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The Texas Supreme Court Building. Texas is the only state besides Oklahoma to have a bifurcated appellate system at the highest level. [4] The Texas Supreme Court hears appeals involving civil matters (which include juvenile cases), and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears appeals involving criminal matters. [4]
Fred G. Rodriguez: [80] First Hispanic American male to serve as the (Criminal) District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas (1987) Tommy Calvert: [81] First African American male to serve on the Commissioners Court for Bexar County, Texas (2014) Peter Sakai: [82] First Asian American male judge in Bexar County, Texas (2023)
The oldest continuous site still inhabited by a county courthouse is in Liberty County, where its courthouse has stood—although rebuilt—since 1831. [15] In 1971 and 1972, two Texas Courthouse Acts were passed, which require the county to notify the Texas Historical Commission (THC) of any plans to remodel or destroy historic courthouses. [16]
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 ...
Biden won Bexar County, the state's fourth most populous county and home to San Antonio, by 18 points, according to the Texas Tribune. Overall, Trump carried the state with 52.1% of the vote ...
Bexar County Law Court (1964–1974); 144th Judicial District Court of Bexar County (1975–1980); United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (1980–2002) Texas: deceased: Luis García [214] San Francisco Municipal Court (ended in 1982) California: died in office: Lupe C. García [215] Alameda County Superior Court (2016 ...
On Tuesday, the county judge and commissioners in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, approved a contract with a vendor to mail the unsolicited forms to approximately 210,000 people, with ...
The amendment provided that three-judge courts of appeals were to be created by legislature, and in 1892, the legislature created 3 courts of appeals: The First Court of Civil Appeals in Galveston, the Second Court of Civil Appeals in Fort Worth, and the Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin. In 1893, the legislature created the Fourth Court ...