Texas Government Code 24.126 – 25Th Judicial District (Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca Counties)
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(a) The 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties.
(b) The 25th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Second 25th District Court.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 24.126
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The terms of the 25th District Court begin:
(1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in February and September;
(2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in January and June;
(3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in March and October; and
(4) in Lavaca County on the first Mondays in April and November.
(d) The judges of the 25th and Second 25th judicial districts may hear and dispose of any suit or proceeding on either court’s docket without transferring the suit or proceeding. The judges may transfer cases from one court to the other by an order entered on the docket of the court from which the matter was transferred. A case may not be transferred without the permission of the judge of the court to which the case is to be transferred.