21(2), eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. All writs and processes issued and bonds and recognizances made in transferred cases are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued in that court. Sec. Sec. Jan. 1, 2000. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 47TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARMSTRONG, POTTER, AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 44th District Court. (a) The 212th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. Any of the judges may hear and determine any part or question of any case or proceeding pending in any of the courts, and any other of the judges may complete the hearing and render judgment in the proceeding. (b) The terms of the 138th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, July, and November. 2230), Sec. 39TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HASKELL, KENT, STONEWALL, AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 35th District Court begin: (1) in Brown County on the first Mondays in February, June, and November; and. 24.60098. The 149th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. Sept. 1, 1995. (b) The 334th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sec. 155TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (AUSTIN AND FAYETTE COUNTIES). (a) The 24th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.017. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 24.622. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (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. Sec. (a) The 342nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. June 7, 2019. 8.44(2), eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1.05(a), eff. (a) The 18th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COOKE COUNTY). (a) The 256th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.146. The 244th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. September 1, 2011. 3(a), eff. Sec. 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). (a) The 118th Judicial District is composed of Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties. The judges of the district courts may equalize their dockets in all counties in which there are two or more district courts. 266TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ERATH COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2001. 541 (S.B. (d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction. Its jurisdiction is concurrent with that of other district courts in the county in which it is located. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. Sept. 1, 1985. 1082 (H.B. Each judge sitting in the court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. (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. 24.128. 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MILAM COUNTY). (e-1) The 386th and 436th district courts shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. (d) The judge of the 77th District Court shall impanel grand juries in Limestone County at the March and September terms and in Freestone County at the May and November terms and at any other terms of the court in each county as ordered by the judge. The 222nd Judicial District is composed of Deaf Smith and Oldham counties. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 3481), Sec. 394TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BREWSTER, CULBERSON, HUDSPETH, JEFF DAVIS, AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES). District courts are the primary trial courts in Texas. 1.36, eff. JURISDICTION. 3.04, eff. (f) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County. 1, eff. . 891), Sec. (b) The terms of the 88th District Court begin: (1) in Hardin County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. The 314th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 61st District Court. 24.562. 1, eff. 1, eff. (e) The terms of the 406th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 45TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) When the docket of a family district court becomes so excessive that the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which that court is located considers it an emergency, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court residing within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region, who meets the qualifications set out in Subsection (a), may be appointed by the presiding judge to sit for the regular judge as long as the emergency exists. 845 (S.B. (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 180th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 121, Sec. 26, Sec. LOCATION OF COURT. . 24.207. 1, eff. 4 OF TARRANT COUNTY. The judge of the 341st District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in the county. 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROWN AND MILLS COUNTIES). (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. Aug. 28, 1995. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county. Unless the legislature enacts a statewide reapportionment of the judicial districts following each federal decennial census, the board shall convene not later than the first Monday of June of the third year following the year in which the federal decennial census is taken to make a statewide reapportionment of the districts. September 1, 2010. (a) The 391st Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. Sec. 1385, Sec. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sept. 1, 2003. 91ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EASTLAND COUNTY). 7(a), eff. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 470TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 456TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GUADALUPE COUNTY). 4 of Tarrant County is composed of Tarrant County. 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. 1.06(a), eff. (e) The legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board may not redistrict the judicial districts to provide for any judicial district smaller in size than an entire county except as provided by this subsection. 24.523. (e) The terms of the 76th District Court begin: (1) in Camp County on the first Mondays in March and April; (2) in Morris County on the first Mondays in January, May, July, and November and the third Monday in September; and. 24.431. Sec. 2, eff. 165, Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 2(9), eff. 444TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 24.357. 190TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS 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. Sec. 541 (S.B. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 127th District Court. 24.60026. Sec. 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. 1337, Sec. Sec. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 8(b), eff. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) This section applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Courts Nos. (b) The 85th 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. 111TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). Judge Terms. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 3153), Sec. (b) The terms of the 67th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 24.241. Sec. Sec. (b) The 203rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. 148, Sec. 191ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. (b) The jurisdiction of the 424th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 33rd District Court. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 3, eff. (e) The terms of the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 150th, 166th, 224th, 225th, 285th, 288th, 407th, 408th, and 438th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 7th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. (c) The judges of the 51st, 119th, 340th, and 391st district courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches and sit for each other without formal order in each county in those districts, including counties in which the districts do not overlap. 24.424. Court Structure Of Texas -- Descriptive Outline - txcourts.gov (b) The 390th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 436TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. (a) The 54th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. (a) The 112th Judicial District is composed of Crockett, Pecos, Reagan, Sutton, and Upton counties. September 1, 2015. The district clerk in each county shall place letters on the envelope containing the file papers in each case after the number of the case, designating by the letter "A" cases pending in the 77th District Court and by the letter "B" cases pending in the 87th District Court. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court. 1342 (S.B. Sec. (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 336th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County. 480, Sec. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). January 1, 2007. Sec. 7, eff. The 467th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. (a) The 61st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 151ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.04(a), eff. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2, eff. 2, eff. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 131st District Court. 1342 (S.B. 24.951. 1, eff. To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and a specific provision relating to a particular judicial district, this section controls. (b) The 403rd District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. The 223rd Judicial District is composed of Gray County. (a) The 452nd Judicial District is composed of Edwards, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard Counties. Sec. 1103 (H.B. Sec. 24.535. 356TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARDIN COUNTY). (4) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in May and November. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification, any of the other judges may hold court for him. (c) Each judicial district affected by a reapportionment must contain one or more complete counties except as provided by this section. OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY, AND MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION Case 6:22-cv-00162-JDK Document 31 Filed 06/01/22 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 6565 . 635, Sec. 3.03, eff. 24.387. (b) The terms of the 112th District Court begin: (1) in Crockett County on the first Monday in April and the third Monday in September; (2) in Pecos County on the first Mondays in May and November; (3) in Reagan County on the first Mondays in March and October; (4) in Sutton County on the third Monday in March and the first Monday in September; and. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 194th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. (f) The district clerk shall docket successively on the dockets of the courts that do not give preference to criminal cases all civil cases and proceedings so that the civil cases and proceedings are docketed in rotation and equally distributed among the courts. (a) The 151st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (3) in Ward County on the third Monday in February, the first Monday in June, the third Monday in September, and the first Monday in December. Sec. 1189), Sec. May 17, 2005. October 1, 2020. (b) The terms of the 130th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September and are designated as the March-August and September-February terms. 1951), Sec. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 2. The 367th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 1352 (S.B. 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAY, HEMPHILL, LIPSCOMB, ROBERTS, AND WHEELER COUNTIES). 1, eff. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any of the other judges may hold court for him. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 3(a), eff. 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. Sec. 458TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 1, eff. 63RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KINNEY, TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). Sec. (c) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. 3, Sec. (a) The 306th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (a) The 113th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.188. 24.602. 2913), Sec. 90, Sec. 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 211TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 1, eff. 450TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 218TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). (e) The 153rd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 76TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES).
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