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Texas Government Code - Chapter 22 Appellate CourtsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 22 Appellate Courts Sponsored Links(a) The supreme court has appellate jurisdiction, except in criminal law matters, coextensive with the limits of the state and extending to all questions of ... (a) The supreme court or a justice of the supreme court may issue writs of procedendo and certiorari and all writs of quo warranto and ... (a) The supreme court from time to time shall promulgate suitable rules, forms, and regulations for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter relating ... (a) The supreme court has the full rulemaking power in the practice and procedure in civil actions, except that its rules may not abridge, enlarge, ... (a) The chief justice may certify to the governor when one or more justices of the supreme court have recused themselves under the Texas Rules ... (a) The supreme court may adjourn from day to day or for the periods that it deems necessary to the ends of justice and the ... (a) The supreme court may act on applications for writs of error when the court deems it expedient. The supreme court shall pass on an ... (a) The supreme court shall appoint one or more licensed attorneys to serve at the will of the court and to report the decisions of ... The supreme court may appoint not more than three stenographers and may appoint a bailiff to attend the court when it is sitting. Acts 1985, ... The supreme court shall adopt rules establishing guidelines for the courts of this state to use in determining whether in the interest of justice the ... (a) The supreme court shall provide judicial training related to the problems of family violence, sexual assault, and child abuse and to issues concerning sex ... (a) Each attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies and each district court judge shall, as an official duty, each year complete a ... (a) The supreme court shall provide a course of instruction that relates to issues that arise in guardianship cases for judges involved in those cases. ... In the chief justice's absence, the justice with the most seniority on the supreme court may sign a court document for the chief justice if ... (a) The supreme court is composed of a chief justice and of eight justices holding places numbered consecutively beginning with Place 2. (b) The designation ... (a) The court of criminal appeals shall use a seal on which there is engraved a star with five points and the words "Court of ... When the court from which an appeal is taken is deprived of jurisdiction over the case pending the appeal and the case is determined by ... The court of criminal appeals may ascertain, on affidavit or otherwise, the matters of fact that are necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction. Acts ... (a) The fact that a judge of the court of criminal appeals is disqualified under the constitution and laws of this state to hear and ... (a) The presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, with the concurrence of a majority of the judges of the court of criminal appeals, ... (a) In addition to the authority granted by Section 22.106 of this code, the court of criminal appeals may appoint a commission for the aid ... (a) The court of criminal appeals is granted rulemaking power to promulgate rules of posttrial, appellate, and review procedure in criminal cases except that its ... (a) The court of criminal appeals has the full rulemaking power in the promulgation of rules of evidence in the trials of criminal cases, except ... (a) The court of criminal appeals shall assure that judicial training related to the problems of family violence, sexual assault, and child abuse is provided. ... The court of criminal appeals shall provide to prosecuting attorneys training related to the use of Section 12.47, Penal Code, and Article 42.014, Code of ... (a) The court of criminal appeals is composed of a presiding judge and of eight judges holding places numbered consecutively beginning with Place 2. (b) ... (a) The state is divided into 14 courts of appeals districts with a court of appeals in each district. (b) The First Court of Appeals ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the First Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Houston. (b) Harris County shall furnish ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District shall establish an appellate judicial system to: (1) assist ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Second Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Fort Worth. (b) The court may ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Second Court of Appeals District by order entered in its minutes may establish an appellate judicial ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Third Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Austin. (b) The court may transact ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Third Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of San Antonio. (b) The court may ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Fourth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court of Appeals District shall be primarily held in the City of Dallas. (b) The court may ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Fifth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Texarkana. (b) The court may transact ... The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Amarillo. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of El Paso. (b) The court may ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Beaumont. (b) The City of Beaumont ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Waco or in the county seat ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Eastland. (b) Eastland County shall furnish ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Eleventh Court of Appeals District, on request of the chief justice of the court of appeals, ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Tyler. (b) The City of Tyler ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi and the City of ... (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Houston. (b) Harris County shall furnish ... (a) The Court of Appeals for the First Court of Appeals District consists of a chief justice and of eight justices holding places numbered consecutively ... (a) The fact that at least two members of a court of appeals are disqualified to determine a case in the court shall be certified ... The term of each court of appeals begins and ends with each calendar year. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... (a) A court of appeals may adjourn from day to day or for the periods that it considers proper. (b) If a quorum of a ... (a) Each court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction of all civil cases within its district of which the district courts or county courts have jurisdiction ... (a) Each court of appeals or a justice of a court of appeals may issue a writ of mandamus and all other writs necessary to ... (a) Each court of appeals may sit in panels of not fewer than three justices for the purpose of hearing cases. (b) If more than ... (a) The chief justice of each court of appeals, under rules established by the court, shall convene the court en banc for the transaction of ... The clerk of each court of appeals shall obtain a seal for the court. The seal shall have a star with five points and the ... (a) A judgment of a court of appeals is conclusive on the facts of the case in all civil cases. (b) Except as provided by ... When the court from which an appeal is taken is deprived of jurisdiction over the case pending the appeal and the case is determined by ... (a) The other justices of a court of appeals shall certify to the governor the following facts when they occur: (1) a justice of the ... The salaries of the state prosecuting attorney and the clerks, other officers, and employees of the supreme court, court of criminal appeals, and courts of ... (a) At the discretion of its chief justice or presiding judge, the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, or a court of appeals may ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |