TO: | Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2635 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the composition of the First, Tenth, and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the composition of the First, Tenth, and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts. The bill would remove Walker County from the Tenth Court of Appeals District and place the county into the combined jurisdiction of the First and Fourteenth Court of Appeals Districts. In fiscal year 2010, 28 civil cases and 9 criminal cases were filed with the Tenth Court of Appeals District coming from Walker County. No significant fiscal impact to the state’s court system is anticipated.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JT, JP
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