24.401. Sec. 891), Sec. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 150th District Court. 855 (H.B. 24.144. 363, Sec. The 221st Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 5, eff. 24.472. 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. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.500. 24.198. (b) The judge may impanel grand and petit jurors as provided by law. 24.628. The judge of the 424th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the 424th Judicial District and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the court as the judge determines is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. Sec. 3, eff. (a) The 7th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 6:22-cv-00162-JDK . (3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge. Sec. Sec. 1124, Sec. 852 (H.B. Jan. 15, 2004. Sec. 49TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB AND ZAPATA COUNTIES). 3, Sec. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 541 (S.B. 880, Sec. (d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Criminal District Court of Dallas County. The judges may transfer cases from one court to the other by an order entered on the docket of the court from which the matter was transferred. 148, Sec. 148, Sec. Sec. October 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (a) The 253rd Judicial District is composed of Chambers and Liberty counties. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. September 1, 2015. Sec. 161ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). September 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. (a) The 282nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.04(a), eff. September 1, 2005. May 17, 2005. 1337, Sec. An obligation issued from the affected court is returnable to another district court in the county on the date that court directs, but may not be made returnable on a date that is earlier than the date on which the obligation was originally returnable. 24.180. Aug. 28, 1995. September 1, 2005. 24.362. 90, Sec. 141, Sec. (c) Section 24.490, relating to the 344th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 253rd District Court in Chambers County. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . (a) The 170th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 1059 (H.B. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. The terms are designated the January-June and July-December terms. Sec. 6. 891), Sec. 4 has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. Each term begins on a day fixed by law and continues until the day fixed by law for the beginning of the next succeeding term. 954 (H.B. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. (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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 111TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). (d) All writs and processes issued and bonds and recognizances made in transferred cases are returnable to the court to which transferred, as if originally issued there. (b) The 53rd, 98th, and 126th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.356. 1, eff. (b) The 246th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 2, eff. 436TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in another judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk of that county shall, on the effective date of the reapportionment order, transfer and properly docket to the court of a judicial district in which the county is located the cases and proceedings in that county on the docket of the court of the judicial district from which the county is removed, with all records, documents, and instruments on file in connection with the cases and proceedings. 167TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 1352 (S.B. 632, Sec. 212TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 24.213. 24.269. June 20, 1987. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Matagorda County shall be addressed to the district court of Matagorda County. September 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1.02(b), eff. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 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. 24.905. Sec. 24.60094. 429TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 24.581. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 480, Sec. (b) The terms of the 167th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 541, Sec. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Dallas County. Sept. 1, 1985. (5) in Wilson County on the second Mondays in April and October. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Comal County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. Sec. (3) in Nueces County on the first Mondays in February and August. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 53rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, and October. 2(8), eff. 959 (H.B. 13(b), eff. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. McKinney, TX 75071. 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 72 (H.B. 1189), Sec. 12, eff. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). (c) The judge may sign an order or decree in any case pending for trial or on trial before him in any county in his district at a place that is convenient to the judge and forward the order or decree to the clerk for filing and entry. (b) The terms of the 88th District Court begin: (1) in Hardin County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. (c) The commencement of a term of court is not affected by the fact that the first day of the term falls on a legal holiday or the judge is absent from the county on the first day of the term. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.163. 1.01(b), eff. June 19, 2009. In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. (a) The 161st Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 190TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.598. 2, eff. 891), Sec. 1342 (S.B. 24.481. 24.183. 480, Sec. (c) In Red River County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. (b) The 290th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 2, eff. (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sec. EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CASES FOLLOWING CREATION OF ADDITIONAL COURT. Sept. 1, 2003. (a) The 295th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Court Structure Of Texas -- Descriptive Outline - txcourts.gov 1, eff. 507 (S.B. Sec. 530, Sec. (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. 3 (H.B. (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. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 349), Sec. 7.25, eff. January 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 1352 (S.B. 43RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). Sec. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 454th Judicial District is composed of Medina County. 99TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). Sec. 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 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. Sept. 1, 1985. October 1, 2022. