Texas Government Code Title 2, Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts

SUBCHAPTER A SUPREME COURT

• Texas Section 22.001 - Jurisdiction
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.002 - Writ Power
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.003 - Procedure Of The Court
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.0035 - Modification Or Suspension Of Certain Provisions Relating To Court Proceedings Affected By Disaster
  (a) In this section, "disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004. (b) Notwithstanding any other statute, the supreme court may modify or suspend procedures...
• Texas Section 22.004 - Rules Of Civil Procedure
  (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,...
• Texas Section 22.005 - Disqualification Of Justices
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.006 - Adjournment
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.007 - Application For Writ Of Error
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.008 - Publication Of Decisions
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.009 - Stenographers; Bailiff
  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,...
• Texas Section 22.010 - Sealing Of Court Records
  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...
• Texas Section 22.011 - Judicial Instruction Related To Family Violence, Sexual Assault, Trafficking Of Persons, And Child Abuse
  (a) The supreme court shall provide judicial training related to the problems of family violence, sexual assault, trafficking of persons, and child abuse and to...
• Texas Section 22.012 - Training Related To Diversions
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.013 - Judicial Instruction Related To Guardianship Issues
  (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....
• Texas Section 22.014 - Senior Justice Acting For Chief Justice
  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...
• Texas Section 22.015 - Permanent Place Designations
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.017 - Grants For Child Protection
  (a) In this section, "commission" means the Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families established by the supreme court. (b) The commission shall develop...
• Texas Section 22.018 - Promulgation Of Forms For Certain Expedited Foreclosure Proceedings
  The supreme court shall promulgate the following forms for use in expedited foreclosure proceedings described by Section 50(r), Article XVI, Texas Constitution: (1) a form...
• Texas Section 22.019 - Promulgation Of Certain Landlord-tenant Forms
  (a) The supreme court shall, as the court finds appropriate, promulgate forms for use by individuals representing themselves in residential landlord-tenant matters and instructions for...

SUBCHAPTER B COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

• Texas Section 22.020 - Promulgation Of Certain Probate Forms
  (a) In this section: (1) "Probate court" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.007, Estates Code. (2) "Probate matter" has the meaning assigned by Section...
• Texas Section 22.101 - Seal
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.102 - Mandate
  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...
• Texas Section 22.103 - Ascertainment Of Facts
  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...
• Texas Section 22.105 - Disqualification
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.106 - Commissioners Of Court Of Criminal Appeals
  (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,...
• Texas Section 22.107 - Commission In Aid Of 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...
• Texas Section 22.108 - Rules Of Appellate Procedure In Criminal Cases
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.109 - Rules Of Evidence In Criminal Cases
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.1095 - Rules On Electronic Filing Of Documents For Capital Cases In Court Of Criminal Appeals
  (a) Notwithstanding Subchapter I, Chapter 51, or any other law, the court of criminal appeals may adopt rules and procedures providing for and governing the...
• Texas Section 22.110 - Judicial Instruction Related To Family Violence, Sexual Assault, Trafficking Of Persons, And Child Abuse And Neglect
  (a) The court of criminal appeals shall assure that judicial training related to the problems of family violence, sexual assault, trafficking of persons, and child...
• Texas Section 22.1105 - Judicial Instruction Related To Certain Alleged Child Offenders
  (a) Each judge of a court with jurisdiction to hear a complaint against a child alleging a violation of a misdemeanor offense punishable by fine...
• Texas Section 22.111 - Training For Prosecuting Attorneys Related To Punishment Enhancement Because Of Bias Or Prejudice
  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...

SUBCHAPTER C COURTS OF APPEALS

• Texas Section 22.112 - Permanent Place Designations
  (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)...
• Texas Section 22.201 - Courts Of Appeals Districts
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.202 - 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...
• Texas Section 22.2021 - Appellate Judicial System
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.203 - Second Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2031 - Appellate Judicial System
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Second Court of Appeals District by order entered in its minutes shall establish an appellate judicial...
• Texas Section 22.204 - Third Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2041 - Appellate Judicial System
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.205 - Fourth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2051 - Appellate Judicial System
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.206 - Fifth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2061 - Appellate Judicial System
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.207 - Sixth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2071 - Appellate Judicial System
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Sixth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial...
• Texas Section 22.208 - Seventh Court Of Appeals
  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,...
• Texas Section 22.2081 - Appellate Judicial System
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Seventh Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial...
• Texas Section 22.209 - Eighth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2091 - Appellate Judicial System
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Eighth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial...
• Texas Section 22.210 - Ninth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2101 - Appellate Judicial System
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Ninth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial...
• Texas Section 22.211 - Tenth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.212 - Eleventh Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2121 - Appellate Judicial System
  (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,...
• Texas Section 22.213 - Twelfth 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...
• Texas Section 22.2131 - Appellate Judicial System
  (a) The commissioners court of each county in the Twelfth Court of Appeals District, by order entered in its minutes, shall establish an appellate judicial...
• Texas Section 22.214 - Thirteenth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.2141 - Appellate Judicial System
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.215 - Fourteenth Court Of Appeals
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.216 - Membership; Permanent Place Designations
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.217 - Disqualification
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.218 - Term Of Court
  The term of each court of appeals begins and ends with each calendar year. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 22.219 - Adjournment
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.220 - Civil Jurisdiction
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.221 - Writ Power
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.222 - Court Sitting In Panels
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.223 - Court Sitting en Banc
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.224 - Seal
  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...
• Texas Section 22.225 - Effect Of Judgment In Civil Cases
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.226 - Mandate
  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...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 22.228 - Special Commissioner
  (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...
• Texas Section 22.301 - Salaries Of Officers And Personnel Of Appellate Courts
  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...
• Texas Section 22.302 - Use Of Teleconferencing Technology
  (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: September 28, 2016