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Supreme Court of Texas
Administration of Justice
The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters in the state.
About us
Composed of the Chief Justice and eight Justices, the Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters in the State of Texas. The Justices of the Supreme Court are elected to staggered six-year terms in state-wide elections. When a vacancy arises the Governor may appoint a Justice, subject to Senate confirmation, to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term until the next general election. All members of the Court must be at least 35 years of age, a citizen of Texas, licensed to practice law in Texas, and must have practiced law (or have been a lawyer and a judge of a court of record together) for at least ten years (see Tex. Const., Art. 5, Sec. 2). By statute the Court has administrative control over the State Bar of Texas. Tex. Gov't Code § 81.011. The Court is also the sole authority for licensing attorneys in Texas and appoints the members of the Board of Law Examiners which administers the Texas bar examination. Tex. Gov't Code §§ 82.00, 82.004. The Court promulgates the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Texas Rules of Evidence and other rules and standards.
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https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/
External link for Supreme Court of Texas
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Austin, US
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Updates
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The Supreme Court of Texas issued final approval and adoption of amendments to several Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct; two new Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct; and one new Texas Rule of Disciplinary Procedure. Find the order detailing the changes here: https://lnkd.in/g4wPnfpb #scotx #txlaw #txlawyers
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The Supreme Court of Texas has issued an administrative order transferring cases to the state's new 15th Court of Appeals. Find the order and case list here: https://lnkd.in/gyRVhBmh #appellatelinkedin #15COA #txlawyers #appellatelaw
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The Supreme Court of Texas issued orders today, including an opinion in In Re Dallas, a suit that challenged the constitutionality of the State's new 15th Court of Appeals. Find the case summary here: https://lnkd.in/gbZMSjR2 Find the full orders here: https://lnkd.in/gKxa_ex3 #appellatelinkedin #txlaw #appellatelaw #txlawyers
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Join our team, or share with someone in your network! ⚖ We are hiring an Office Coordinator. View the full job description and application instructions: https://lnkd.in/eNYtbUyM
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The Supreme Court today announced proposed new rules to license legal paraprofessionals in an effort to close the widening justice gap in Texas. Read the news release and order: https://lnkd.in/gqRHZuYx
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The Supreme Court of Texas issued orders today. Find them here: https://lnkd.in/gyFvY2Ng
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Supreme Court of Texas reposted this
Good luck and positive thoughts to everyone taking the bar exam this week! We believe in your abilities and are ready to welcome you into the Texas legal profession.
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The Supreme Court today announced fees for the state's new business court, as well as for the Supreme Court, in civil cases in the courts of appeal, and in multi-district litigation. Find the order here: https://lnkd.in/g-AS2s9S #appellatelinkedin #txlaw
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The Supreme Court of Texas invites public comment on preliminarily approved amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 194 and 621a. Please see the latest admin orders for redlines of the changes here: https://bit.ly/4faD1x1 The deadline for submitting public comment is Nov. 1 #appellatelinkedin #txlaw