September 1, 2007. 541 (S.B. Sec. January 1, 2007. Sec. 24.020. Either court, in term or in vacation, may transfer a pending civil or criminal case to the other court by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. (e) A judgment or order shall be entered in the minutes of the court in which the case is pending. Sec. 8, eff. (c) A presiding judge may, with the consent of a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court within his district, make an assignment outside his judicial district with the specific authorization of the presiding judge of the district in which that assignment is made. 15, eff. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.913. 67, Sec. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 344th District Court and the county court shall be filed in the county court, and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 344th District Court and the county court. (b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 1189), Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (a) The 102nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Red River counties. 295TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 24.422. (a) The 50th Judicial District is composed of Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox counties. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 2150), Sec. 108TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER COUNTY). This section does not entitle the retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court to participate in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. September 1, 2005. 24.118. 3.13(14), eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 632, Sec. (d) The terms of the 207th District Court begin: (1) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. 2230), Sec. Sec. 6(a), eff. (b) The 246th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sept. 1, 1985. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, this subchapter applies only to judicial districts listed in this subchapter. (c) Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 139th District Court. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) The commissioners court of the county in which a family district court is located shall provide the physical facilities and the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary to operate the family district court. 341ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). September 1, 2015. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Glasscock County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. (e) By order entered on the minutes of the court, the presiding judge of the district courts in Bell County may in his discretion, either in termtime or vacation, transfer any civil or criminal case to any of the other district courts. Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The 326th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. 2(2), eff. 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES, MADISON, AND WALKER COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. OBLIGATIONS; BONDS. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 150th District Court. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. The 38th Judicial District is composed of Real and Uvalde counties. 257TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2, eff. 3153), Sec. (b) The terms of the 29th District Court begin on the first Monday in March, the first Monday after the third Saturday in June, and the first Monday after the fourth Saturday in October. 1306, Sec. Sec. 24.626. Sec. 1 and 2 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court No. 10, eff. 24.201. 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (2) in Lampasas County on the first Mondays in March and September and may continue in session until the Saturday night before the Monday on which the next session convenes. 24.405. 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). January 1, 2016. 6. Sec. Sec. OTHER JURISDICTION. 3, eff. 1, eff. 4 of Tarrant County. Sec. 1575), Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Eastland County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (c) The terms of the 289th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The 226th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.168. The Court system at the Texas state level may be divided into the following: (a) Justice Courts, (b) County Courts, (c) County Courts at Laws, (d) District Courts, and (e) Family District Courts. 845 (S.B. 460TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 2.02(b), eff. 206TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) A district judge may set a time for and hold a special term in any county in his district. (3) in Comal County on the first Mondays in January and July. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Zepeda, 753 F.2d at 727 ("A federal court may issue an injunction if it has 20 personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not 21 attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court."). 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Dallas County. (f) A special judge agreed on by the parties or elected by the practicing lawyers shall be paid on presenting to the comptroller the certificate of the clerk of the court in which he served and the judge's sworn account. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The 406th District Court shall give preference to cases involving family violence, cases under the Family Code, and cases under the Health and Safety Code. 24.60093. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 181ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (b) The 297th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.546. Sept. 1, 2005. 1, eff. (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. September 1, 2011. 480, Sec. (4) in Throckmorton County on the 12th and 23rd Mondays after the first Monday in January and the 12th Monday after the first Monday in September. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 24.593. 24.476. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2009. (a) The 30th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. (b) The 225th District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 2 or 5, Family Code. (k) The designated domestic violence district court shall: (1) provide timely and efficient access to emergency protective orders and other court remedies for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence; (2) integrate victims' services for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence who have a case before the court; and. 439TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ROCKWALL COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 109th District Court begin: (1) in Andrews County on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in July; (2) in Crane County on the first Mondays in February and August; and. October 1, 2019. Sec. 63RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KINNEY, TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). Sec. The 420th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. (j) For the purposes of determining the preference the designated domestic violence district court is required to give cases under Subsection (i): (A) an original application for a protective order under Title 4, Family Code; (B) an original application for a protective order under Title 4, Family Code, that involves both parties and is filed concurrently with an original petition under the Family Code; and, (C) any matter involving custody of a minor child if one parent is alleged to have caused the death of another parent and there is a history of domestic violence in the parents' relationship; and. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Pecos County. 2. (2) "Reapportionment" means the redistribution of the judicial districts of the state by designating the county or counties to be included in each judicial district and may affect any or all of the judicial districts and counties of the state under either the original reapportionment made under this subchapter or a reapportionment at a time subsequent to an original reapportionment. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.568. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 424th Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties. Sec. 3 (H.B. 4, eff. 1, eff. 1352 (S.B. 354TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT AND RAINS COUNTIES). 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. A judge of a district court may, either in termtime or vacation, grant writs of mandamus, injunction, sequestration, attachment, garnishment, certiorari, and supersedeas and all other writs necessary to the enforcement of the court's jurisdiction. 114TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 79), Sec. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court in Port Arthur and perform all required duties. Sec. June 20, 1987. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1139), Sec. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (c) The terms of the 92nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 79th Judicial District is composed of Brooks and Jim Wells counties. Sec. Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster . Sec. Sec. 2, eff. The 407th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 4833), Sec. 2, eff. 1951), Sec. Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 231ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 152nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. (b) The 161st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Ector County. 