(b) The terms of the 478th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (h) The judges of the district courts listed in Subsection (g) by agreement shall designate one of the listed district courts as the domestic violence district court for Harris County. 635, Sec. 1189), Sec. 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. 24.589. 422ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). 480, Sec. 24.450. (a) The 28th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 3.13(16), eff. Sec. 24.433. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.027. (b) The terms of the 46th District Court begin: (1) in Foard County on the 6th, 17th, and 36th Mondays after the first Monday in January; (2) in Hardeman County on the 8th, 19th, 38th, and 47th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and. The 421st Judicial District is composed of Caldwell County. Sec. 2, Sec. (c) The district courts in Bexar County have concurrent jurisdiction. Sec. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 171st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1, eff. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) The 77th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 87th District Court in Freestone and Limestone counties. 314TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 501 West 5th Street, Suite 1100. 1329), Sec. Sec. Sec. 497, Sec. 249TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). 344TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS COUNTY). 810, Sec. (b) The 248th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 276th District Court begin: (1) in Marion County on the first Mondays in January, May, and July; (2) in Morris County on the first Mondays in February, March, and September; (3) in Titus County on the first Mondays in April, June, and November; and. Sec. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. (b) The 209th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.187. 1.03(c), eff. (a) A family district court judge's qualifications and term of office are the same as those prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state for district judges. 24.195. (b) The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when a court sits in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat and may transfer: (1) all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to that municipality while the court is in session there; and. September 1, 2017. (5) in San Patricio County on the second Mondays in April and October. (b) The 285th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. (a) After the effective date of a reapportionment order, the judicial districts affected by the order contain only the counties designated for the judicial districts in the reapportionment order, and the district courts shall have and exercise jurisdiction coextensive with the newly defined limits of the judicial districts in all actions, proceedings, matters, and causes of which district courts have jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of the state. Each term continues until the term ends by operation of law or the court has disposed of the business for that term. 461ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2000. (a) The 279th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. (b) The 183rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Court for the Del Rio Division shall be held at Del Rio. October 1, 2017. 11(a), eff. (b) The 436th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 24.410. 9(a), eff. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 972-548-4415 (McKinney) 972-424-1460 ext. 2(a), eff. 1082 (H.B. June 19, 2009. 13, eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 541 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1997. 507 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The 193rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 480, Sec. 3.13(17), eff. (h) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the district court having jurisdiction in Upshur County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction, other than probate jurisdiction, of a county court. 24.256. (b) The terms of the 67th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 105th District Court begin: (1) in Kenedy County on the first Mondays in June and December; (2) in Kleberg County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. (b) The 246th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.403. 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). (a) The 55th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.215. Sec. Sec. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2017. Sec. 1495, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (g) A judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is not less than $1,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county. Sec. 103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 24.106. 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND STARR COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 54th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 3, eff. 1951), Sec. The 353rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.491. 24.167. September 1, 2008. 26, Sec. 79), Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. Justice courts also have jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a . (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. (a) The 10th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. Phone: : 940-349-2120. Sec. (a) The 187th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 75 (S.B. 750 (H.B. The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County.
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Court Jurisdiction | Northern District of Texas | United States September 1, 2013. (d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court. 1951), Sec. SPECIAL TERMS. (4) in Throckmorton County on the 12th and 23rd Mondays after the first Monday in January and the 12th Monday after the first Monday in September. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (d) Section 24.230, relating to the 128th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 163rd District Court. 24.428. 24.155. The 261st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 1, eff. (a) The 58th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 1951), Sec. 606 (S.B. The North Carolina Supreme Court last month granted a request by Republican state legislators to revisit its ruling last year against a map . 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. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (f) This section does not limit the powers of a district judge when acting for another judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. September 1, 2015. Sec. The 2023 WOTUS rule mostly reverts CWA wetlands jurisdiction to its status before the Obama administration expanded it in 2015. . Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (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. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. 1182 (S.B. September 1, 2009. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 101st District Court. (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. The terms are designated the January-June and July-December terms. Aug. 31, 1987. 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 388th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (b) The 256th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Aug. 30, 1993. 24.355. 24.351. 302ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1, eff. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 67th District Court. Sec. Effective September 1, 2020, the civil jurisdiction limit (amount in controversy) for justice courts has increased from $10,000 to $20,000. Sec. 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. 222ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DEAF SMITH AND OLDHAM COUNTIES). 24.469. 152ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 18, eff. The 457th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 1, eff. (3) in Starr County on the first Mondays in April and October. 37TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 169th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 24.537. 433RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). The judge in whose court the case is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine any part or all of the case or other matter and render final judgment. Service on the board is an official duty of each of the officers named in Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. This subsection does not limit the powers of the judges when acting for any other judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. The receiving clerk shall promptly docket the transferred case. (b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B that a district court in Hidalgo County give preference to specific matters. (d) Subject to the other rules and conditions in this section, a judicial district in a reapportionment under this subchapter may: (1) be enlarged in territory by including an additional county or counties in the district, but a county having a population as large or larger than the population of the judicial district being reapportioned may not be added to the judicial district; (2) be decreased in territory by removing a county or counties from the district; (3) have both a county or counties added to the district and a county or counties removed from it; or. (b) The 455th District Court shall give preference to civil and family law matters. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 67th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 205, Sec. Sec. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. September 1, 2005. September 1, 2005. (b) The terms of the 117th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 7. 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (REAL AND UVALDE COUNTIES). (a) The 49th Judicial District is composed of Webb and Zapata counties. 1, eff. 24.012. 179TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1.02(a), eff. 1.01(a), eff. 410TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). All bail bonds, recognizances, or other obligations taken for the appearance of the defendants, parties, or witnesses in any of the district courts or in any inferior court in Bell County shall be binding on all the defendants, parties, and witnesses, and their sureties, in any of the courts in which the case is pending or to which the case is transferred. PROCEDURE. 480, Sec. The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. Sec. 606 (S.B. 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. 1, eff. (a) The 274th Judicial District is composed of Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. 3, eff. 24.464. 1.07(a), eff. Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 49th District Court has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. (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. 1306, Sec. The 364th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. The 172nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 2, eff. January 1, 2007. 24.640. 2454), Sec. 228TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Sec. (a) The 181st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 891), Sec. The 305th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 297th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (a) The 246th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 746), Sec. 24.151. Sec. (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. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (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 379th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1.07(a), eff. Sec. 2100 Bloomdale Rd. 323RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JASPER, NEWTON, SABINE, AND SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTIES). Sec. (b) The 388th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 2, eff. 848 (S.B. 1189), Sec. 1(b), eff. (c) All civil and criminal matters within the concurrent jurisdiction of the county and district courts must be filed with the county clerk in the county court. (a) The 182nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. 308TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. (a) The 256th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The 158th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 24.642. (a) The 77th Judicial District is composed of Freestone and Limestone counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,368,139. 40), Sec.
AR 97: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of the Courts - txcourts.gov Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 16.01(19), eff. (a) The 78th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. (d) The Ector County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. 1.09(a), eff. 606 (S.B. Sec. 2174), Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES). Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. The 326th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. 24.412. Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. 480, Sec. 184TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The judges of the district courts may equalize their dockets in all counties in which there are two or more district courts. (a) The 26th Judicial District is composed of Williamson 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. Sec. January 1, 2016. If a county is located in two or more judicial districts by reapportionment under this subchapter, all the district courts in the county have concurrent civil and criminal jurisdiction within the territorial limits of the county. January 1, 2012. 497, Sec. (b) The 460th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. December 15, 2009. 929 (H.B. 421ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL COUNTY). 349), Sec. January 1, 2007. Oct. 1, 1999. Sept. 1, 1995. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. (a) The 114th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. U.S. (a) The 19th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 21, Sec. 2913), Sec. (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. 6:22-cv-00162-JDK . 1, eff. 1(e), eff. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 176TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 89TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). Sec. 458TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. 480, Sec. 310TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 319TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). (a) The 177th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. If a case is transferred, all process, bonds, recognizances, and obligations extant at the time of transfer shall be returned to and filed in the court to which the case is transferred and shall be valid and binding as if originally issued out of that court. 148, Sec. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 371st District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. 1329), Sec. 51ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COKE, IRION, SCHLEICHER, STERLING, AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES). (a) The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, and the district clerk shall serve each family district court in their county in the same manner they serve the district courts of their county. 24.906. 480, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Judge Terms. (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. The judge may also assign the official interpreter to assist the court's probation officer in the discharge of the probation officer's duties. 318TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 541 (S.B. 1.08(a), eff. Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court. 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. (b) The terms of the 340th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by Section 24.004. Sept. 1, 1985. 2, eff. Sec. 7(a), eff. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE AND CASS COUNTIES). (2) in Scurry County on the first Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The 352nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters.