The First Court of Appeals serves the Houston, Texas Area. The Court consists of nine justices who hear appeals and original proceedings from the ten counties listed below:
- Legal Citation:
- Texas Constitution art. V, § 6.
Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 22.201(b), 22.202, 22.216(a), 22.217–22.228 (Vernon 2004 & Supp. 2008).
Latest News & Updates
- New! The First Court is accepting applications for Law Clerks for the year beginning September 1, 2010.
- New! Justice Tim Taft’s Retirement Ceremony (with video)
- All documents filed in parental-rights termination cases or juvenile court cases, except for the docketing statement and appellate record, must use alias names. Tex. R. App. 9.8.
- Effective September 1, 2007, the Court of Criminal Appeals has amended the Certification of the Defendant’s Right of Appeal. See Misc. Docket No. 06-105 [pdf], (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 20, 2007).
- Information on filing documents in civil cases
- Sample certificates of conference, compliance, and service and sample affidavits of indigence
- Information on filing original proceedings
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Updated: 21-Sep-2009
