Denton County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Denton — Denton County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a personal injury lawsuit
If you live in Denton and want to file a lawsuit, your Denton Injury Attorney will know in which of these courts your case should be filed.
If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
DISTRICT COURTS:
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Denton County 16th District Court
Denton County 158th District Court
Denton County 211thDistrict Court |
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Denton County 367th District Court
Denton County 393rd District Court
Denton County 362nd District Court |
The District Courts for Denton and Denton County are located at:
1450 East McKinney Street
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Denton County Civil Courts at Law:
If your claim is worth between $10,000 and $100,000 you may file here or in one of the County District Courts that have concurrent jurisdiction with the County Courts at law:
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Denton County - County Court at Law No. 1 |
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Denton County - County Court at Law No. 2 |
If you have an estate proceeding OR there was a Wrongful Death and Survivorship lawsuit and there was an Estate proceeding established in the Probate Courts, you may file your claim here if the matter is contested:
PROBATE COURT:
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Denton County Probate Court |
The Probate Court for Denton County is located at:
Denton County Courts Building
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If the probate matter is uncontested, your claim may be handled here:
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Denton County - County Court at Law No. 2 Denton County Courts Building 1450 East McKinney Street, Suite 2437, Denton, TX 76209 (940) 349-2120 |
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Denton County - County Court at Law No. 1 Charlie J. Cole Building 210 South Woodrow Lane, Denton, TX 76205 (940) 349-2520 |
If you are seeking an appeal from a civil case, it will be filed in this appellate court:
STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT:
Court of Appeals for the Second Court District of Texas
(Second Court Court of Appeals)
(817) 884-1900
County Coverage:
Archer, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hood, Jack, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, Wichita, Wise, Young
The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Denton County are located at:
Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
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Finally, if you wish to appeal a civil decision from the appellate courts you will file it in:
FINAL APPELLATE:
Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court Building
201 W. 14th Street, Room 104
Austin, Texas 78701
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Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson Justice Nathan L. Hecht Justice Dale Wainwright Justice Medina Justice Paul W. Green |
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Justice Phil Johnson Justice Don R. Willett Justice Eva Guzman Justice Debra Lehrmann |
If your civil suit involves a person who lives out-of-state, or if there is diversity or a “federal question,” then a personal injury lawsuit can be filed in:
The Eastern District of Texas - Sherman Division
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HeadQuarters Office: |
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Sherman Divisional Office: |
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Library Open to the Public: Denton County Law Library 1450 E Mckinney Street 2102 Denton, TX 76209 (972) 434-8821 |
JUDGES:
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Chief Judge David Folsom
District Judge Leonard Davis
District Judge John D. Love
District Judge Michael H. Schneider, Sr.
District Judge Marcia A. Crone |
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District Judge Judith Guthire
District Judge Richard A. Schell
District Judge T. John Ward
District Judge Ron Clark
Senior District Judge Thad Heartfield |
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The Sherman Division covers the following Texas Counties: Collin,Cooke, Denton,Grayson, Delta,Fannin, Hopkins and Lamar |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - Sherman Division, you would appeal to the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
600 South Maestri Place
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3408
(504) 310-7700
The Judges in the Fifth Circuit are:
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Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
Carolyn Dineen King
E. Grady Jolly
W. Eugene Davis
Jerry E. Smith
Emilio M. Garza
Fortunato P. Benavides
Carl E. Stewart
James L. Dennis
Edith Brown Clement
Edward C. Prado |
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Priscilla R. Owen
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Leslie H. Southwick
Catharina Haynes Senior Judges:
Thomas M. Reavley
Will Garwood
Patrick E. Higginbotham
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.
Rhesa H. Barksdale
Harold R. DeMoss, Jr. |
| Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
If you wished to appeal from the 5th Circuit, you would file a Writ of Certiorari with:
The United States Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.
Contact information for the Supreme Court of the United States and its Justices:
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Clerk's Office: (202) 479- 3011 |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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The chambers of the Supreme Court Justices are located mainly on the second floor of the Supreme Court building, with the exception of Justice Ginsburg's third floor chambers. Their individual chambers are not available to the public, and no direct phone line to a Justice exists for the public. The Justices may be contacted only via traditional mail. The nine Justices and the preferred way to address a letter are listed below. |
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Address correspondence to: Justice Antonin Scalia
Address correspondence to: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Address correspondence to: Justice Clarence Thomas
Address correspondence to: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Address correspondence to: Justice Samuel Anthony Alito
Address correspondence to: Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Address correspondence to: Justice Elena Kagan
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Read the latest United States Supreme Court Slip Opinions |
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