TJB | SC | Court News | 2024 - Texas Judicial Branch
Supreme Court advances access-to-justice efforts with proposed new rules to license legal paraprofessionals; 07/26/2024: Supreme Court announces fees for state's new business court, other courts; 07/12/2024: Supreme Court emergency order assists justice courts affected by Hurricane Beryl; 06/28/2024
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Oct 17, 2024 · Composed of the chief justice and eight justices, the Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters in the state. The Supreme Court is in Austin, immediately northwest of the state Capitol. Supreme Court justices are elected to staggered six-year terms in statewide elections.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Aug 6, 2024 · Supreme Court. AUSTIN — The Supreme Court of Texas today issued preliminary rules allowing licensed paraprofessionals and court-access assistants to provide limited legal services that will help bridge the gap between the civil legal needs of low-income Texans and the resources currently available to fill those needs.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Supreme Court. May 10, 2023. The Supreme Court of Texas debuted new forms that allow individuals representing themselves to create a will. The forms are the result of a change in state law passed by the 84 th Texas Legislature and signed by the governor.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Supreme Court. AUSTIN — The Supreme Court has given preliminary approval to rules for Texas' new Business Court and has preliminarily amended the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure related to the new 15th Court of Appeals. Find links to the orders below.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Case Summaries. Below are summaries of cases set for oral argument during the Supreme Court of Texas' 2024-2025 court term. The summaries are created by the Court's staff attorneys and law clerks and do not constitute the Court’s official descriptions or statements. Links to the full case documents are included within each summary.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Oct 20, 2024 · Court News; Frequently Asked Questions; Practice Before the Court; Attorney Portal; Oral Arguments; Case Summaries; About the Court; Court Calendar; ... Supreme Court of Texas PO Box 12248 Austin, Texas 78711 Phone Main: (512) 463-1312 Fax: (512) 463-1365 Finance Where the Money Goes Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse ...
TJB | SC | News | All New Newsletter Signup - Texas Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court of Texas has a new newsletter subscription service. Please subscribe to continue receiving news from the Supreme Court in your inbox.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
Oct 17, 2024 · AUSTIN — The Texas Board of Law Examiners announced the three individuals who scored the highest on the July 2024 Texas Bar Exam. According to the Board of Law Examiners (BLE), 3,299 individuals took the July exam, achieving an overall pass rate of 74.5%.
Supreme Court - Texas Judicial Branch
In an emergency order posted Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court extended until October 1 the limits on jury proceedings in previous pandemic-related orders. In pertinent part the latest order specifies that the Office of Court Administration, in coordination with the regional presiding judges and local administrative judges, should assist trial ...