Texas Supreme Court

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The Texas Supreme Court is the highest state court for civil matters in Texas, responsible for issuing final appellate decisions and overseeing the administration of the state’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
state supreme court
abbreviation Texas Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tex. Sup. Ct.
authorizedBy Texas Constitution
branchOf Judicial branch of Texas
buildingCompleted 1959
canAppoint members of judicial commissions and boards
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtType appellate court
createdBy Texas Constitution
surface form: Texas Constitution of 1876
dateEstablished 1876
decisionsCitableAs Texas
surface form: Tex.
handles petitions for review from Texas courts of appeals
hasChiefJustice Chief Justice of Texas
hasMinimumQuorum 5 justices
hasNoJurisdictionOver criminal cases other than juvenile matters
hasNumberOfJustices 9
hasOfficialReporter South Western Reporter
hasPosition Associate Justice
Chief Justice
hasPower disciplinary authority over Texas attorneys
rulemaking authority for civil procedure in Texas courts
hasStaggeredTerms true
hears oral arguments
hearsCases en banc
isHighestCourtFor civil cases in Texas
criminal cases in Texas
issues final appellate decisions in civil cases
writs of habeas corpus in juvenile matters
writs of mandamus
jurisdiction Texas
surface form: State of Texas

civil law matters
juvenile law matters
language English
locatedIn Travis County, Texas
location Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas
oversees State Bar of Texas
administration of the Texas judicial system
predecessor Texas Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas
publishes written opinions
seatedIn Supreme Court Building, Austin
selectionMethod partisan election
state Texas
styleOfBuilding Modernist architecture
supervises Texas Office of Court Administration
termLength 6 years
website https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme

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Texas Constitution establishes Texas Supreme Court
Sweatt v. Painter stateCourtFromWhichAppealed Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) createdBody Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas
Government of Texas hasCourt Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas Supreme Court predecessor Texas Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas
Texas Supreme Court abbreviation Texas Supreme Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tex. Sup. Ct.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals distinctFrom Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sharesStatusWith Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Article V governs Texas Supreme Court
subject surface form: Article V of the Texas Constitution
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Article V establishes Texas Supreme Court
subject surface form: Article V of the Texas Constitution
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas as highest civil court
South Western Reporter coversJurisdiction Texas Supreme Court
Judicial branch of Texas hasCourt Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Judicial branch of Texas highestCivilCourt Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Judiciary of Texas hasCourtOfLastResort Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Judiciary of Texas hasComponentCourt Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Judiciary of Texas overseenBy Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas Courts of Appeals below Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas state law interpretedBy Texas Supreme Court
Texas state law highestCivilCourt Texas Supreme Court
John Cornyn positionHeld Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Texas Rules of Evidence promulgatedBy Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas courts hasTopCourt Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas courts courtOfLastResortForCivilCases Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court partOf Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court headOfGovernmentBody Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court positionHeldInOrganization Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court isHighestRankingJudgeOf Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court isMemberOf Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
State Bar of Texas governedBy Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
State Bar of Texas oversight Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas State Bar (past leadership roles) leadershipRolesOverseenBy Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court Building, Austin houses Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas Office of Court Administration worksWith Texas Supreme Court
Article V of the Texas Constitution defines Texas Supreme Court
CCA coequalWith Texas Supreme Court
subject surface form: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
CCA isSeparateFrom Texas Supreme Court
subject surface form: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas
Texas CCA coequalWith Texas Supreme Court
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of Texas