District Court Records
Scope and Contents
ETRC Collections
The District Court Civil and Criminal Case-Files are semi-processed. Organized by case number, the majority of 19th century material is in labeled archival folders. Case files from the 20th century however, need to be re-housed in archival folders and labeled. Please be patient as we work to get a full index of the cases in each box online. This collection is open for research (photocopies must be made by faculty or staff).
Dates
- Event: 3/1/2023 District Court Records Transferred to the ETRC
- Event: 3/19/2015 County Court and District Court Records Transferred to the ETRC
- Event: 1/27/2014 District Court Records Transferred to the ETRC
- Event: 7/5/2011 County Court and Tax Assessor Records Transferred to the ETRC
- Event: 5/4/2011 County Court Records Transferred to the ETRC
- Event: 3/22/2011 District Court Records Transferred to the ETRC
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 unknown
Language of Materials
English
General
Jurisdiction
District courts have original jurisdiction in all felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount in controversy (the amount of money or damages involved) is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. While most district courts try both criminal and civil cases, in the more densely populated counties the courts may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters.
"District Courts." Online at http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/district.asp (Accessed 29 August 2012).
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository