24.479. 2.14(a), eff. 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 1951), Sec. January 1, 2022. 2, eff. 1, eff. 1575), Sec. 1. Sec. Sec. Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938). 1.03(a), eff. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Justice courts have jurisdiction of civil matters in which the amount in controversy is not more than $20,000. 24.548. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 2. 399TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 2, eff. 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). The criminal district court shall give secondary preference to other criminal cases and associated civil cases emanating from those criminal cases. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 1342 (S.B. REAPPORTIONMENT ORDERS. The district judge of any district listed in this subchapter is a member of the juvenile board in each county within his district in which a juvenile board exists. 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. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2(a), eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.540. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1575), Sec. (e-1) The 386th and 436th district courts shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 24.225. Sec. The 299th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (a) The 209th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 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. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.257. 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). 157TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 205th District Court. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (i) Subject to any jurisdictional limitations, the district court designated under Subsection (h) as the domestic violence district court shall give preference to domestic violence cases, including cases involving: (1) dating violence, as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code; and. Sec. 338TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2913), Sec. 2, Sec. 196, Sec. (d) A district judge may hold as many sessions of court in a county as he considers proper and expedient for the dispatch of business and may adopt rules for that purpose as authorized by the statutes of this state and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. 3 (H.B. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 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 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. 593), Sec. 24.585. 24.610. Sec. (b) The terms of the 98th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, October, and December. 929 (H.B. 24.301. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. 704, Sec. (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.546. 24.463. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24.563. (b) The terms of the 137th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1.03(b), eff. 24.507. Sec. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 480, Sec. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. September 1, 2015. 11(a), eff. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 24.217. The judge hearing a transferred case shall indicate on the docket sheet and orders that he is sitting for that district. September 1, 2005. 704, Sec. (a) The 175th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 480, Sec. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 28th 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, 2011. 2, eff. 24.579. 24.636. 24.949. (512) 916-5675. 3153), Sec. 24.151. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 3153), Sec. 480, Sec. (d) The judge of the 424th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. 24.131. 114TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. (b) The terms of the 100th District Court begin: (1) in Carson County on the first Mondays in January and August; (2) in Childress County on the first Mondays in May and December; (3) in Collingsworth County on the first Mondays in April and November; (4) in Donley County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. 24.908. (a) This section applies in judicial districts that are composed of more than one county. (b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 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 . (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. 3, eff. The 353rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. January 1, 2007. 24.581. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. (3) in Ochiltree County on the fourth Monday in April and the second Monday in October. September 1, 2019. (b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. 24.384. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 934 (H.B. 24.199. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA AND WHARTON COUNTIES). If the court limits the test, the EPA would likely still argue that its rule doesn't run afoul of the court's Sackett opinion . (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location: (1) in the judicial district of the affected court; or. Aug. 28, 1989. 203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.620. 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 163rd Judicial District is composed of Orange County. The 355th Judicial District is composed of Hood County. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 2100 Bloomdale Rd. (b) The terms of the 26th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Jan. 15, 2004. Jan. 1, 2001. 722. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 94th District Court. 1385, Sec. (b) The terms of the 394th District Court begin: (1) in Brewster County on the first Monday in March and the third Monday in September; (2) in Culberson County on the third Monday in October and the first Monday in April; (3) in Hudspeth County on the third Monday in March and the first Monday in September; (4) in Jeff Davis County on the second Mondays in January and July; and. 156TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, HENDERSON, AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). (a) The 48th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. Sec. 24.181. The 240th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (REAL AND UVALDE COUNTIES). January 1, 2012. Uniform Rules of Court for the District and Statutory County Courts of Denton County, Texas (PDF) Contact Us. September 1, 2007. 1.08(b), eff. 2.18(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Wharton County shall be addressed to the district court of Wharton County. 1, 2, and 3. The district court has control over the assignment of cases as prescribed by Sections 25.1112 and 26.209. AR 97: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of the Courts - txcourts.gov 24.172. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.946. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. State District Court Judges are elected to a four year term by the voters of Midland . Sec. 3 is composed of Tarrant County. 2150), Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 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. Sec. 2, eff. (b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. 24.028. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 127th District Court. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. (a) The 248th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (d) Section 24.116, relating to the 15th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 59th District Court. 1, eff. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.460. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, this subchapter applies only to judicial districts listed in this subchapter. PROCEDURE. (d) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Red River County. 24.403. 24.154. (a) The 2nd Judicial District is composed of Cherokee County. Sec. 1146, Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (c) On the request of the chairman, a peace officer shall serve a subpoena issued by the board. JURISDICTION. Aug. 28, 1995. Sec. (b) The 455th District Court shall give preference to civil and family law matters. 