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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

• Rule 52. Original Proceedings

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

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Appendices

1. 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]
2. Order Regarding Disposition of Court Papers in Civil Cases [pdf] [doc]
3. Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record in Civil Cases [pdf] [doc]
4. Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal [pdf] [doc]
5. Order Directing the Form of the Appellate Record in Criminal Cases [pdf] [doc]
6. Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Seeking Relief from Final Felony Conviction under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.07 [pdf] [doc]
7. Order Adopting Summary Sheet for Postconviction Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus [pdf] [doc]
8. Order Regarding Court of Appeals Clerk Preparing the Record to Send to the Court of Criminal Appeals [pdf] [doc]