580 (S.B. Sept. 1, 2000. 24.265. 2, eff. If the Judicial Districts Board fails to make a statewide apportionment by that date, the Legislative Redistricting Board established by Article III, Section 28, of the Texas Constitution shall make a statewide reapportionment of the judicial districts not later than the 150th day after the final day for the Judicial Districts Board to make the reapportionment, and that apportionment takes effect as provided by Sections 24.948 and 24.949. Although State District Courts have general jurisdiction, some courts handle dockets that specialize in either criminal, civil or family law. 24.141. Sec. 24.618. 1, eff. (b) If a county in which any part of the jurisdiction vested by general law in the county court has been transferred or made concurrent in a district court is removed by reapportionment under this subchapter from the judicial districts of all district courts having the county court jurisdiction, the board shall specify whether, after the effective date of the reapportionment order, the transferred county court jurisdiction is vested in the district court of the judicial districts in which the county is included under the reapportionment order or whether the transferred county court jurisdiction is revested in the county court. 1189), Sec. 1146, Sec. 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. 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. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). Sec. (c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. September 1, 2011. 303RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 72 (H.B. (4) in San Saba County on the second Mondays in March and October. (a) The 263rd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.351. The officer shall serve the subpoena in the same manner as a subpoena issued by a district court is served. 50 (H.B. 320TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER COUNTY). The 367th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 24.426. (c) The 344th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction 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. A district judge may hear and determine motions, including motions for new trial, petitions for injunction, applications for the appointment of a receiver, interventions, pleas in abatement, dilatory pleas, 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 transferring the case or proceeding. (b) The 427th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal matters. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (a) The 418th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 1, eff. 1.01, eff. DUTIES. Sec. 1575), Sec. (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. (b) The 298th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 1189), Sec. 1352 (S.B. (a) The 174th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.946. Unless an objection is filed by a party to the suit, the 33rd 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. Sec. 148, Sec. 1329), Sec. June 17, 2015. 24.611. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 24.373. 6, eff. 12, eff. (a) The 152nd Judicial District is composed of Harris 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. 330TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1, 2, and 3. (b) The 262nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 1951), Sec. This article will examine the original jurisdiction of justice courts over eviction cases where outstanding rent is less than $10,000, exclusive of interest. 8.44(3), eff. 24.130. Sec. (a) The 254th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (a) A district court shall sit in the county seat for a jury trial in a civil case. (a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution. 2, eff. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. (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. Sec. May 17, 2005. Sept. 1, 2000. 1082 (H.B. 148, Sec. 7, eff. (2) in Scurry County on the first Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Sec. (a) The 82nd Judicial District is composed of Falls and Robertson counties. 480, Sec. (c) The terms of the 53rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, and October. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 24.465. 912 (S.B. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 20th District Court begin on the third Mondays in January, May, and September. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 327th District Court. The 317th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. (a) The 103rd Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 1337, Sec. The terms are designated the January-June and July-December terms. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. 2936), Sec. 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. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 704, Sec. 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, HENDERSON, AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. 1, eff. 1, eff. Sec. District courts are the primary trial courts in Texas. 606 (S.B. 1.07(a), eff. September 1, 2011. 1, eff. (b) The 363rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. Sec. 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 3774), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 64th Judicial District is composed of Castro, Hale, and Swisher counties. 1, eff. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. 1. Sec. (f) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County. 322ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (b) The 228th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge. Occupational License Requirements. The 278th Judicial District is composed of Leon, Madison, and Walker counties. 380TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 2.02(a), eff. 321ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAYLOR, COTTLE, KING, AND KNOX COUNTIES). 24.180. All citations, notices, restraining orders, and other process issued in Wharton County by the clerk or judges of the courts are returnable to the district court of Wharton County without reference to the court number. September 1, 2005. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 41ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 24.193. 1189), Sec. 24.120. Sec. 610 (H.B. 199TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 211TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 1059 (H.B. Sept. 1, 2003. 2174), Sec. Sec. (d) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the county court in Baylor, Cottle, King, or Knox County may transfer a case to the judge of the 50th District Court with the approval of the district judge. 2.19(a), eff. 6 is composed of Dallas County. (a) The 194th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (a) The 288th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.187. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.168. A case must be filed in the proper Court. 855 (H.B. (a) The 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 3 is composed of Dallas County. 24.160. 5. 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.60094. (e) The 424th 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. January 1, 2012. 24.60026. (a) The 119th Judicial District is composed of Concho, Runnels, and Tom Green counties. (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. (b) The terms of the 426th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 72 (H.B. 24.6003. 3, Sec. Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROWN AND MILLS COUNTIES). Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. 24.004. 72ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CROSBY AND LUBBOCK COUNTIES). 411TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND TRINITY COUNTIES). 1337, Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.538. (d) The terms of the criminal district courts begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 276TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MARION, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). 325TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 1342 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. 2(6), eff. 68TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1337, Sec. 1189), Sec. 393RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 450TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) A district judge is entitled to an amount of supplemental compensation for serving on the juvenile board of a county that is equal to the amount other judges serving on the juvenile board receive. PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. (b) The terms of the 31st District Court begin: (1) in Gray County on the first Mondays in January and July; (2) in Hemphill County on the second Monday in April and the first Monday in November; (3) in Lipscomb County on the fourth Monday in March and the second Monday in September; (4) in Roberts County on the second Monday in March and the fourth Monday in August; and. 2230), Sec. Sec. The 299th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. January 1, 2012. (a) The 215th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The board shall meet in accordance with its own rules. