Jefferson County | Federal Trial | Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Port Arthur — Jefferson County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a personal injury lawsuit
If you live in Port Arthur and want to file a lawsuit, your Port Arthur 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:
CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS:
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Jefferson County - County Court at Law No. 1 (409) 835-8470 Jefferson County - County Court at Law No. 2 (409) 835-8429 |
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Jefferson County - County Court at Law No. 3 (409) 835-8698 |
The County Court at Law For Jefferson County is Located at:
Jefferson County Courthouse, 1149 Pearl Street |
If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
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Jefferson County 58th Civil District Court
Jefferson County 60th Civil District Court
Jefferson County 136th Civil District Court |
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Jefferson County 172nd Civil District Court
Jefferson County 279th Civil District Court
Jefferson County 317th Civil District Court |
If you are seeking an appeal from a civil case, it will be filed here:
STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURTS:
Texas Courts of Appeals
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The Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas
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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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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,” your claim will be filed here:
United States District Court
The Eastern District of Texas - Tyler Division
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U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Texas |
County of Jefferson: Law Library
Lamar University: Pre-Law
4400 South M L King Junior Parkway
Beaumont, TX 77705
(409) 880-8533
JUDGES:
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Chief Judge David Folsom
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District Judge Richard A. Schell
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The Tyler Division covers the following Texas Counties: Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Van Zandt, and Wood counties |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - Tyler 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. |
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Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit States that make up the 5th Circuit are Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. |
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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