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1103 (H.B. 480, Sec. (e) A retired judge appointed under this section has all the power and jurisdiction of the court and the regular judge for whom he is sitting and may sign orders, judgments, decrees, or other process of any kind as presiding judge when acting for the regular judge. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93, Sec. 4 of Tarrant County is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 1342 (S.B. Each judge may sit in the other court to hear a case without transferring the case. (6) occupy the judge's own courtroom or the courtroom of another district court in the county. 24.504. September 1, 2005. (a) The 131st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.599. (b) The 372nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 49th Judicial District is composed of Webb and Zapata counties. (b) The 403rd District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 343RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). (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. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 474TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (a) The 339th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 219th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (a) On the creation of an additional district court in a county, an existing district court in the county may transfer to the new court a case regarding a child who is subject to the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of the existing court under Title 5, Family Code, regardless of whether the case is pending in the existing court or the existing court rendered a final order in the case. The board shall investigate from time to time the necessity of and appropriate locations for new judicial districts and shall advise the legislature of its findings. 480, Sec. (a) Judicial District 1-A is composed of Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. The 173rd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County. 15, eff. 177TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. January 1, 2022. 632, Sec. September 1, 2009. Meetings of the board shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 551, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 317, Sec. 24.170. 480, Sec. Sec. 704, Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. District Court L - $3,000/$10,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes ALASKA: . 276TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MARION, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). 1, eff. Sec. (7) the actual growth or decline of population and district court case load in the counties to be affected. 24.525. JURISDICTION OVER COMMISSIONERS COURT. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARMSTRONG, POTTER, AND RANDALL COUNTIES). 1, eff. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION. Sec. (a) The 285th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 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, all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order thereon in the court in which the case is pending without having the case transferred to the court of the acting judge. 24.031. 1, eff. 24.310. 24.635. (b) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. The district court has control over the assignment of cases as prescribed by Sections 25.1112 and 26.209. 3, eff. 1342 (S.B. 24.529. (b) The judge of the 341st District Court may impanel grand juries in Webb County. 4037), Sec. 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. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.533. 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. September 1, 2015. 480, Sec. The judge hearing a transferred case shall indicate on the docket sheet and orders that he is sitting for that district. The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 610 (H.B. 24.108. 72 (H.B. 1059 (H.B. 3 (H.B. Sec. (b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. June 19, 2009. Sec. 372ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 209th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.413. (b) The terms of the 136th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2 is composed of Tarrant County. 1337, Sec. (b) The 205th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 325th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1.04(a), eff. Sec. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 426th District Court. Sec. 24.200. Sec. 149, Sec. 24.181. 3 is composed of Tarrant County. (c) The terms of the 103rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in February and July. 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. 24.432. 24.427. Sec. (b) The terms of the 41st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, September, and November. Recent Texas Supreme Court decisions limiting deposition times in these types of actions appear to run-afoul of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and subject parties to discovery limitations imposed by the Texas Supreme Court when hearing matters are based on state law allegations. Sec. 24.122. 1, eff. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Glasscock County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 478th District Court. 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. 1342 (S.B. 24.6004. 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. 32ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FISHER, MITCHELL, AND NOLAN COUNTIES). (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. 24.245. January 1, 2007. 1306, Sec. (d) In any county in the district in which there are two or more district courts, the judges of those courts may, in their discretion, either in termtime or in vacation, on motion of any party, on agreement of the parties, or on their own motion, transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on their dockets to the docket of one of the other district courts. Sec. 3153), Sec. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) The judge of the 59th District Court may impanel the grand jury in Grayson County as provided by law for any terms of his court that he considers proper. (e) 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 the minutes at the end of each volume of the minutes. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. May 25, 1989. 24.174. (d) The district courts and criminal district courts having jurisdiction in Dallas County have concurrent jurisdiction. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). 855 (H.B. 24.173. 24.509. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. September 1, 2005. September 1, 2009. (c) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 156th District Court. 354TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT AND RAINS COUNTIES). 237TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. For purposes of Article XV, Section 6, of the Texas Constitution, "incompetency" means: (2) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or. 1, eff. 1314), Sec. (h) All bonds taken for the appearance of defendants, parties, or witnesses in any district court or in any inferior court in Bexar County are binding on all defendants, parties, or witnesses, and their sureties, in any of the courts in which the case is pending or to which the case may be transferred.