Texas Justice Courts
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Texas Justice Courts are local trial courts of limited jurisdiction in Texas that primarily handle minor civil disputes, small claims, traffic offenses, and certain misdemeanor criminal matters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas justice courts | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
inferior court ⓘ local trial court ⓘ |
| appealsTo |
Texas County Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas County Courts at Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas District Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canGrant | civil judgments within monetary limits ⓘ |
| canImpose | fines for Class C misdemeanors ⓘ |
| canOrder | eviction of tenants ⓘ |
| courtType | non-record court ⓘ |
| electionOfJudges | elected by voters of the precinct ⓘ |
| excludesJurisdictionOver |
family law cases beyond limited matters
ⓘ
felony criminal cases ⓘ most title to land disputes ⓘ |
| fundedBy | county government ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Government Code NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Rules of Civil Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
administrative duties assigned by law
ⓘ
magistration of arrested persons ⓘ pretrial criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Class C misdemeanors
ⓘ
civil cases within statutory monetary limits ⓘ debt claims ⓘ eviction cases ⓘ fine-only criminal offenses ⓘ forcible detainer actions ⓘ issuance of arrest warrants ⓘ issuance of search warrants ⓘ minor civil disputes ⓘ peace bond proceedings ⓘ repair and remedy cases ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ traffic offenses ⓘ |
| jurisdictionCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | lowest level trial court in Texas ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| mayBe | court of record in some precincts ⓘ |
| monetaryJurisdictionLimit | statutory maximum set by Texas law ⓘ |
| numberOfCourts | varies by Texas county ⓘ |
| organizedBy | county precinct ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas judicial system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | justice of the peace ⓘ |
| recordsMaintainedBy | justice of the peace court staff ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Texas appellate review procedures ⓘ |
| termLengthOfJudges | four years ⓘ |
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Texas justice courts