(b) The 471st District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 1, eff. A family district court judge is elected in the same manner as a district judge. 24.472. 3, eff. 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT COUNTY). 246TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). October 1, 2020. 2. 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. (b) The terms of the 21st District Court begin: (1) in Bastrop County on the second Tuesday in January and the 15th Tuesday after the first Tuesday in March; (2) in Burleson County on the 10th Tuesdays after the first Tuesdays in March and September; (3) in Lee County on the sixth Tuesdays after the first Tuesdays in March and September; and. 24.534. 1, eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 2. Sec. 541 (S.B. (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. 1189), Sec. The 454th Judicial District is composed of Medina County. 2100 Bloomdale Rd. 1, eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) This section applies only to counties with two or more district courts. Sec. 24.906. September 1, 2005. (b) A judge of the 411th Judicial District may not be assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 2001. Sec. Sec. (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. Sec. Sec. 24.120. 24.159. 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). 929 (H.B. 24.633. 24.310. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 162nd District Court. Sec. September 1, 2009. (b) The terms of the 44th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, June, and October. Sept. 1, 2003. 79TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROOKS AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES). 3, eff. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (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. 8(a), eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 855 (H.B. (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. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 95th District Court. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. 45TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (5) in Upton County on the first Monday in February and the second Monday in June. September 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1, eff. 1, eff. 370TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Aug. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 342, Sec. 1, eff. 93RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (b) The 348th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge. (b) The terms of the 84th District Court begin: (1) in Hansford County on the third Monday in March and the second Monday in September; (2) in Hutchinson County on the first Monday in June and the fourth Monday in November; and. 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DELTA, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, AND RAINS COUNTIES). Sec. Sec. (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. 24.60030. 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. 57TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 471st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 934 (H.B. 24.122. 302ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (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. 241ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 106th District Court begin: (1) in Dawson County on the third Monday in February and the second Monday in September; (2) in Gaines County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Garza County on the first Monday in March and the fourth Monday in September; and. 1, eff. 855 (H.B. 24.459. 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The 456th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 356th District Court and the county court may be filed in either court, and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 356th District Court and the county court. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 337TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. 24.582. A judge of a district court may, either in termtime or vacation, grant writs of mandamus, injunction, sequestration, attachment, garnishment, certiorari, and supersedeas and all other writs necessary to the enforcement of the court's jurisdiction. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case. Sec. The 196th Judicial District is composed of Hunt County. 24.137. Sept. 1, 1997. 4833), Sec. 2.04(a), eff. 2, eff. (b) The 17th, 48th, 67th, 96th, and 153rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Tarrant County. All bonds executed and recognizances entered into in a transferring court shall bind the parties for their appearance or to fulfill the obligations of the bonds and recognizances at the terms of the court to which the transfer is made. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. 406TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). 17, eff. 134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 126th District Court begin on the first Mondays in September and November and the third Mondays in January, March, and June. PROCEEDINGS IN MULTICOUNTY DISTRICTS. 1, eff. 1081 (H.B. 24.619. The 222nd Judicial District is composed of Deaf Smith and Oldham counties. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. (c) Each judicial district affected by a reapportionment must contain one or more complete counties except as provided by this section. 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. 24.636. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. 1.01(b), eff. (b) The 449th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters. 40), Sec. 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. 607 (S.B. 24.443. 223RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAY COUNTY). Sec. Aug. 28, 1995. 2, eff. 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES). 509, Sec. 367TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 3378), Sec. September 1, 2011. (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. 1, eff. 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. September 1, 2009. December 15, 2009. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 166th District Court. Sec. (d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 414th District Court. Sec. 24.252. JURISDICTION. Sec. A case must be filed in the proper Court. Sec. 24.470. (c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 24.621. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (e) The terms of the 6th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. May 17, 2005. 24.467. (b) The 236th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. L = Limited jurisdiction court. (c) The judge may take a vacation and not attend court for four weeks in each year. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 394th Judicial District is composed of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. Sec. It is the second-most populous county in Texas and the ninth-most populous in the United States. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. 1575), Sec. The 237th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 1575), Sec. 24.476. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 129TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 441st Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 24.555. 243RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. However, we wanted to remind you that in addition, the jurisdictional limit increase to $20,000 went into effect on September 1, 2020. 24.492. (c) The terms of the 30th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION. 5.95(83), eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 99th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 265th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.264. 3153), Sec. Sec. 177TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.263. 3153), Sec. September 1, 2005. Sec. (a) The 169th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 184TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 480, Sec. 5(a), eff. 845 (S.B. 22 Third, Plaintiff's Complaint was dismissed on February 10, 2023, for failure to state a . 24.301. (a) The 118th Judicial District is composed of Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties. Sec. 24.109. 1352 (S.B. (a) The 274th Judicial District is composed of Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (g) The district clerk may consolidate the minutes of the district courts. Jan. 1, 1998. 1, eff. 24.401. 750 (H.B. The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. The officer shall serve the subpoena in the same manner as a subpoena issued by a district court is served. 1. 24.945. (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. September 1, 2005. Sec. 1189), Sec. (a) The El Paso County Criminal Judicial District No. (c) The terms of the 13th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. (a) The 121st Judicial District is composed of Terry and Yoakum counties. 24.585. 24.158. 24.360. 353RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). The transfer shall be entered on the minutes of the court and the cause shall be tried and disposed of as if it had been originally filed in that court. (b) The 247th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 24.183. Sec. The judge of each affected district court shall sign the proper orders in connection with the transfer. (a) The 153rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.237. (3) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in April and November. 24.572. 24.405.
GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 27. JUSTICE COURTS - Texas The 201st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 164th District Court. 24.239. Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county. 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Sec. 14, eff. 1329), Sec. 24.601. (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. Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.901. (a) The 94th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 108TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.584. 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. (a) The 285th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (a) The 399th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 443RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.250. Sec. Sec. (b) The 339th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.946. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). Before filing a lawsuit in justice court, it is always recommended you attempt to resolve your problems with the other party. 24.409. (b) The 396th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. Sec. 393RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 797, Sec.
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Jurisdiction Issues in TX Eviction Suits | Silberman Law Firm, PLLC 365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 962 (H.B. 1146, Sec. Sec. October 1, 2019. 24.191. (b) The 181st District Court may hear and determine, in any county in the district convenient for the court, all preliminary or interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, in any case pending in any county in the district regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. 2.03(a), eff. 3, eff. 1082 (H.B. The 312th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. (a) The 36th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. 24.941. 330TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 891), Sec. Sec. Additional Phone: 972-434-8851 Directory. 24.151. (a) The 291st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. (b) The terms of the 162nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 90TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STEPHENS AND YOUNG COUNTIES). (a) The 41st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 2230), Sec. October 1, 2022. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 226TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 247th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. The oath is sufficient for his service as official interpreter in all cases in the court in Nueces County during the interpreter's term of office. That would take the school district M&O rate from a statewide average of 91.3 cents per $100 of assessed value in tax year 2022 to under 65 cents, according to data compiled by the Texas Education . Sec. (a) The 64th Judicial District is composed of Castro, Hale, and Swisher counties. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. 29TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PALO PINTO COUNTY). (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton 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. 18, eff. (a) The 342nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1951), Sec. Sec. (c) The judge, with the approval of the commissioners court, may appoint an official interpreter of the court in Nueces County who serves at the will of the judge. Sec. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. The 415th Judicial District is composed of Parker County. Jan. 1, 1997. 275TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 396th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 287TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAILEY AND PARMER COUNTIES). (b) The 334th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). 750 (H.B. 1.06(a), eff. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. 24.223. 260TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ( LAMAR AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 131st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (b) The 460th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 444TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 8.44(3), eff. 530, Sec. 454TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MEDINA COUNTY). 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). The criminal district courts do not have appellate misdemeanor jurisdiction. The 330th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The 482nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) If the regular judge of a family district court is absent or is for any cause disabled or disqualified from presiding, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court may be appointed by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the appointed judge resides to sit for the absent, disabled, or disqualified judge of a family district court within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region. 2(5), eff. 848 (S.B. (b) The 450th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. Sec. 1012, Sec. 480, Sec. 9(a), eff. 1, eff. Sec. (a) The 450th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.136. 13, eff. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. September 1, 2015. 2(3), eff. (i) The judge of each district court may take a vacation at any time during the year. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 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(c), eff. 139TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court. Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. (a) The 59th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. Sec. 103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 24.214. 24.386. 90, Sec. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. (b) The 92nd, 93rd, and 139th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. Fax: : 940-349-2121. The 467th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Sec. 79), Sec. 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). (a) The 277th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. Sec. 1059 (H.B. Sec. 290TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 113th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The 187th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 381st Judicial District is composed of Starr County. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 216TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GILLESPIE AND KERR COUNTIES). (e) Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. (f) Each sheriff of the counties in the district shall perform the duties prescribed by law in connection with the cases from that sheriff's county. 24.232. (2) in Cass County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. Sec. 480, Sec. Sec. 24.172. 632, Sec. Sec. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Sec. The 317th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. September 1, 2015. (a) The 122nd Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA AND WHARTON COUNTIES). Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4, eff. Sec. Search form. The district court has control over the assignment of cases as prescribed by Sections 25.1112 and 26.209. (a) The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. (2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by Section 24.004. Sept. 1, 2003. 8, eff. 1082 (H.B.
Question 2 Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all 24.185. 24.429. September 1, 2017. September 1, 2013. Either court, in term or in vacation, may transfer a pending civil or criminal case to the other court by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. September 1, 2005. 56TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 138th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, July, and November. 480, Sec. 24.481. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 116th District Court. 1.07(a), eff. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 400th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 480, Sec. 1342 (S.B. Sec. (b) The terms of the Second 25th District Court begin: (1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in April and November; (2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in May and December; (3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in February and September; and.