VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT. This court offers video conferencing equipment for oral argument of cases transferred from the Dallas, Ft Worth, and San Antonio Court of Appeals. Cases in which oral argument is granted will be set and heard via video conferencing equipment and the parties will be advised of the location when they are advised of the submission date. However, any party may elect to appear in person (El Paso) and must contact this court, upon receiving notice of the oral argument, if their preference is to appear in person. The parties may indicate their preference when their brief is filed.
The Eighth Court of Appeals was created by the legislature in 1911. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and two justices and has appellate jurisdiction of both civil and criminal cases appealed from district and county courts in the 17 counties listed below; in civil cases where the judgment exceeds $100, exclusive of costs, and in criminal cases, except in post-conviction writs of habeas corpus and where the death penalty has been imposed. Death penalty cases are appealed directly to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. The Court also has jurisdiction over original proceedings from those 17 counties such as Writs of Mandamus, Injunction, Prohibition and Habeas Corpus.
The State of Texas is divided into fourteen courts of appeals districts. Each court has a chief justice and at least two justices. Texas has eighty justices serving on the fourteen courts of appeals. The Eighth Court of Appeals is located in El Paso County.
|
|
- Legal Citation:
- Texas Constitution, Article V, Section 1
Texas Government Code Annotated, § 22.201
Latest News & Updates
-
The Texas Supreme Court issues orders regarding changes to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and related statutes and rules. The
easiest way to look up these orders is to go to the administrative orders page for a particular year and http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/miscdocket/home.asp and search for "appellate" using ctrl-f. Most rules orders are also posted here: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/rules/rules.asp#advisories.
COPIES or DVD recordings of oral arguments - contact the clerk's office for cost of obtaining these copies.
To view or print PDF files you must have the Adobe Acrobat® reader. This software may be obtained without charge from Adobe. Download the reader from the Adobe Web site.
Disclaimer: The Eighth Court of Appeals maintains this Internet site as a public service. Neither the Court, nor any of its employees, endorse, guarantee, or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information on this page, subsequent pages, or any other web site to which the Court provides a link.
Privacy Statement: The Eighth Court of Appeals respects your privacy. This web site does not use "cookies" or collect information through other technological means to personally identify users. However, if you send an electronic mail message to the Eighth Court of Appeals that contains personally identifying information, please note that all information collected, assembled, or maintained in connection with the transaction of official business by a governmental body is "public information" subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code chapter 522.
Updated: 02-Mar-2012
