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  2. Texas Courts of Appeals - Wikipedia

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    Districts map. There are fourteen appellate districts each of which encompasses multiple counties and is presided over by a Texas Court of Appeals denominated by number: [19] The counties of Gregg, Rusk, Upshur, and Wood are in the jurisdictions of both the Sixth and Twelfth Courts, while Hunt County is in the jurisdiction of both the Fifth and Sixth Courts.

  3. Judiciary of Texas - Wikipedia

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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]

  4. Courts of Texas - Wikipedia

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    State courts of Texas. Texas Supreme Court (Civil) [1] Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal) [2] Texas Courts of Appeals (14 districts) [3] Texas District Courts (420 districts) [4] Texas County Courts [5] Texas Justice Courts [6] Texas Municipal Courts [7] Federal courts located in Texas. United States District Court for the Eastern ...

  5. Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas is one of the 14 Texas Courts of Appeals.It currently sits in Dallas, Texas.It has simultaneously both the smallest Court of Appeals' jurisdictional geographic size (only six counties, one of which is shared with another Court), and the largest composition (13 Justices).

  6. List of first women lawyers and judges in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Shirley W. Butts (1954): [41] First female appointed as Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals in Texas (1981) Camille Hutson–Dunn (1963): [42] First female appointed as a Justice of the First Court of Appeals in Texas (1984) Alice Oliver–Parrott: First female to serve as a Chief Justice in the Texas Court of Appeals (1991-1996) [43]

  7. Red wave in Texas appellate courts, two flipped in Democratic ...

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    Based in the Democratic stronghold of El Paso, the court hears cases from 17 counties in far west Texas. In the 3rd Court of Appeals, four Democrat justices were elected. In one race, one ...

  8. Here’s who’s running for Place 7 on Texas Court of Criminal ...

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    The Court of Criminal Appeals is the state’s court of last resort for criminal matters. It automatically handles all cases involving the death penalty, but can choose to hear others as well ...

  9. List of chief justices of the Supreme Court of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Chief Justice of Texas presides at the Texas Supreme Court, which is the top appellate court for civil matters in the Texas court system. The chief justice (and all the justices) are elected statewide in partisan elections. The term of the chief justice is six years. The position was created in the Texas Constitution of 1876.