Texas Basics
This is the lowest-level court in Texas that hears small claims and traffic cases.
What are Justice of the Peace Courts?
Unlike the federal system, Texas judges are chosen through this method.
What is elected by popular vote?
Name the states in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.
What are Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico?
Texas is located in this federal appellate circuit.
What is the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals?
List the states covered by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
What are Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
These courts handle more serious criminal and civil cases, like felonies and larger disputes.
What are District Courts?
Judges on both of Texas' two highest courts serve this length of term.
What is a 6-year term?
Which states make up the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals?
What are New York, Connecticut, and Vermont?
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is based in this city.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
What states are in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals?
What are Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin?
The intermediate courts in Texas are called?
What are Courts of Appeals?
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has how many judges, including the presiding judge?
What is 9 judges?
List the states included in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
What are Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands?
Texas has this many federal judicial districts.
What are four districts (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western)?
Name the states and territories included in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
What are Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota?
This is the court of last resort for civil cases in Texas.
What is the Texas Supreme Court?
The justices of the Texas Supreme Court must be licensed to practice law in Texas for this many years.
What is 10 years?
What states are in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals?
What are Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina?
This Texas city hosts the U.S. District Court for the Southern District.
What is Houston?
Which states and territories make up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals?
What are California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands?
This court is the final authority for criminal cases in Texas.
What is the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals?
This is the name of the highest-ranking judge on the Texas Supreme Court.
What is the Chief Justice?
Which states belong to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals?
What are Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi?
A federal appeal from Texas would go first to this level of court.
What is the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals?
What states are in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals?
What are Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming?