8(a), eff. 10(a), eff. APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL JUDGE. 21, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 1985. 2(b), eff. (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. 24.505. (c) The 73rd District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. (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. 1, eff. Failure to comply with the order of the district court is punishable as contempt. 2.06(a), eff. (c) If the commissioners court authorizes a district court to sit in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat, the commissioners court shall provide suitable facilities for the court in that municipality. 1951), Sec. September 1, 2013. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 10th and 56th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any other of the judges may hold court for him. Sec. (a) The 288th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 480, Sec. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 321ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). April 14, 1987. (b) The terms of the 114th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1082 (H.B. January 1, 2006. 72 (H.B. Sec. 3(a), eff. Sec. 1189), Sec. Sec. 275TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 3153), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 1995. The 505th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. (b) The 180th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. 1.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 3481), Sec. Sec. 1, eff. The 293rd Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. The 302nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. 929 (H.B. Sec. (c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 167th District Court. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. (b) The terms of the 105th District Court begin: (1) in Kenedy County on the first Mondays in June and December; (2) in Kleberg County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.60094. Search form. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties. (c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. 24.185. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 148th 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. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24, Sec. 24.020. (c) The terms of the 90th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2015. September 1, 2015. 606 (S.B. 3, eff. 1306, Sec. The 316th Judicial District is composed of Hutchinson County. (b) A judge of the 411th Judicial District may not be assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County. 1081 (H.B. (a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 397TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). 24.953. Sec. 912 (S.B. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). (a) The 135th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. 1337, Sec. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. 24.580. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. (5) in Hall County on the first Mondays in February and September. (a) The 131st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1189), Sec. (d) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the county court in Baylor, Cottle, King, or Knox County may transfer a case to the judge of the 50th District Court with the approval of the district judge. 24.373. (a) The 72nd Judicial District is composed of Crosby and Lubbock counties. Sec. (b) The 204th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 1314), Sec. Sec. 1951), Sec. (a) The 105th Judicial District is composed of Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces counties. 24.254. 2, Sec. 24.374. Sec. October 1, 2020. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) When the docket of a family district court becomes so excessive that the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which that court is located considers it an emergency, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court residing within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region, who meets the qualifications set out in Subsection (a), may be appointed by the presiding judge to sit for the regular judge as long as the emergency exists. Sec. 441ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 1. (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. Sec. 480, Sec. 3, Sec. 24.511. 1, eff. 24.183. Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 168th District Court. 1352 (S.B. 3. (a) The 9th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). 572 (S.B. 24.421. 1, eff. 1, eff. 24.001. (a) The 98th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (b) The 77th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 87th District Court in Freestone and Limestone counties. 541 (S.B. Aug. 31, 1987. However, a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred. 24.221. 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 891), Sec. 24.179. 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (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. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 57th District Court. 24.011. By order entered on the minutes, for any term that the judge considers it necessary, the judge may order grand and petit juries to be drawn. Sept. 1, 1985. DEFINITIONS. 230, Sec. 24.198. Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times. 24.257. Sec. 1, eff. Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county. 2. 150TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.101. 24.197. The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 3153), Sec. 1, eff. 24.416. 704, Sec. Sec. 1082 (H.B. 24.447. 24.480. Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 1.02(a), eff. 1, eff. Sec. (a) Upon the suspension of a constitutional county judge by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct under Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, the commissioners court may appoint a resident of the county to fill the office until the next term of that office or until the suspension ends, whichever event occurs first. Sept. 1, 1985. 2454), Sec. 1182 (S.B. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 24.151. (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. (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. (j) The Bexar County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend each court as required by law or by the judge. 181ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (a) The 78th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. (b) The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 480, Sec. 24.585. 480, Sec. 2454), Sec. 300TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). The Commissioners Court of Jefferson County may provide suitable quarters in the subcourthouse in Port Arthur for a court while it sits in Port Arthur. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (a) The 451st Judicial District is composed of Kendall County. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The 399th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 8, eff. June 19, 2009. 541 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1987. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.529. (b) The 122nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 10th and 56th district courts. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 95th District Court. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 24.545. (a) The 213th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 2(i), eff. (a) The 160th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 73rd District Court. 24.490. 452ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EDWARDS, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). 1081, Sec. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 2(g), eff. The 65th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 2, eff. 6, eff. (a) The 145th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. 24.560. 24.180. The 234th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. Sept. 1, 1985. 541 (S.B. 148, Sec. (c) The terms of the 414th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 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. 852 (H.B. (a) The 2nd Judicial District is composed of Cherokee County. (a) The 396th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (b) The 258th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction in Polk County with the county court over all misdemeanor cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 12, eff. 1, eff. Any of the judges may, in his own courtroom, try and determine any case or proceeding pending in any of the other courts without having the case transferred, or may sit in any of the other courts and hear and determine any case pending in one of those courts. Jan. 1, 2000. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 214th 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. (b) The 161st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Ector County. 24.637. 74TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (a) The 104th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. Sec. 1352 (S.B. The court shall give preference to civil cases. 2.10(a), eff. (a) The 10th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. 2936), Sec. Matters within the courts' concurrent jurisdiction may be filed in either court and may be transferred between the district court and county court. 2(f), eff. (a) The 417th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (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. TEXAS: District Court G $200/No maximum - - - - - County Court at Law, Constitutional . Jan. 1, 2001. 24.438. (b) The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when a court sits in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat and may transfer: (1) all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to that municipality while the court is in session there; and. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 67th District Court.