Galveston County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Galveston — Galveston County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If you live in Galveston and want to file a lawsuit, your Galveston Personal Injury Attorney will know in which of these courts your case should be filed.
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:
Galveston County Civil Courts at Law:
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Galveston County - County Court at Law No. 1
Galveston County - County Court at Law No. 2 |
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Galveston County - County Court at Law No. 3
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The Civil Courts at Law for Galveston County are located at:
600 59th Street, Room 2204
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If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
DISTRICT COURTS:
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Galveston County 10th District Court
Galveston County 122nd District Court
Galveston County 306th District Court |
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Galveston County 56th District Court
Galveston County 212th District Court
Galveston County 405th District Court |
The District Courts for Galveston and Galveston County are located at:
600 59th Street, Room 4304
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If there was a Wrongful Death and Survivorship lawsuit and there was an Estate proceeding established in the Galveston County Probate Courts, then an 18 wheeler wrongful death lawyer could file it in:
PROBATE COURTS:
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Galveston County Probate Court |
The Probate Courts for Galveston County are located at:
600 59th Street, Room 2305
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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:
First Court of Appeals of Texas
(First Court of Appeals)
(713) 655-2700
County Coverage:
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington counties
The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Galveston County are located at:
1307 San Jacinto Street, 10th Floor
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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
Supreme Court Building
201 W. 14th, Room 104
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-1312
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 Southern District of Texas - Galveston Division
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Galveston Divisional Office: |
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Headquarters and Houston Divisional Office: |
JUDGES:
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Chief District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa
District Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes
District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt
District Judge Sim Lake
District Judge Melinda Harmon
District Judge Lee Hyman Rosenthal
Senior District Judge David Hittner
Senior District Judge John David Rainey
Senior District Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.
Senior District Judge Hayden Wilson Head, Jr. |
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District Judge Janis Graham Jack
District Judge Vanessa Gilmore
District Judge Nancy Friedman Atlas
District Judge Keith P. Ellison
District Judge Randy Crane
District Judge Andrew S. Hanen
District Judge Micaela Alvarez
District Judge Gray Hampton Miller
Senior District Judge George P. Kazen |
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The Galveston Division covers the following Texas Counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda counties |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Galveston 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) 310-770
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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