Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas

The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas is one of the 14 Texas Courts of Appeals. It currently sits in Dallas, Texas. It has simultaneously both the smallest Court of Appeals' jurisdictional geographic size (only six counties, one of which is shared with another Court), and the largest composition (13 Justices).

Texas Courts of Appeals
  • First
  • Second
  • Third
  • Fourth
  • Fifth
  • Sixth
  • Seventh
  • Eight
  • Ninth
  • Tenth
  • Eleventh
  • Twelfth
  • Thirteenth
  • Fourteenth

Jurisdiction

The Fifth Court presides over appeals from the following counties:

(*) This county shares jurisdiction with the Sixth Court of Appeals of Texas.

Current justices

As authorized under Chapter 22 of the Texas Government Code, the Fifth Court consists of a Chief Justice and 12 associate justices.

One of the justices, David L. Bridges, was killed by a suspected drunk driver on July 25, 2020.[1]

The current court clerk is Lisa Matz.

References
  1. Texas 5th Court of Appeals Justice Killed in Wrong-Way Crash: Royse City Police


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