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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.
Of Texas’ 15 appellate courts, each has a chief justice and between 3 and 13 justices that rule on cases; 83 justices serve statewide overall. Republicans swept races in five courts
Georgina "Gina" Martinez Benavides (born December 6, 1962) was a justice at the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals based in Corpus Christi and Edinburg. She was first elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2012. [1] She is a member of the Democratic Party and resides in McAllen, Texas. Benavides sought election to the Thirteenth Court's Chief ...
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]
He was a judge of the Hidalgo County, Texas Court-at-Law Number Two, from 1977 to 1979. He was a judge of the Hidalgo County, Texas Ninety Second District Court, from 1981 to 1984. He was a justice of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, from 1984 to 1991. He was a judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, from 1991 to 1992
The seat is one of three on the court up for election this cycle, alongside the presiding judge and Place 8. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the state’s court of last resort for criminal matters.
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 District of Texas [8] United States District Court for the ...
The thirteenth is the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which has nationwide jurisdiction over appeals of certain, specific subject matter, for example, patent law. Congress has authorized 179 judgeships, [ 1 ] though the total number of judges will be higher than 179 because of some judges electing senior status.