Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2(i), eff. (6) in Victoria County on the second Mondays in March and September. September 1, 2005. Any judicial reapportionment order adopted by the board must be approved by a record vote of the majority of the membership of both the senate and house of representatives before the order can become effective and binding. 2.03(a), eff. 1.03(a), eff. 480, Sec. September 1, 2008. Sept. 1, 1985. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 67th District Court. 58TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). (c) Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 93rd District Court. (a) The 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. September 1, 2017. 249TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). PROCEDURE. January 1, 2019. The 234th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 7. (d) A district judge who is assigned to preside in a court of another judicial district or is presiding in exchange or at the request of the regular judge of the court may, in the manner provided by this section for the regular judge, hear, determine, and enter the orders, judgments, and decrees in a case that is pending for trial or has been tried before the visiting judge. Sec. 24.428. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. WebCourt Info . (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 372nd District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. 1, eff. 704, Sec. All grand and petit juries drawn for one district court in each county are interchangeable with any other district court in that county as if the jury had been drawn for the court in which it is used. 24.540. 246TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 113th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. September 1, 2005. The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county. 24.109. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Wharton County shall be addressed to the district court of Wharton County. 2(g), eff. 24.027. 24.491. 187TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 389th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (a) The 283rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1306, Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 417th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 1, eff. (f) The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when a district court sits in a facility designated as an auxiliary county seat and may keep all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers at the facility. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 880, Sec. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. The jurisdiction of municipal courts is provided in Chapters 29 and 30 of the Texas Government Code. Sec. Trials in municipal courts are not generally of record; many appeals go to the county court, county court at law, or district court by a trial de novo. 1342 (S.B. 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. A family district court judge is elected in the same manner as a district judge. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. 24.485. (2) in Shelby County on the first Mondays in March, July, and November. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 219th District Court Suite 20132 972-548-4402 (McKinney) 972-424-1460 ext. 4. 24.184. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (a) The 393rd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 9, eff. Sec. 329TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WHARTON COUNTY). (c) In Red River County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. January 1, 2021. (a) The 411th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. (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. 476TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (c) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County. (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court. 17, eff. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1189), Sec. September 1, 2009. 24.031. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 2454), Sec. 24.517. June 15, 2001. 1189), Sec. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a (c) The terms of the 91st District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 635, Sec. (d) A proceeding held at a special term may be appealed as if it were held at a regular term. (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. (e) All contested divorce cases, all default judgments, and all cases in which any of the parties are cited by publication must be tried in the county in which the case is filed unless other law authorizes the case to be tried in another county. (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. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.167. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 382ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ROCKWALL COUNTY). The board shall reapportion the judicial districts authorized by Article V, Section 7, of the Texas Constitution by statewide reapportionment of the districts and, as the necessity for additional reapportionment appears, by redesignating, in one or more reapportionment orders, the county or counties that comprise the specific judicial districts affected by those reapportionment orders. 146TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). 406TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). 643), Sec. 24.461. 24.607. Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 214th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.614. 119TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CONCHO, RUNNELS, AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES). 148, Sec. 24.169. 505TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 6 ( PLAN C2193 ). 78TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). Jan. 1, 2001. WebThe District Court is administered by the State which own and operate their own set of buildings and websites. 24.6004. 85 (S.B. kept electronically and court cases are searchable and available online with some exceptions. 1342 (S.B. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.172. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1082 (H.B. 24.613. This includes all 254 counties, some bigger than states. 3. 2.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). 24.905. Sec. 2, eff. 3774), Sec. Sec. (d) A district judge in the county may hear and determine any part or question of any case or proceeding pending in any of the district courts, and any other district judge may complete the hearing and render judgment in the case or proceeding. Sec. Sec. (d) The judge of the 424th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. (b) This section applies to the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 144th, 150th, 166th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 224th, 225th, 226th, 227th, 285th, 288th, 289th, 290th, 379th, 386th, 399th, 407th, 408th, 436th, 437th, and 438th district courts in Bexar County. (a) The 228th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. Sept. 1, 1991. 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). 1.36, eff. (b) The 194th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 330TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 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. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. The salaries of the court reporter and court coordinator shall be set in amounts commensurate with the salaries paid by other district courts for those positions. The 481st Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Skip to main content. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 5, eff. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 478th District Court. 24.628. 635, Sec. 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). (b) In addition to the jurisdiction prescribed by the constitution and general laws of the state for district courts, the 259th District Court in Jones and Shackelford counties has all original and appellate civil and criminal jurisdiction normally exercised by county courts under the constitution and general laws of this state. Sec. 3 (H.B. 1, eff. 1, eff. (a) The 160th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any of the other judges may hold court for him. (g) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 202nd District Court. September 1, 2017. Sept. 1, 1997. 24.198. Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. There are nine District courts and one District Magistrate Court dedicated to criminal matters. The 296th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (b) The terms of the 88th District Court begin: (1) in Hardin County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. (e) In order to obtain his salary, a special judge commissioned by the governor must present his sworn account to the comptroller showing the number of travel days that were necessary. Sec. 929 (H.B. 24.222. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.273. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 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