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. 24.578. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. The transfer shall be entered on the minutes of the court and the cause shall be tried and disposed of as if it had been originally filed in that court. 24.463. 1048), Sec. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Each of the 254 counties in Texas has one constitutional county court with limited civil and . 24.144. Sec. The district clerk or his deputy serves as clerk of a court when it sits in Port Arthur and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to Port Arthur while the court is in session there and transfer them from Port Arthur to Beaumont at the end of each session in Port Arthur. 480, Sec. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. 203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (d) The Ector County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24.549. 24.942. 8(c), eff. (a) The 179th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. September 1, 2005. COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD. 3, Sec. Sec. 1, eff. 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. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. The 470th District Court shall hear family law matters. 2, Sec. 24.378. Sec. (d) The judge may, in any county in the 47th Judicial District: (1) hear and determine all preliminary and interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, regardless of whether the case is filed in the county in which the hearing is held; and. 2, eff. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 24.352. Sept. 1, 1995. Sec. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 137th District Court. Sec. September 1, 2011. In each of the counties, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 276th District Court and the county court. 339TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Unless there is an objection filed by a party to the suit, the 251st District Court may hear, in any county in the district convenient for the court, any nonjury case pending in any county in the district, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters in which citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 291ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 84TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HANSFORD, HUTCHINSON, AND OCHILTREE COUNTIES). 1189), Sec. Sept. 1, 2000. 480, Sec. 24.362. The 172nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 108th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. (a) The 156th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.003. (a) The 233rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.632. (f) A retired judge appointed to sit for the regular judge under this section shall receive for the services actually performed the same salary that the regular judge is entitled to receive for those services. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 347th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court. The official interpreter shall take both the constitutional oath of office and an oath that he will faithfully interpret all testimony in the district court as official interpreter. 24.640. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 61st District Court. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.608. (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July. (b) The terms of the 162nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.428. 288TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.6004. 24.360. 221ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 24.171. October 1, 2017. (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. (a) The 288th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.272. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. 24.165. 24.120. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 73rd District Court. 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 1, eff. 606 (S.B. (a) The 97th Judicial District is composed of Archer, Clay, and Montague counties. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. All citations, notices, restraining orders, and other process issued in Matagorda County by the clerk or judges of the courts are returnable to the district court of Matagorda County without reference to the court number. 2. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 1.37, eff. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. A case must be filed in the proper Court. 2454), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 24, 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. A district court for a judicial district listed in this chapter is a family district court and may be called the "Family District Court for the (number of district) Judicial District.". (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court. (3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge. 3 is composed of Dallas County. (b) The terms of the 40th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 435th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. (c) The terms of the 297th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 480, Sec. 24.203. Sec. (3) "Reapportionment order" means an order adopted by the board that reapportions the judicial districts of the state. 24.501. (b) The terms of the 63rd District Court begin: (1) in Kinney County on the first Mondays in April and October; (2) in Terrell County on the first Monday in February and the third Monday in August; and. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION. 24.552. 2150), Sec. 1, eff. The 401st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 1352 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. 1, eff. (b) The 197th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.249. (b) The 418th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. The 266th Judicial District is composed of Erath County. 80TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 4037), Sec. 24.266. 1, 2, and 3. TERMS. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. September 1, 2007. (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. 1352 (S.B. 24.110. 1.05(a), eff. (a) The 100th Judicial District is composed of Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, and Hall counties. Jan. 15, 2004. Sec. 24.123. (a) The 7th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. (b) The judge of the 341st District Court may impanel grand juries in Webb County. Sept. 1, 1985. 1182 (S.B. (d) A retired judge appointed to sit for a regular judge under this section shall execute the bond and take the oath of office that is required by law for the regular judge for whom he is sitting. 24.541. 349), Sec. 704, Sec. The 299th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . Sec. 24.554. (c) The judges of the 51st, 119th, 340th, and 391st district courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches and sit for each other without formal order in each county in those districts, including counties in which the districts do not overlap. Sec. 1306, Sec. (a) The 59th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. 24.443. Sept. 1, 1985. 10(a), eff. 24.401. (c) The commissioners court shall provide suitable quarters in the county courthouse for the court and the officers of the court. 24.145. 2(3), eff. the court of criminal appeals the supreme court the district court the justice of the peace court. Sept. 1, 2001. 48TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.473. To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and a specific provision relating to a particular judicial district, this section controls. 85, Sec. 1337, Sec. 24.215. Aug. 28, 1989. (c) The terms of the 42nd District Court begin: (1) in Callahan County on the first Mondays in January and July; (2) in Coleman County on the first Mondays in January and July; and. 855 (H.B. (e) The judge of the 47th District Court may transfer a case to the docket of any district court that has jurisdiction over the case with the approval of the judge of the court to which the case is transferred. (a) The 204th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 119th District Court begin: (1) in Concho County on the first Mondays in February and July; (2) in Runnels County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. The 222nd Judicial District is composed of Deaf Smith and Oldham counties. Jan. 1, 2000. 24.60097. 24.147. 1124, Sec. June 16, 2015. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. (c) The 406th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. 62ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DELTA, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, AND LAMAR COUNTIES). (b) The 262nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 3.13(16), eff. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction prescribed by law, each district court in Wichita County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. The amount in controversy is determined by the plaintiff's petition at the time the suit is filed. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (b) The 417th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters. 79), Sec. January 1, 2023. 24.208. (a) A family district court has the jurisdiction and power provided for district courts by the constitution and laws of this state. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court. 24.358. (b) The 427th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal matters. (a) The 131st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. (d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No.