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Harris County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts

Civil Courts in Houston — Harris County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit

If you live in Houston and want to file a lawsuit, your Houston Personal Injury Attorney will know in which of these courts your case should be filed.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS:

Harris County 11th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6020

Harris County 55th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6055

Harris County 61st Civil District Court
(713) 368-6070

Harris County 80th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6100

Harris County 113th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6113

Harris County 125th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6141

Harris County 127th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6161

Harris County 129th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6180

Harris County 133rd Civil District Court
(713) 368-6200

Harris County 151st Civil District Court
(713) 368-6222

Harris County 152nd Civil District Court
(713) 368-6040

Harris County 157th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6230

Harris County 164th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6264

Harris County 165th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6270

Harris County 189th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6309

Harris County 190th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6310

Harris County 215th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6330

Harris County 234th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6350

Harris County 269th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6370

Harris County 270th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6400

Harris County 281st Civil District Court
(713) 368-6430

Harris County 295th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6450

Harris County 333rd Civil District Court
(713) 368-6470

Harris County 334th Civil District Court
(713) 368-6500

Harris County Multi-District Litigation Civil Court
(713) 368-6600

The Civil District Courts for Houston and Harris County are located at:

Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline Street, Floors 8 through 14
Houston, TX 77002

Harris County Civil Courts at Law:

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
(713) 368-6610

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2
(713) 755-6796

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3
(713) 368-6660

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4
(713) 368-6680

The Civil Courts at Law for Harris County are located at:

Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline Street, Suite 740
Houston, TX 77002-1900

If there was a Wrongful Death and Survivorship lawsuit and there was an Estate proceeding established in the Harris County Probate Courts, then a Houston wrongful death lawyer could file it in:

PROBATE COURTS:

Harris County Probate Court No. 1
(713) 368-6700

Harris County Probate Court No. 2
(713) 368-6710

Harris County Probate Court No. 3
(713) 368-6730

Harris County Probate Court No. 4
(713) 368-6767

The Probate Courts for Harris County are located at:

Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline Street, 6th & 7th Floors
Houston, TX 77002

If you are seeking an appeal from a civil case, it will be filed in one of these appellate courts:

STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURTS:

Texas Courts of Appeals

Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas
(First Court of Appeals)
(713) 655-2700

County Coverage:
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington counties

Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of Texas
(Fourteenth Court of Appeals)
(713) 655-2800

County Coverage:
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Ft. Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington counties

The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Harris County are located at:

1307 San Jacinto Street, Floors 10 & 11
Houston, TX 77002-7018

Harris County is under the jurisdiction of both the 1st and 14th Courts of Appeal and the selection is random for which Appellate Court will handle the personal injury lawyer's appellate issue.

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

Physical Address:
Supreme Court Building
201 W. 14th Street, Room 104
Austin, Texas 78701

Mailing Address:
PO Box 12248
Austin, Texas 78711

 

Contact by Telephone/Fax
Main: (512) 463-1312    Fax: (512) 463-1365

Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson

Justice Nathan L. Hecht

Justice Dale Wainwright

Justice David Medina

Justice Paul W. Green

Justice Phil Johnson

Justice Don R. Willett

Justice Eva Guzman

Justice Debra Lehrmann

 

Supreme Court of Texas Case Search

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 - Houston Division

Physical Address:
The United States Courthouse
515 Rusk Avenue
Houston, Texas 77002

Mailing Address:
David J. Bradley, Clerk of Court
PO Box 61010
Houston, Texas 77208

After hours emergency number (832) 215-8626
General Information Number (713) 250-5500

JUDGES:

