Tex. Gov't Code Section 22.202
First Court of Appeals


(a)

The Court of Appeals for the First Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Houston.

(b)

Harris County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in Houston for the court and the justices without expense to the state.

(c)

The counties other than Harris County composing the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts shall annually reimburse Harris County for the costs incurred by Harris County during its previous fiscal year for:

(1)

supplemental salaries and fringe benefits for the justices for those courts; and

(2)

furnishings, equipment, supplies, and utility expenses for those courts.

(d)

Each county shall pay a share based on the proportion its population bears to the total population of all the counties in those districts. A county shall pay its share not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the county’s fiscal year.

(e)

The Commissioners Court of Harris County shall provide each county liable for the expenses with a statement of that county’s share. The statement must be approved by the chief justices of the courts of appeals of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts.

(f)

The First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals shall establish a central clerk’s office and offices for justices and other support personnel in Houston. The courts may establish offices for the clerks, justices, and other support personnel in other counties in the courts’ district as each court determines necessary and convenient.

(g)

The First Court of Appeals may transact its business in any county in the First Court of Appeals District as the court determines necessary and convenient.

(h)

All civil and criminal cases directed to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals shall be filed in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals as provided by this section. The trial clerk shall write the numbers of the two courts of appeals on identical slips of paper and place the slips in a container. When a notice of appeal or appeal bond is filed, the trial court clerk shall draw a number from the container at random, in a public place, and shall assign the case and any companion cases to the court of appeals for the corresponding number drawn.

(i)

Subject to Subchapter A (Authority to Transfer), Chapter 73 (Administration of Courts of Appeals), the clerks of the First and the Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts may from time to time equalize the dockets of the two courts by transferring cases from one court to the other. The court to which the case is transferred has jurisdiction over the matter.

(j)

Each of the justices on the court of appeals shall designate the county of his permanent residence on the records of the court in which the justice serves. The county of a justice’s permanent residence is the justice’s permanent post of duty.

(j-1)

Expired.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.03 to 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 22.202 — First Court of Appeals, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­22.­htm#22.­202 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

22.001
Jurisdiction
22.002
Writ Power
22.003
Procedure of the Court
22.004
Rules of Civil Procedure
22.005
Disqualification of Justices
22.006
Adjournment
22.007
Petition for Review
22.008
Publication of Decisions
22.009
Stenographers
22.010
Sealing of Court Records
22.011
Judicial Instruction Related to Family Violence, Sexual Assault, Trafficking of Persons, and Child Abuse
22.012
Training Related to Diversions
22.013
Judicial Instruction Related to Guardianship Issues
22.014
Senior Justice Acting for Chief Justice
22.015
Permanent Place Designations
22.017
Grants by Commissions Established by Supreme Court
22.018
Promulgation of Forms for Certain Expedited Foreclosure Proceedings
22.019
Promulgation of Certain Landlord-tenant Forms
22.020
Promulgation of Certain Probate Forms
22.022
Judicial Instruction Related to Foreign Law and Foreign Judgments
22.0035
Modification or Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Court Proceedings Affected by Disaster
22.0041
Rules Regarding Foreign Law and Foreign Judgments in Certain Family Law Actions
22.0042
Rules Regarding Exemptions from Seizure of Property
22.101
Seal
22.102
Mandate
22.103
Ascertainment of Facts
22.105
Disqualification
22.106
Commissioners of Court of Criminal Appeals
22.107
Commission in Aid of Court of Criminal Appeals
22.108
Rules of Appellate Procedure in Criminal Cases
22.109
Rules of Evidence in Criminal Cases
22.110
Judicial Instruction Related to Family Violence, Sexual Assault, Trafficking of Persons, and Child Abuse and Neglect
22.111
Training for Prosecuting Attorneys Related to Punishment Enhancement Because of Bias or Prejudice
22.112
Permanent Place Designations
22.0133
Judicial, Court Investigator, and Court Visitor Training Related to Guardianships
22.0135
Judicial Guidance Related to Child Protective Services Cases and Juvenile Cases
22.201
Courts of Appeals Districts
22.202
First Court of Appeals
22.203
Second Court of Appeals
22.204
Third Court of Appeals
22.205
Fourth Court of Appeals
22.206
Fifth Court of Appeals
22.207
Sixth Court of Appeals
22.208
Seventh Court of Appeals
22.209
Eighth Court of Appeals
22.210
Ninth Court of Appeals
22.211
Tenth Court of Appeals
22.212
Eleventh Court of Appeals
22.213
Twelfth Court of Appeals
22.214
Thirteenth Court of Appeals
22.215
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
22.216
Membership
22.217
Disqualification
22.218
Term of Court
22.219
Adjournment
22.220
Civil Jurisdiction
22.221
Writ Power
22.222
Court Sitting in Panels
22.223
Court Sitting En Banc
22.224
Seal
22.225
Effect of Judgment in Civil Cases
22.226
Mandate
22.228
Special Commissioner
22.229
Appellate Judicial System Fund
22.301
Salaries of Officers and Personnel of Appellate Courts
22.302
Use of Teleconferencing Technology
22.303
Recording of Certain Court Proceedings
22.304
Court Sitting in Panels for Certain Election Proceedings
22.305
Priority of Certain Election Proceedings
22.1095
Rules on Electronic Filing of Documents for Capital Cases in Court of Criminal Appeals
22.1105
Judicial Instruction Related to Certain Alleged Child Offenders
22.1106
Judicial Instruction Related to Court-ordered Outpatient Mental Health Services
22.2151
Fifteenth Court of Appeals
22.2152
Report on Fifteenth Court of Appeals
22.3015
Expenses of Appellate Court Judge or Justice

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 22.202’s source at texas​.gov