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Municipal Courts are the most active courts, with County Courts and District Courts handling most other cases and often sharing the same courthouse. Administration is the responsibility of the Supreme Court of Texas, which is aided by the Texas Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council and the State Bar of Texas, which it oversees.
Most district courts consider both criminal and civil cases but, in counties with many courts, each may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters. [ 2 ] The Texas tradition of one judge per district court is descended from what was the dominant form of American state trial court organization for much of the 19th century ...
Early federal and state civil procedure in the United States was rather ad hoc and was based on traditional common law procedure but with much local variety. There were varying rules that governed different types of civil cases such as "actions" at law or "suits" in equity or in admiralty; these differences grew from the history of "law" and "equity" as separate court systems in English law.
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The Hays County district judges will have the authority to appoint a replacement for the vacancy. As part of Anderson's removal proceeding, Hernandez, the deputy clerk, was expected to fill the ...
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The absence of counsel is a recognized ground for continuance of a civil case. [98] [99] A court is not required to grant a postponement merely because a party's attorney is absent. [100] The court may require that the party seeking the continuance to show the reasons that the counsel is absent. [101] [102] [103] [104]
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