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. September 1, 2015. January 1, 2007. 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. 1337, Sec. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. The 365th Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. The 355th Judicial District is composed of Hood County. 1314), Sec. 3153), Sec. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. TERMS OF COURTS. Sec. (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. 349), Sec. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. 1342 (S.B. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . Sec. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. 3, eff. (2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over. 855 (H.B. 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND STARR COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 1189), Sec. January 1, 2015. 1.02(c), eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) apply to the 174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, and 179th district courts. 24.597. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Sec. 275TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. 24.467. The 415th Judicial District is composed of Parker County. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. Jan. 1, 1997. 18, eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. By order entered on the minutes, for any term that the judge considers it necessary, the judge may order grand and petit juries to be drawn. (c) The jurisdiction of the 276th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 115th District Court in Marion County and with the 76th District Court in Camp, Morris, and Titus counties. 93RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 17, eff. 9(a), eff. 227TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest. 3, Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. The Bowie County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts in Texarkana and perform all duties required by law or by the court. The 466th Judicial District is composed of Comal County. 24.423. (b) The 224th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. (b) The jurisdiction of the 273rd District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby counties. (d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 74TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 3378), Sec. 480, Sec. November 1, 2010. (b) The terms of the 107th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sept. 1, 1991. Sec. Sept. 1, 1995. 349), Sec. The 434th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1.10(a), eff. January 1, 2012. (b) The terms of the 137th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (l) The Harris County district clerk shall create a form and establish procedures to transfer a domestic violence case that qualifies for preference under this section to the domestic violence district court. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Zepeda, 753 F.2d at 727 ("A federal court may issue an injunction if it has 20 personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not 21 attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court."). Jan. 15, 2004. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. . (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. Sec. (b) The terms of the 95th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 24.364. Sec. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. At the lowest level are the local trial courts of limited jurisdiction which come in two types: municipal courts which enforce municipal ordinances and justice of the peace courts which handle small claims and other small civil and criminal matters. Sec. Sec. (b) The terms of the 109th District Court begin: (1) in Andrews County on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in July; (2) in Crane County on the first Mondays in February and August; and. (2) in Lampasas County on the first Mondays in March and September and may continue in session until the Saturday night before the Monday on which the next session convenes. The state trial courts of general jurisdiction are the district courts, of which there were 444 as of September 1, 2008. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 165 (H.B. Sept. 1, 2003. Austin, Texas 78701. 7 is composed of Dallas County. A statutory county court does not have jurisdiction over causes and proceedings concerning roads, bridges, and public highways and the general administration of county business that is within the jurisdiction of the commissioners court of each county. (a) The 60th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. (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. 2766), Sec. 24.490. 24.145. Sec. (c) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the 89th District Court unless the judge of that court calls for a grand jury by special order on the minutes of the court. 253RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES). 1189), Sec. Sec. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in any district court in El Paso County except the 34th District Court unless the judge of another district court in the county calls for a grand jury by special order. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (H.B. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. The 312th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 152ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 165, Sec. 2(a), eff. 3, eff. 173RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 610 (H.B. 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 22nd Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. Sec. 24.124. (a) The 383rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. The 359th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 2174), Sec. 165 (H.B. (b) The terms of the 277th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 476TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). September 15, 2008. The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 480, Sec. 24.402. (b) The terms of the 18th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 24.440. 24.446. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 3153), Sec. Sec. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189), Sec. 1, eff. 277TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 2936), Sec. 1082 (H.B. 1182 (S.B. (a) If by an amendment to this chapter a county is removed from the composition of an existing judicial district and added to another existing or new judicial district, or if an amendment to this chapter changes the time or place at which the terms of court are held, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, and other obligations issued from and made returnable to that court before the effective date of the transfer or other change are returnable as provided by this subsection. 24.463. 24.209. Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.017. (b) The 282nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 279th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). (b) The 215th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (d) The judge of the 13th District Court shall impanel grand juries at the April and October terms and at any other terms as ordered by the judge. Sec. 480, Sec. (c) The terms of the 77th District Court begin: (1) in Freestone County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November; and. (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. 191ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) A district judge engaged in the discharge of official duties in a county other than the judge's county of residence is entitled to traveling and other necessary expenses, as provided by Chapter 660. January 1, 2012. Sec. 855 (H.B. (d) The judges of the 103rd and 107th district courts need not impanel grand juries except in cases of emergency. 3774), Sec. (b) Reapportionment of the judicial districts shall be made on a determination of fact by the board that the reapportionment will best promote the efficiency and promptness of the administration of justice in the state by equalizing as nearly as possible the judicial burdens of the district courts of the various judicial districts.

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