Sec. 3(a), eff. 1.05(a), eff. Question 2 Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all death penalty cases? June 19, 2009. September 1, 2007. Sec. Sec. 1, eff. (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. 1, eff. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). 24.567. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Aug. 28, 1989. 24.175. 7(a), eff. 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 149, Sec. 4, eff. 1.02(a), eff. (a) The 224th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. The 314th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The terms of the 110th District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. 3153), Sec. (b-1) Notwithstanding the local rules of administration, a district judge may not transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding to the docket of another district court without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred. 6. (b) The terms of the 132nd District Court begin: (1) in Borden County on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November; and. Sec. (d) The judge of the 424th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. 2(c), eff. 309TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 210th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). 1, eff. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. September 1, 2011. Sec. 1189), Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 327TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 360TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). September 1, 2007. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7, eff. 9(l), eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 507 (S.B. (a) The 393rd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 24.235. June 17, 2015. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 541 (S.B. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 3199), Sec. September 1, 2015. 24.148. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). 24.472. Sept. 1, 1985. The obligations are legal and valid as if the obligations had been made returnable to the issuing court. Sec. The 505th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 24.546. 1951), Sec. 1139), Sec. (b) The court shall give preference to criminal cases. Aug. 30, 1993. 17, eff. concurrent jurisdiction with the . 24.262. (a) The 203rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). September 1, 2019. 480, Sec. 90, Sec. (d) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 153rd District Court. 1, eff. (a) The 132nd Judicial District is composed of Borden and Scurry counties. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. The 364th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 402nd District Court and the county court may be filed in either court and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 402nd District Court and the county court. Art. 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL, GUADALUPE, AND HAYS COUNTIES). September 1, 2015. The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. 1337, Sec. 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. 24.123. The order of transfer and all other orders made in the case shall be copied and certified by the clerk and the certified copies of the orders shall be filed with the papers of the transferred case. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 297th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. (b) The jurisdiction of the 424th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 33rd District Court. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 79), Sec. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (b) The 183rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 269th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. May 14, 2007. (d) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.122. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Morris County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 1, eff. Sec. 2150), Sec. (l) By a majority vote, the judges of the courts that give preference to criminal cases may jointly appoint not more than four grand jury bailiffs. If the clerk decides not to consolidate the minutes, the judge of each district court shall sign the minutes of each court term not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign at the end of each volume of the minutes. 72 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 19, eff. (b) The terms of the 112th District Court begin: (1) in Crockett County on the first Monday in April and the third Monday in September; (2) in Pecos County on the first Mondays in May and November; (3) in Reagan County on the first Mondays in March and October; (4) in Sutton County on the third Monday in March and the first Monday in September; and. (b) The terms of the 130th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September and are designated as the March-August and September-February terms. (a) The 347th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 24.432. Sec. 1308, Sec. The 440th Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. 24.560. (2) civil jurisdiction of a county court in all cases under the Family Code or the Health and Safety Code. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient. 24.491. 480, Sec. (b) The 148th District Court shall give first preference to family law matters and second preference to criminal cases. 148, Sec. (a) The 202nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie County. (a) The 389th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1, eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) in Scurry County on the first Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December. Sec. The 318th Judicial District is composed of Midland County. Sec. (b) The terms of the 54th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2150), Sec. 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. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 137th District Court. 343RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). Sec. Sec. 24.257. 929 (H.B. Sec. 133RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). (b) The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and has the power to make investigations, hold hearings, compel by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records, administer oaths, and do all things necessary in its judgment to carry out its duties. (b) The 255th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sept. 1, 1985. The 324th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.144. 1189), Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 24.423. 24.60027. 1, eff. 208TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 90, Sec. September 1, 2007. (a) The 384th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (k) The designated domestic violence district court shall: (1) provide timely and efficient access to emergency protective orders and other court remedies for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence; (2) integrate victims' services for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence who have a case before the court; and. 3153), Sec. 24.212. 480, Sec. (c) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Bowie County. 3(2), eff. Sec. (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. Sec. Sec. 302ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 66TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HILL COUNTY). Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. 4833), Sec. 4, eff. (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. 24.137. (a) The 383rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 1, eff. 11, eff. 165TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.357. 1, eff. Sec. 880, Sec. (2) outside the judicial district at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation. (b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 199th District Court. (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. (a) The 363rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. January 1, 2022. Sec. The 235th Judicial District is composed of Cooke County. Sept. 1, 2003. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 468th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DELTA, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, AND RAINS COUNTIES). (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. (b) The 289th District Court shall give primary preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, and secondary preference to criminal cases. September 1, 2011. Dallas Division. 24.387. Sec. Sec. September 1, 2015. (a) The board shall meet in accordance with its own rules. 7 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 189TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 24.952. 271ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JACK AND WISE COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.211. Sec. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. The 405th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (f) A retired judge appointed to sit for the regular judge under this section shall receive for the services actually performed the same salary that the regular judge is entitled to receive for those services. (a) The 403rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD. (b) Section 24.124, relating to the 23rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Family District Court for the 329th Judicial District. (a) The 356th Judicial District is composed of Hardin County. The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 108th District Court in Potter County. (B) a protective order has been issued under Title 4, Family Code, involving both parties. Sec. Sec. 3. (a) The 171st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. TEXAS: District Court G $200/No maximum - - - - - County Court at Law, Constitutional . (b) The 203rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (b) The petitioner in a dispute concerning a deed restriction shall present as evidence at the first hearing in the dispute: 24.274. (a) The 255th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (4) in Lavaca County on the first Mondays in January and June. (a) The 30th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. 108, Sec. Sec. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (a) The 59th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (a) The 354th Judicial District is composed of Hunt and Rains counties. Sec. Sec. 845 (S.B. 458TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 24.448. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. The 350th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. District Court L - $3,000/$10,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes ALASKA: . (b) The terms of the 171st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. Sept. 1, 1999. Sept. 1, 1997. (d) A retired judge appointed to sit for a regular judge under this section shall execute the bond and take the oath of office that is required by law for the regular judge for whom he is sitting. 24.351. 1182 (S.B. 24.529. (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. (a) The 74th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. Sept. 1, 2003. September 1, 2011. 852 (H.B. June 16, 2015. (b) The terms of the 52nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. Sec. 24.268. Sec. Sec. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 929 (H.B. 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. 1, eff. 24.270. Sec. 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. (a-1) The term of the 47th District Court in Armstrong County begins on the first Monday in January. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.194. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.60025. 333RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 80th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 3, Sec. (a) The 27th Judicial District is composed of Bell and Lampasas counties. 2.04(a), eff. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAYLOR, COTTLE, KING, AND KNOX COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The 338th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. (a) The 236th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.615. 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. The 330th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (b) The terms of the 123rd District Court begin: (1) in Panola County on the first Mondays in January, May, and September; and.