Judiciary of Texas

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The Judiciary of Texas is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying Texas law through a complex structure of trial and appellate courts, including two courts of last resort.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
state court system
appliesLawOf Texas
branchOf Government of Texas
canDeclare state laws unconstitutional under Texas Constitution
canInterpret Texas Constitution
Texas statutes
linked to: Texas state law
constitutionalBasis Texas Constitution
country United States
electsJudgesBy partisan elections
employs judges
justices
magistrates
handles civil cases
criminal cases
family law cases
juvenile cases
probate cases
hasAdministrativeBody Texas Office of Court Administration
hasAlternativeDisputeResolution arbitration programs
mediation programs
hasComponentCourt Supreme Court of Texas
linked to: Texas Supreme Court

Texas Constitutional County Courts
linked to: Texas County Courts

Texas County Courts
Texas County Courts at Law
linked to: Texas County Courts

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Courts of Appeals
Texas District Courts
Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
Texas Municipal Courts
Texas Specialty Courts
Texas Statutory Probate Courts
hasCourtOfLastResort Supreme Court of Texas
linked to: Texas Supreme Court

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
hasJurisdictionIn Texas
hasLevel courts of last resort
intermediate appellate courts
trial courts
hasNumberOfCourtsOfLastResort 2
interpretsLawOf Texas
languageOfProceedings English
overseenBy Supreme Court of Texas
linked to: Texas Supreme Court

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
uses Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
Texas Rules of Evidence

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Government of Texas judicialBody Judiciary of Texas
Texas Government Code appliesTo Texas judicial branch
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Office of the Governor of Texas associatedWith Texas judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Article I of the Texas Constitution bindingOn Texas judiciary
subject linked to: Article I
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Constitution of 1866 (Texas) subjectHasRole Texas judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Texas Municipal Courts partOf Texas judicial system
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Texas Justice of the Peace Courts partOf Texas judicial system
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Texas County Courts partOf Texas judicial system
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court isHighestRankingJudicialOfficerIn Texas judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
Texas CCA partOf Texas judicial system
linked to: Judiciary of Texas
18th Judicial District of Texas courtSystem Judiciary of Texas
Upton County judicialDistrict Texas state judicial system
linked to: Judiciary of Texas