About the Texas Judiciary

Criminal Justice Judiciary

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

The Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court in Texas for criminal cases and the final authority on questions of interpreting criminal law.

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Judiciary

Texas Courts of Appeals

Regional appellate courts responsible for reviewing both civil and criminal cases

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Judiciary State Agencies

Office of Court Administration

Although the Texas judiciary is decentralized, this agency coordinates programs, policies, and data collection across the courts at all levels.

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Judiciary

Probate Courts

Texas has specialty courts for inheritance and guardianship matters.

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Judiciary

Constitutional County Courts

Misdemeanor courts presided over by the county judge, or chief executive of a county

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Judiciary

Texas Judicial Council

'Think tank' within the Texas Judiciary

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Integrity & Efficiency Judiciary

Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct

Agency tasked with enforcing judicial ethics rules

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