Taylor County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil District Courts in Abilene — Taylor County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If you live in Abilene and want to file a lawsuit, your Abilene Personal 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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Taylor County 104th District Court
Taylor County 326th District Court |
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Taylor County 42nd District Court
Taylor County 350th District Court |
The District Courts for Abilene and Taylor County are located at:
300 Oak Street
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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:
Taylor County Civil Courts at Law:
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Taylor County Court at Law No. 1 |
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Taylor County Court at Law No. 2 |
The Civil Courts at Law for Taylor County are located at:
300 Oak Street
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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 COURTS:
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Taylor County 104th District Court
Taylor County 326th District Court |
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Taylor County 42nd District Court
Taylor County 350th District Court |
If the probate matter is uncontested, your claim may be handled here
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Taylor County Court at Law No. 1 |
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Taylor County Court at Law No. 2 (325) 674-1208 |
The Probate Courts for Nueces County are located at:
300 Oak Street
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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 Eleventh District of Texas
(Eleventh Court of Appeals)
(254) 629-2638
County Coverage:
Baylor, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Erath, Fisher, Gaines, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Knox, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, and Throckmorton counties
The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Taylor County are located at:
County Courthouse
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Finally, if you wish to appeal a civil decision from the appellate courts you will file it in:
FINAL APPELLATE:
The Supreme Court of Texas
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Physical Address: |
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Mailing Address: |
Contact by Telephone/Fax
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Chief Justice Wallace B. JeffersonJustice Nathan L. HechtJustice Dale WainwrightJustice David MedinaJustice Paul W. Green |
Justice Phil JohnsonJustice Don R. WillettJustice Eva GuzmanJustice 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:
United States District Court
The Northern District of Texas - Abilene Division
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Abilene Divisional Office: |
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Headquarters and Dallas Divisional Office: |
JUDGES:
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Chief District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater
District Judge Mary Lou Robinson
District Judge Sam R. Cummings
District Judge John H. McBryde
District Judge Jorge Antonio Solis
District Judge Terry R. Means
District Judge Sam A. Lindsay
District Judge Barbara M. Lynn |
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District Judge David C. Godbey
District Judge James E. Kinkeade
District Judge Jane J. Boyle
District Judge Reed Charles O'Connor
Senior District Judge A. Joe Fish
Senior District Judge Robert B. Maloney
Senior District Judge William Royal Furgeson, Jr. |
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The Abilene Division covers the following Texas Counties:
Jones, Nolan, Stephens, Throckmorton, Fisher, Haskell, Howard, Shackelford, Stonewall, |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas - Abilene 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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