation, transfer any civil or criminal case to any of the other district courts. (a) The 64th Judicial District is composed of Castro, Hale, and Swisher counties. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE OR TRANSFER OF CASE ON RECUSAL. Sec. Matters within the courts' concurrent jurisdiction may be filed in either court and may be transferred between the district court and county court. September 1, 2022. 24.388. Sec. 6, eff. 1082 (H.B. Sec. 24.631. The receiving clerk shall promptly docket the transferred case. 3(a), eff. 2, eff. The 397th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. The 299th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2.03(a), eff. 24.522. 1, eff. The 188th Judicial District is composed of Gregg County. 367TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CASES FOLLOWING CREATION OF ADDITIONAL COURT. 5(b), eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. TEXAS: District Court G $200/No maximum - - - - - County Court at Law, Constitutional . (c) Indictments within Tom Green County issued by any district court in the county may be returned to the 391st District Court.