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Table of Contents
Section 1 - General Provisions
- Rule 1. Scope of Rules; Local Rules of Courts of Appeals
- Rule 2. Suspension of Rules
- Rule 3. Definitions; Uniform Terminology
- Rule 4. Time and Notice Provisions
- Rule 5. Fees in Civil Cases
- Rule 6. Representation by Counsel
- Rule 7. Substituting Parties
- Rule 8. Bankruptcy in Civil Cases
- Rule 9. Papers Generally
- Rule 10. Motions in the Appellate Courts
- Rule 11. Amicus Curiae Briefs
- Rule 12. Duties of Appellate Clerk
- Rule 13. Court Reporters and Court Recorders
- Rule 14. Recording and Broadcasting Court Proceedings
- Rule 15. Issuance of Writ or Process by Appellate Court
- Rule 16. Disqualification or Recusal of Appellate Judges
- Rule 17. Court of Appeals Unable to take Immediate Action
- Rule 18. Mandate
- Rule 19. Plenary Power of the Courts of Appeals and Expiration of Term
- Rule 20. When Party is Indigent
Section 2 - Appeals from Trial Court Judgments and Orders
- Rule 21. New Trials in Criminal Cases
- Rule 22. Arrest of Judgment in Criminal Cases
- Rule 23. Nunc Pro Tunc Proceedings in Criminal Cases
- Rule 24. Suspension of Enforcement of Judgment Pending Appeal in Civil Cases
- Rule 25. Perfecting Appeal
- Rule 26. Time to Perfect Appeal
- Rule 27. Premature Filings
- Rule 28. Accelerated Appeals in Civil Cases
- Rule 29. Orders Pending Interlocutory Appeal in Civil Cases
- Rule 30. Restricted Appeal to Court of Appeals in Civil Cases
- Rule 31. Appeals in Habeas Corpus, Bail, and Extradition Proceedings in Criminal Cases
- Rule 32. Docketing Statement
- Rule 33. Preservation of Appellate Complaints
- Rule 34. Appellate Record
- Rule 35. Time to File Record; Responsibility for Filing Record
- Rule 36. Agency Record in Administrative Appeals
- Rule 37. Duties of the Appellate Clerk on Receiving the Notice of Appeal and Record
- Rule 38. Requisites of Briefs
- Rule 39. Oral Argument; Decision without Argument
- Rule 40. Order of Decision
- Rule 41. Panel and En Banc Decision
- Rule 42. Dismissal
- Rule 43. Judgment of the Court of Appeals
- Rule 44. Reversible Error
- Rule 45. Damages for Frivolous Appeals in Civil Cases
- Rule 46. Remittitur in Civil Cases
- Rule 47. Opinions, Publication, and Citation
- Rule 48. Copy of Opinion and Judgment to Interested Parties and Other Courts
- Rule 49. Motion and Further Motion for Rehearing
- Rule 50. Reconsideration on Petition for Discretionary Review
- Rule 51. Enforcement of Judgments after Mandate
Section 3 - Original Proceedings in the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals
Section 4 - Proceedings in the Supreme Court
- Rule 53. Petition for Review
- Rule 54. Filing the Record
- Rule 55. Briefs on the Merits
- Rule 56. Orders on Petition for Review
- Rule 57. Direct Appeals to the Supreme Court
- Rule 58. Certification of Questions of Law by United States Courts
- Rule 59. Submission and Argument
- Rule 60. Judgments in the Supreme Court
- Rule 61. Reversible Error
- Rule 62. Damages for Frivolous Appeals
- Rule 63. Opinions; Copy of Opinion and Judgment to Interested Parties and Other Courts
- Rule 64. Motion for Rehearing
- Rule 65. Enforcement of Judgment after Mandate
Section 5 - Proceedings in the Court of Criminal Appeals
- Rule 66. Discretionary Review in General
- Rule 67. Discretionary Review without Petition
- Rule 68. Discretionary Review with Petition
- Rule 69. Action of Court on Petition for Discretionary Review and after Granting Review
- Rule 70. Brief on the Merits
- Rule 71. Direct Appeals
- Rule 72. Extraordinary Matters
- Rule 73. Post Conviction for Writs of Habeas Corpus
- Rule 74. Review of Certified State Criminal-Law Questions
- Rule 75. Notification; Oral Argument
- Rule 76. Submissions En Banc
- Rule 77. Opinions
- Rule 78. Judgments in the Court of Appeals
- Rule 79. Rehearings
Appendices
- Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation [pdf] [doc]
- Order Regarding Disposition of Court Papers in Civil Cases [pdf] [doc]
- Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record in Civil Cases [pdf] [doc]
- Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal [pdf] [doc]
- Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record in Criminal Cases [pdf] [doc]
- Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Seeking Relief from Final Felony Conviction under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.07 [pdf] [doc]
- Order Adopting Summary Sheet for Postconviction Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus [pdf] [doc]
- Order Regarding Court of Appeals Clerk Preparing the Record to Send to the Court of Criminal Appeals [pdf] [doc]
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Updated: 09-Jan-2009