Answer: JThere Jare Jfour Jfederal Jdistrict Jcourts Jin Jthe JState Jof JTexas. JThey Jare Jdivided Jinto JUnited
JStates JDistrict JCourts Jof Jthe JNorthern JDistrict, JEastern JDistrict, JSouthern JDistrict, Jand JWestern
JDistrict Jof JTexas. JThere Jare J14 Jcourts Jof Jappeals Jin JTexas Jwhich Jhave Jintermediate Jjurisdiction Jin
Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcases Jwhich Jare Jappeals Jfrom Jthe Jcountry Jcourts. J And Jlastly Jthe JSupreme
Jcourt Jof JTexas
b. What Jtypes Jof Jcases Jcan Jeach Jof Jthose Jcourts Jpreside Jover?
Answer: JThe Jcases Jin Jthe Jdistrict Jcourt Jof JTexas Jconsist Jof Jcriminal Jcases, Jdivorce Jcases, Jelection
Jcases, Jcivil Jmatters, Jand Jany Jother Jmatters Jwhich Jare Jnot Jplaced Jin Jthe Jtrial Jcourt. JThe Jcircuit
Jcourt Jconsists Jof Jthe Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcase Jwhich Jis Jappealed Jby Jdistrict Jcourts. JThe JSupreme
JCourt Jof JTexas Jis Jthe Jresort Jof Jcivil Jmatters Jin Jthe JUS. JTexas JCourt Jis Jthe Jresort Jof Jcriminal
Jmatters.
2. What
Jis the
Jgeneral
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,court Jin Jyour JState?
Answer: JIn Jthe JState JTexas Jof JUnited JStates, Jthe Jgeneral Jjurisdiction Jcourt Jis Ja Jdistrict Jcourt.
a. How Jare Jthose Jcourts Jorganized—by Jcounty, Jdistrict, Jetc.?
Answer: J The J geographical J area J covered J by J each J court J is J formulated J by J the J Legislature J of
J the J United JStates; Jhowever, Jeach Jcountry Jis Jserved Jby Ja Jminimum Jof Jone Jdistrict Jcourt.
b. Does Jthat Jcourt Jhave Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jover Jcases Jfrom Jany Jlimited
Jjurisdiction Jcourts?
Answer: JThe Jdistrict Jcourts Jdo Jhave Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jin Jall Jthe Jsubordinate Jcourts Jwhich Jare
Jlocated Jin Jthe Jdistricts; Jit Jcovers Jboth Jcivil Jand Jcriminal Jcases.
3. What Jare Jthe Jappellate Jjurisdiction Jcourts Jin Jyour Jstate?
Answer: JThe Jcourt Jof JCriminal Jappeals Jis Jthe Jhighest Jappellate Jcourt Jin Jthe Jstate JTexas Jof JThe
JUnited JStates.
ASSIGNMENT J2 JANSWERS
Question:
Access Jthe Jwebsite Jfor Jyour Jstate‘s Jlegislature. JHow Jmany Jgroups Jof Jstatutes Jare Jthere J(these Jmay
Jbe J called Jtitles, Jsections, Jcodes, Jetc.)? JDoes Jthe Jstate Jlegislature Jwebsite Jprovide Ja Jlink Jto Jthe
Jstate Jconstitution?
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JState
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The JTexas Jlegislature Jis Ja Jlegislature Jof Jthe JUnited JStates Jstate Jof JTexas. JIt Jconsists Jof J31 Jsenate
Jmembers Jand J150 Jhouse Jof Jrepresentatives. JThe Jstate Jlegislature Jof JTexas Jis Jmet Jevery Jtwo Jodd-
numbered Jyears.
During Jthe Jsession, Jbills Jare Jintroduced Jby Jthe Jlegislators Jfor Japproval. JThe Jbills Jwhich Jare
Japproved Jby Jthe Jlaw Jare Jarranged Jinto Jcodes Jreferred Jto Jas JTexas JStatues. JThese Jstatutes Jare
Jonline Jpublished Jand Jprinted. JThere Jare J31 Jstatutes Jcodes Javailable Jin Jthe JTexas Jstatutes. JThe
Jstatutes Javailable Jon Jthe JTexas JLegislature Jwebsite Jare Jupdated Jas Jper Jthe J87th J3rd JLegislative
Jsession Jheld Jin J2021.
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