Chief Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa
(956) 618-8065

Judge Micaela Alvarez
(956) 726-2242

Judge Nancy S. Atlas
(713) 250-5990

Judge Randy Crane
(956) 618-8083

Judge Keith Ellison
(713) 250-5806

Judge Vanessa Gilmore
(713) 250-5512

Judge Andrew S. Hanen
(956) 548-2591

Judge Melinda Harmon
(713) 250-5518

Judge Hayden Head
(361) 888-3142

Judge David Hittner
(713) 250-5511

Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt
(713) 250-5515

Judge Lynn N. Hughes
(713) 250-5516

Judge Janis Graham Jack
(361) 888-3525

Judge George P. Kazen
(956) 726-2237

Judge Sim Lake
(713) 250-5177

Judge Gray Miller
(713) 250-5377

Judge John D. Rainey
(361) 788-5030

Judge Lee H. Rosenthal
(713) 250-5517

Judge Diana Saldaña
(956) 790-1381

Judge Hilda G. Tagle
(956) 548-2510

Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.
(713) 250-5533

Map of USDC Southern District of Texas - Houston Division

Please download a list of all Houston Division Federal Judges and Clerks.

The Houston Division covers the following Texas Counties:

Austin, Brazos, Colorado, Fayette, Ft. Bend, Grimes,
Harris, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, Wharton

If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Houston 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:

Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 12505, Houston, TX 77002-2655
(713) 250-5484

Carolyn Dineen King
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 11020, Houston, TX 77002-2694
(713) 250-5750

E. Grady Jolly
245 E. Capitol Street, Room 202, Jackson, MS 39201-2414
(601) 965-4165

W. Eugene Davis
800 Lafayette St., Suite 5100, Lafayette, LA 70501-6883
(337) 593-5280

Jerry E. Smith
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 12621, Houston, TX 77002-2698
(713) 250-5101

Emilio M. Garza
8200 I-10 West, Suite 501, San Antonio, TX 78230-3878
(210) 525-2950

Fortunato P. Benavides
903 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 450, Austin, TX 78701-2450
(512) 916-5796

Carl E. Stewart
300 Fannin Street, Suite 2299, Shreveport, LA 71101-3074
(318) 676-3765

James L. Dennis
600 Camp Street, Room 219, New Orleans, LA 70130-3425
(504) 310-8000

Edith Brown Clement
600 Camp Street, Room 200, New Orleans, LA 70130-3425
(504) 310-8068

Edward C. Prado
755 E. Mulberry Ave., Suite 350, San Antonio, TX 78212-3186
(210) 472-4060

Priscilla R. Owen
903 San Jacinto Boulevard, Room 434, Austin, TX 78701-2450
(512) 916-5167

Jennifer Walker Elrod
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 12014, Houston, TX 77002-2603
(713) 250-7590

Leslie H. Southwick
245 E. Capitol Street, Room 222, Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 965-4017

Catharina Haynes
1100 Commerce Street, Room 1264, Dallas, TX 75242
(214) 753-2750

Senior Judges:

Thomas M. Reavley
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 11009, Houston, TX 77002-2605
(713) 250-5185

Will Garwood
903 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 300, Austin, TX 78701-2450
(512) 916-5113

Patrick E. Higginbotham
903 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 400, Austin, TX 78701-2450
(512) 916-5723

Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.
600 Camp Street, Room 244, New Orleans, LA 70130-3425
(504) 310-8098

Rhesa H. Barksdale
245 E. Capitol St., Room 200, Jackson, MS 39201-2414
(601) 965-5840

Harold R. DeMoss, Jr.
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 12015, Houston, TX 77002-2605
(713) 250-5462

 

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:

Clerk's Office: (202) 479-3011
Public Information Office: (202) 479-3211
General Inquiry: (202) 479-3000

Supreme Court of the United States
1 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20543

 

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:
The Honorable John G. Roberts
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Justice Antonin Scalia

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy
Associate Justice

Justice Clarence Thomas

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Clarence Thomas
Associate Justice

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice

Justice Stephen G. Breyer

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer
Associate Justice

Justice Samuel Anthony Alito

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Samuel Anthony Alito
Associate Justice

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice

Justice Elena Kagan

Address correspondence to:
The Honorable Elena Kagan
Associate Justice

 

Read the latest United States Supreme Court Slip Opinions

 

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