24.450. Sept. 1, 1985. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 1, eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution. Sec. 934 (H.B. 24.113. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 855 (H.B. 934 (H.B. 1951), Sec. All civil cases not assigned and docketed in a district court based on the types of cases the court gives preference to under applicable law shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk. The 480th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 3, eff. (a) The 76th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Morris, and Titus counties. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. 24.506. 1, eff. The 286th Judicial District is composed of Cochran and Hockley counties. (c) The terms of the 118th District Court begin: (1) in Glasscock County on the first Mondays in February and September; (2) in Howard County on the fourth Mondays in January, June, August, and October; and. (a) The 332nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.6002. Unless there is an objection filed by a party to the suit, the 251st District Court may hear, in any county in the district convenient for the court, any nonjury case pending in any county in the district, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters in which citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. 24.138. 1, eff. (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. (c) In Red River County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. 24.395. 1082 (H.B. 5, eff. 24.530. 24.244. (c) The 49th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. 24.633. (e) The terms of the 115th District Court begin: (1) in Marion County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. 24.435. Sec. Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 2(3), eff. 301ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1352 (S.B. 24.216. (b) The 182nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 1012, Sec. 2. Sec. (a) The 145th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. 169TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). In the absence of a provision by the board, the terms of the district court, until otherwise prescribed by law, begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year and continue until the time for convening the next regular term of the court. 480, Sec. Sec. The 434th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. September 1, 2005. September 1, 2005. The 369th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Cherokee, and Leon counties. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. (3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 891), Sec. (3) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LIFENET, INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 1329), Sec. 1059 (H.B. (a) The 161st Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 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. (a) The 346th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (b) The terms of the 117th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The 190th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. 24.600. (a) The 215th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 165TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Stephens County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.001. Sept. 1, 1995. A case must be filed in the proper Court. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 24.406. 24.270. 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL, GUADALUPE, AND HAYS COUNTIES). 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. September 1, 2009. 1, eff. 1352 (S.B. September 1, 2005. The increase in limit is due to the passage of Senate Bill 2342 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Woodlands . 128TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). 1, eff. (5) in Wilson County on the second Mondays in April and October. During the judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. Sec. In each county, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the courts may be filed in or transferred between the 76th District Court and the county court. 101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 49th District Court has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. Question 2 Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all death penalty cases? 21(2), eff. 704, Sec. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). Sec. (a) The 195th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.374. 607 (S.B. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sec. 1189), Sec. 1, eff. 26, Sec. 1, eff. 1.03(c), eff. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.60026. 1, eff. 24.183. JURISDICTION. 290TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 21, Sec. (d) The judge of the 62nd District Court is not required to impanel a grand jury in that court in any county of the district unless the judge considers it necessary. 3. The 271st Judicial District is composed of Jack and Wise counties. (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. Sec. September 1, 2005. Sec. 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROWN AND MILLS COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 349), Sec. (a) The 165th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. . Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.457. 9, eff. 24.261. Sept. 1, 2003. May 14, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. JURISDICTION OF FAILURE TO PAY OVER CERTAIN MONEY. January 1, 2012. Sept. 1, 1985. 2913), Sec. 148, Sec. 1951), Sec. 24.424. 24.557. 24.118. (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. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). October 1, 2019. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 181st District Court. (a) The 206th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.501. (a) The 232nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (d) Subchapter C applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 632, Sec. 24.386. 24.428. 186TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1995. 332ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 3774), Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Fort Worth Division. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 165th District Court. Guides: Small Claims Cases: General Information - Texas 1951), Sec. 349), Sec. (c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge. September 1, 2005. The Justice Courts in Texas are created under Chapter 27 of the Texas Government Code. (a) The 197th Judicial District is composed of Cameron and Willacy counties. CHAPTER 4. COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION - Texas 123RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PANOLA AND SHELBY COUNTIES). Sec. 24.545. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.497. Sec. 367TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Suite 10030. 1352 (S.B. 148, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. 1189), Sec. 1352 (S.B. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. (a) The 117th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Harris County Civil Courts at Law The board shall complete its work on the reapportionment and file its order with the secretary of state not later than August 31 of the same year. Sec. 249TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 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. (a) The 141st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. The criminal district courts also have concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts over misdemeanor cases. September 1, 2007. Sec. 273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES). (d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction. 1337, Sec. (b) The terms of the 160th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.906. When a family district court is created in a county, the county's juvenile board composition and the additional compensation of the board members is as provided by Article 5139.2, Revised Statutes. 855 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1997. 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Sec. 5, eff. 363, Sec. 24.201. The 211th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. January 1, 2012. Sept. 1, 1985. (c) The criminal district courts have jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court. 4, eff. 788), Sec. The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in July and January. 79), Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (e) The terms of the 406th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1, eff. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2230), Sec. 1, eff. 3153), Sec. (B) a protective order has been issued under Title 4, Family Code, involving both parties. (g) Subsection (h) applies to the 11th, 55th, 61st, 80th, 113th, 125th, 127th, 129th, 133rd, 151st, 152nd, 157th, 164th, 165th, 189th, 190th, 215th, 234th, 269th, 270th, 280th, 281st, 295th, 333rd, and 334th judicial districts. (PC) Carroll v. Vallejo Police Department, et al., No. 1:2023cv00004 1, eff. (k) The judges of the courts that give preference to criminal cases may impanel special and general grand juries as needed or by agreement between the judges. 934 (H.B. (a) The 256th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.449. 315TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 161ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 1352 (S.B. Sec. 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT COUNTY). Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). (d) The 17th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 6. (b) The 141st District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 2, eff. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. Sec. 467TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 24.399. 1, eff. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 214th 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. Sec. (d) The 91st District Court may not impanel a grand jury except by special order of the judge. (d) A district judge in the county may hear and determine any part or question of any case or proceeding pending in any of the district courts, and any other district judge may complete the hearing and render judgment in the case or proceeding. The 308th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.180. 24.920. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. During each term of court in Bowie County, the court may sit in Texarkana to try, hear, and determine any civil nonjury case, may hear and determine motions, agreements, and other nonjury civil matters that come before the court, and may hear and determine any criminal nonjury matters, including pleas of guilty, both felony and misdemeanor, when a jury has been waived. Sec. (b) The 295th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sec. The 260th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Sec. 1082 (H.B. 79), Sec. 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MILAM COUNTY). Sec. Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. 3153), Sec. 24.142. 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DELTA, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, AND RAINS COUNTIES). 24.483. The clerk shall keep a separate file docket, known as the Clerk's Criminal File Docket, for criminal cases. (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. 24.227. Each judge may sit in the other court to hear a case without transferring the case. 852 (H.B. (c) In addition to the requirements under Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, the district attorney for the 198th Judicial District may use proceeds from the sale of forfeited property, after the deduction of amounts described by Article 59.06(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, for the official purposes of the office of the district attorney only on the approval of: (1) the commissioners court of each county in the judicial district; or. Sept. 1, 1990. 24.408. 480, Sec. (b) The terms of the 78th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 278TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LEON, MADISON, AND WALKER COUNTIES). (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. The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and Waller Counties. (a) The 53rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1189), Sec. (a) The 171st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (d) Section 24.230, relating to the 128th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 163rd District Court. 2(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. September 1, 2007. Sec. 1337, Sec. (b) The 484th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.256. 145TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). September 1, 2007. 4(a), eff. (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. 7, eff. 5, eff. 6, eff. 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. June 20, 1987. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 280, Sec. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.137. June 19, 2009. Sec. 138TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 480, Sec. September 1, 2009. 24.003. 912 (S.B. 24.487. 24.587. 1059 (H.B. 8, eff. Sec. 24.432. The 302nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 445TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 266TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ERATH COUNTY). 66TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HILL COUNTY). Sec. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 108th District Court in Potter County. 483RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). 580 (S.B. In a county with two or more district courts, the district judges may adopt rules governing the filing and numbering of cases, the assignment of cases for trial, and the distribution of the work of the courts as in their discretion they consider necessary or desirable for the orderly dispatch of the business of the courts. The 217th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. EL PASO COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. (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. 327TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). A redistricting plan may not be proposed or adopted by the legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board in anticipation of a future action by the voters of any county. (a) The 61st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sept. 1, 1985. 2.01, eff. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 67th District Court. Sec. 1, eff. 385TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 33rd District Court begin: (1) in Blanco County on the first Mondays in February and September; (2) in Burnet County on the fourth Mondays in April and November; (3) in Llano County on the first Mondays in April and November; and. Sec. 24.136. 24.642. 24.196. 1.02(a), eff. Sec. 142ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 3, eff. 606 (S.B. 474TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 433RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 243rd District Court. September 1, 2009. The 453rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 1189), Sec. (c) The terms provided by Subsection (b) begin at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term. The judges by agreement between themselves shall take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least one judge in his judicial district. (b) The terms of the 143rd District Court begin: (1) in Loving County on the first Mondays in April and August and the third Monday in December; (2) in Reeves County on the first Monday in January and the third Mondays in May, August, and October; and.
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