texas district court jurisdictional limits

Sec. Sec. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.134. Sec. 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. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.947. (a) The 41st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (REAL AND UVALDE COUNTIES). 45TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 45th District Court. Sept. 1, 1987. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.423. 4833), Sec. 1.02(a), eff. June 19, 2009. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. The 221st Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. Sec. 21, Sec. 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. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . Sept. 1, 1995. Sec. (d) The 17th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (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. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 117th District Court. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. 1103 (H.B. 1 is composed of Tarrant County. June 7, 2019. 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). (a) The 117th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. (b) The 363rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. Sept. 1, 1997. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. 476TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.201. September 1, 2015. 24.118. 1 begin on the third Mondays in April and September and the first Mondays in January, July, and November. (b) The 262nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 195th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. 1059 (H.B. Sec. Sec. (d) The 67th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sec. 24.599. (d) The board may provide for the compensation of subpoenaed witnesses. SALARY OF SPECIAL JUDGE. (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. September 1, 2015. 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 24.001. 797, 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. Jan. 1, 1997. (a) The 30th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. (a) A district judge may set a time for and hold a special term in any county in his district. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 428th Judicial District is composed of Hays County. (b) The 58th, 60th, and 136th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. . Jan. 1, 1996. Sec. 632, Sec. Sec. 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). September 1, 2011. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 15(a), eff. Sec. (a) The 290th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.551. The 355th Judicial District is composed of Hood County. January 1, 2022. (b) The terms of the 121st District Court begin: (1) in Terry County on the second Mondays in May and November; and. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (b) The 227th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 90, Sec. 355TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HOOD COUNTY). Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Austin, Texas 78701. (a) The 452nd Judicial District is composed of Edwards, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard Counties. 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987. 480, Sec. Sec. The 216th Judicial District is composed of Gillespie and Kerr counties. (b) The 418th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 327TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). October 1, 2022. 2454), Sec. The 441st Judicial District is composed of Midland County. The 413th Judicial District is composed of Johnson County. Sec. April 14, 1987. Sec. (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. The State District Courts hold hearings on pre-trial matters and preside over jury and non-jury trials. 14, eff. Sec. 480, Sec. 2936), Sec. Sec. (c) The terms of the 90th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The 296th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 24.533. 24.561. Sec. 2174), Sec. 632, Sec. 24.373. (b) The judge of the 341st District Court may impanel grand juries in Webb County. 3.13(16), eff. (a) The 471st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (4) in Washington County on the first Tuesdays in March and September. Sec. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 2, eff. 40), Sec. 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the district courts in Bell County except by special order of the presiding judge. More than one judicial district may contain the same county or counties. January 1, 2010. 1, eff. 218TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). 912 (S.B. 934 (H.B. 85, Sec. 1139), Sec. Each judge may sit in the other court to hear a case without transferring the case. 24.449. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. Sec. 149, Sec. Sec. 24.354. 1.03(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 934 (H.B. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 186th District Court. Sept. 1, 1987. 93, Sec. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1996. 26, Sec. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 256TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.429. (a) The 17th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 338th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. Additional Phone: 972-434-8851 Directory. (b) The 352nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 18, eff. (b) The judge may impanel grand and petit jurors as provided by law. 61ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). May 17, 2005. 934 (H.B. 1059 (H.B. 1.05(a), eff. 24.60022. (a) The 157th Judicial District is composed of Harris 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 35th Judicial District is composed of Brown and Mills counties. If a case is transferred, all process, bonds, recognizances, and obligations extant at the time of transfer shall be returned and filed in the court to which the case is transferred and are valid and binding as if originally issued out of that court. The 328th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. OBLIGATIONS; BONDS. (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. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 131st District Court. 148, Sec. January 1, 2017. 1124, Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 49th District Court has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 2150), Sec. Sec. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 84th District Court begin: (1) in Hansford County on the third Monday in March and the second Monday in September; (2) in Hutchinson County on the first Monday in June and the fourth Monday in November; and. Sec. (e) The terms of the 76th District Court begin: (1) in Camp County on the first Mondays in March and April; (2) in Morris County on the first Mondays in January, May, July, and November and the third Monday in September; and. The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. (a) The 103rd Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 408TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 1342 (S.B. 349), Sec. 24.011. 18, eff. Sec. (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. (a) The 344th Judicial District is composed of Chambers County. Sec. 1189), Sec. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 1012, Sec. 1189), Sec. 219th District Court. 541 (S.B. 929 (H.B. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sec. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,368,139. 462ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 46th District Court begin: (1) in Foard County on the 6th, 17th, and 36th Mondays after the first Monday in January; (2) in Hardeman County on the 8th, 19th, 38th, and 47th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and. January 1, 2012. (a) The 136th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 610 (H.B. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 396th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts and the justice courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. 480, Sec. 349), Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 340TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). January 1, 2007. 7(a), eff. 1575), Sec. 146TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). May 14, 2007. 3, eff. The judge of the 452nd District Court may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the judge's court as in the judge's judgment is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. January 1, 2019. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.442. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1139), Sec. 24.198. (b) A family district court judge is entitled to the same compensation and allowances provided by the state and county for the other district judges in his county. 480, Sec. (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 79), Sec. The judge of the 198th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the judge's district and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the judge's court as in the judge's judgment is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Aug. 28, 1989. The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and Waller Counties. September 1, 2005. 1352 (S.B. 24.144. 24.621. 1(c), eff. (a) The 49th Judicial District is composed of Webb and Zapata counties. 188TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GREGG COUNTY). 24.546. 7, eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.634. 2150), Sec. Sec. 24.197. 8, eff. (3) "Reapportionment order" means an order adopted by the board that reapportions the judicial districts of the state. 329TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WHARTON COUNTY). 24.385. Sec. 6(a), eff. 72 (H.B. (b) The 15th and 59th judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Grayson County. (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 8TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DELTA, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, AND RAINS COUNTIES). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1081 (H.B. 24.181. 349), Sec. (a) The 265th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.402. 1337, Sec. September 1, 2015. 24.516. 24.943. 17, eff. (d) In all suits, actions, and proceedings, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be "District Court of Jefferson County.". 108TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER COUNTY). 606 (S.B. 2913), Sec. (b) The terms of the 478th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 2, eff. (a) The 251st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.230. (f) Each sheriff of the counties in the district shall perform the duties prescribed by law in connection with the cases from that sheriff's county. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 24.030. The 301st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 580 (S.B. 24.113. 361ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). 469TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. 24.445. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 205th District Court. 24.507. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. 79), Sec. 1.02(a), eff. (3) in Houston County on the first Mondays in March, August, and October. Sec. Sec. (c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge. 3, eff. 315TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987. September 1, 2005. 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (RUSK COUNTY). 635, Sec. 24.585. 24.213. October 1, 2022. 1139), 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. 221ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.146. 2230), Sec. (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. Sec. Sec. Cases in the concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be filed in either court, and all cases of concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be transferred between the 258th District Court and the county court. January 1, 2012. 10, eff. 1352 (S.B. 21, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. September 1, 2021. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 172ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). 2.19(a), eff. 24.128. (a) The 97th Judicial District is composed of Archer, Clay, and Montague counties. 3. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.369. (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. Sec. Generally, this jurisdiction includes original jurisdiction of felony criminal prosecutions, suits for divorce, suits over title to land, election contests, and civil suits with an amount in controversy of at least $200. 24.380. 1, eff. 15, Sec. The 469th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.366. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. 1189), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. September 1, 2015. Sec. (b) The terms of the 10th and 56th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.121. 24.577. 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 855 (H.B. 2, eff. 24.266. 1575), Sec. 24.574. 24.204. (c) The terms of the 34th District Court begin on the third Mondays in April and September and the first Mondays in January, July, and November. The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (3) promote an informed and consistent court response to domestic violence cases to lessen the number of misdemeanors, felonies, and fatalities related to domestic violence in Harris County. Sec. 3774), Sec. Sec. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 308th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 195TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 403rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. The district court has appellate jurisdiction and general supervisory control over the commissioners court, with the exceptions and regulations prescribed by law. (b) The 204th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. (2) family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. 8(a), eff. 332ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 254th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1321 (S.B. 4, eff. 1352 (S.B. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing.

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texas district court jurisdictional limits