The Clerk's Office is responsible for docketing all cases, ensuring that the rules governing filings and the filing requirements are followed, collecting fees, issuing orders and opinions, and helping licensed attorneys with name changes and certificates of good standing. The Clerk's office also maintains the Court's Administrative Orders. Each Friday morning, the Clerk's Office releases the Weekly Event Report which lists filings and briefing requests for that week. If the Court requests briefs on the merits in a case, all briefs filed in the Supreme Court will also be requested in electronic format and they will be posted to the website on the Electronic Briefing page. The Clerk's Office also serves the Multidistrict Litigation Panel.
Contact
The Texas Supreme Court is located in the Supreme Court Building at 201 W. 14th Street in Austin, in a complex immediately northwest of the Capitol. The entrance to the courtroom is on the east end of the building in a foyer opposite the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Clerk's Office is Room 104 (PDF Map of Capitol Complex).
Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. (View Court Calendar)
The Court is accessible from the north Capitol mall, from the east, and through the adjoining Tom C. Clark Building at 205 W. 14th Street, from the north (via 14th Street) or south (via 13th Street).
- Physical Location
Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court Building
201 W. 14th Street, Room 104
Austin, Texas 78701
- Mailing Address
Supreme Court of Texas
PO Box 12248
Austin, Texas 78711
- Contact by Telephone/Fax
Main: (512) 463-1312 Fax: (512) 463-1365
— The Court does not currently accept facsimile or e-mail filings. —
Updated: 17-Jun-2009
