Texas Courts Flashcards
Final appellate jurisdiction in civil and juvenile cases
Texas Supreme Court
Final appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases
Court of Criminal Appeals
Original Jurisdiction in felony criminal matters
District Court
Original jurisdiction in civil actions over $200, divorce, title to land, contested elections.
District Court
Which Court handles Criminal Class A&B cases?
County-Level Courts
Appeals for Death Sentences
Court of Criminal Appeals
Final appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases
Court of Criminal Appeals
Exclusive original jurisdiction over misdemeanors with fines greater than $500 or jail sentence.
County-Level Courts
Exclusive original jurisdiction over municipal ordinance criminal cases.
Municipal Courts
Which court handles Small Claims
Justice Courts
Which court handles Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Examining Court
Lower court that determines probable cause & grants bail at a preliminary hearing in criminal cases.
Who are magistrates?
Justices of the Supreme Court
Justices of Court of Appeals
Judges
Mayors and Recorders
Which court handles cases that arise from TABC?
Municipal
Which court handles Fines of $2000 (fire, zoning, public haelth, sanatation): $4000 (dumping or refuse) or $500 (all other cases)
Municipal Court
