The 14 Courts of Appeals have intermediate appellate jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases appealed from district or county courts. The 4th Court of Appeals covers 32 counties, including Bexar County. […]
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Courts of Appeals
The 14 Courts of Appeals have intermediate appellate jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases appealed from district or county courts. Each Court of Appeals has jurisdiction in a specific geographical region […]
Victory in Foster Care: PEARLS Court Transforms Lives
By Holland Smith Ana was in the pipeline to be sex trafficked. She had recently been released from a residential treatment center, recovering from deep depression. She hated school, mainly because she […]
Leave No Veteran Behind
By the Veterans Treatment Court Team and Legal Intern Ellen Patterson “COMPANY, ATTEN-HUT!” It’s hard to believe that this historical method commonly used to bring military units to attention is now being […]
The Esperanza Court: Hope for the Hopeless
by DANA MICHEA MARQUEZ I saw her sitting under a street lamp at a bus stop. I pulled up beside her to call her name, “Genevieve! Genevieve!” She looked at me with a […]
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The highest criminal court in Texas, consists of 9 justices and has final state appellate authority over criminal cases. The Court of Criminal Appeals is composed of a Presiding Judge and eight […]
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