September 1, 2013. The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. September 1, 2013. Sec. 2913), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Each judge sitting in the court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. 891), Sec. The 482nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The County Court of Marion County has concurrent jurisdiction to receive guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases. Sec. (b) The 228th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. 1.10(a), eff. September 1, 2013. 15, eff. Sec. (a-1) The 74th 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. 24.451. 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 163rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. 99TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). 480, Sec. (2) in Yoakum County on the second Mondays in June and December. 1059 (H.B. 24.526. 24.503. 24.023. 24.567. 480, Sec. 934 (H.B. 2, eff. (c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.635. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. June 17, 2015. (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. 704, 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. Sept. 1, 1985. 1352 (S.B. 1, eff. 1, eff. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 44th District Court. September 1, 2007. (c) The terms of the 90th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (c) The terms of the 92nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (3) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in April and November. 3, Sec. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 1.04(a), eff. (b) Section 24.160, relating to the 58th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 60th District Court. 149, Sec. (c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge. Sec. October 1, 2007. 1048), Sec. 1306, Sec. (c) In Bowie County, the 5th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (d) The 33rd 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. 24.160. 24.589. (c) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. Phone: : 940-349-2120. (c) The terms of the 85th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 24.6005. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. 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. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of Texas David C. Godbey, Chief Judge Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court. (2) in Upshur County on the first Mondays in January and June. 144TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 4. 480, Sec. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 209th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. September 1, 2015. 24.640. (d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.274. Sept. 1, 1985. 934 (H.B. (a) The 251st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 24.941. Sec. 321ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 167TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 891), Sec. Sec. 24.952. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Sec. 271ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JACK AND WISE COUNTIES). 6, eff. 480, Sec. 3.13(13), eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. (b) A family district court has primary responsibility for cases involving family law matters. (c) The commissioners court shall provide suitable quarters in the county courthouse for the court and the officers of the court. The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 475th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 2. 88TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARDIN AND TYLER COUNTIES). The 369th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Cherokee, and Leon counties. 175TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). June 19, 2009. Sec. The account must be certified as correct by the judge of the district or by the court clerk of the court in which he served. 24.444. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. (a) The 108th Judicial District is composed of Potter County. 610 (H.B. The 200th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 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. 131ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. 507 (S.B. (b) The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Pecos County. The 401st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 24.611. (e) A district court in Chambers County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the commissioners court as an auxiliary county seat may hear, in all case types, the motions, arguments, nonjury trials and jury trials, and any other matters before the court within the court's jurisdiction. 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BANDERA AND KERR COUNTIES). 1352 (S.B. 24.911. 891), Sec. Justice courts also have jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a . 1.05(a), eff. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 428TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). 437TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). January 1, 2012. (a) The 460th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 220 (H.B. 13, eff. 450TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court. (b) The 291st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 471st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 1337, Sec. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties. (a-1) The 170th 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. January 1, 2021. Aug. 31, 1987. 79), Sec. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. (a) The 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. 16. (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. Sept. 1, 1999. 24.192. 1.05(a), eff. 1082 (H.B. 24.494. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 58TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.523. (a) The 80th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. September 1, 2009. (c) The terms of the 77th District Court begin: (1) in Freestone County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November; and. JURISDICTION OVER COMMISSIONERS COURT. 1(c), eff. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. The 335th Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. Sec. (b) The 461st District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 3153), Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (S.B. 483RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). Sec. (2) "Reapportionment" means the redistribution of the judicial districts of the state by designating the county or counties to be included in each judicial district and may affect any or all of the judicial districts and counties of the state under either the original reapportionment made under this subchapter or a reapportionment at a time subsequent to an original reapportionment. 24.516. 1337, Sec. 1(d), eff. 62ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DELTA, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, AND LAMAR COUNTIES). 405TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 24.238. (b) The terms of the 124th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 24.167. 2.11(a), eff. 24.599. (b) The 390th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED JUDGE TO SIT FOR REGULAR JUDGE. September 1, 2015. (b) The terms of the 169th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1012, Sec. Sec. 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (RUSK COUNTY). (f) This section does not limit the powers of a district judge when acting for another judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. 24.220. September 1, 2018. SUBCHAPTER C. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ACT OF 1969. (c) The terms of the 28th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JASPER, NEWTON, SABINE, AND SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTIES). 90, Sec. 24.630. (a) The 342nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 480, Sec. (d) The judges of the 25th and Second 25th judicial districts may hear and dispose of any suit or proceeding on either court's docket without transferring the suit or proceeding. 1.06(a), eff. 3, eff. 1, eff. 24.228. 2230), Sec. Sec. (a) The 377th Judicial District is composed of Victoria County. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (5) in Hall County on the first Mondays in February and September. 79), Sec. 26, Sec. 24.639. (b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the 102nd District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the 67th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 2. (c) The terms of the 356th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (B) a protective order has been issued under Title 4, Family Code, involving both parties. (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case. 24.953. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. The North Carolina Supreme Court last month granted a request by Republican state legislators to revisit its ruling last year against a map . 24.585. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2. (a) The 332nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 2(7), eff. 24.489. (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. (6) occupy the judge's own courtroom or the courtroom of another district court in the county. 480, Sec. 5, eff. (b) The 236th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1189), Sec. 24.235. 24.902. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.576. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. If the counties that compose a judicial district or the time or place for holding terms of a district court are changed by law: (1) the process and writs issued from the district court and made returnable to a term of court fixed by the law at the time of the issuance are returnable to the next term of the court as fixed by the amended law and are as legal and valid as if they were made returnable to the term of the court as fixed by the amended law; (2) the grand and petit jurors selected or drawn under the prior law in any county in the judicial district are lawfully selected or drawn for the next term of the district court of the county as fixed by the amended law; and. PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.460. 2936), Sec. (2) in Cass County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 580 (S.B. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (d) Section 24.160, relating to the 58th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 136th District Court. (b) The 289th District Court shall give primary preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, and secondary preference to criminal cases. 2, eff. (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. (a) The 435th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 606 (S.B. 1, eff. 404TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (b) The 290th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 15, eff. 79), Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. The clerk shall number the cases on the Clerk's Criminal File Docket consecutively with a separate series of numbers. The 309th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (c) The terms of the El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 1575), Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 6(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.248. (a) The 449th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. The 190th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 497, Sec. 72 (H.B. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 144th District Court. 5, eff. 103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 24.60027. Sept. 1, 1985. 79), Sec. (b) The 254th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (c) In Red River County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. 24, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 1139), Sec. Sec. 3, eff. 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). 845 (S.B. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) Each special judge is entitled to receive for each day served as a special judge the same daily salary that a district judge receives. 285TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. 24.448. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES AND WALLER COUNTIES). 146TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). 24.259. (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. 42ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALLAHAN, COLEMAN, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (f) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 62nd District Court in Lamar County. 3.02, eff. Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. (a) The 228th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 10(a), eff. 657 (H.B. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. . 480, Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 362nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 852 (H.B. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA AND WHARTON 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. 2(4), eff. 1337, Sec. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 164th District Court. May 14, 2007. Sec. Sec. 8.44(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 3796), Sec. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 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. 24.60094. 455TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 210th District Court. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.398. 962 (H.B. Friday, March 3, 2023. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 63rd District Court begin: (1) in Kinney County on the first Mondays in April and October; (2) in Terrell County on the first Monday in February and the third Monday in August; and. 24.605. January 1, 2007. 2150), Sec. (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. (b) The terms of the 26th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.376. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). 8, eff. (a) The 20th Judicial District is composed of Milam County. (c) Section 24.185, relating to the 83rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 112th District Court.