How did the Texas court system get its start?

How is Texas' court system structured?

Texas has three levels to its court system: appellate, trial, and supreme. Trial: This level is the most extensive and includes over 450 state courts, 500 county courts and more than 800 Justice of the Peace courts. It also includes over 900 municipal courts.

The next question is: What is a Texas constitutional county court? The probate cases that are filed in the county are generally heard by the constitutional county courts. They are responsible for hearing all cases involving Class A and B misdemeanor crimes, which are less serious than the most serious.

So, are Texas court records available for public viewing?

A series of laws in the Texas Public Information Act allow the public to have access to government information. This act actually refers to a collection of legislative acts that are included in the Texas general code under Title 5, Subchapter A and Subtitle 552.

Who set up the federal courts?

The Judiciary Act of 1789 was officially called "An Act to Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States" and was signed by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. While Article III of the Constitution created a Supreme Court but gave Congress the power to create lower federal courts, it left the Constitution to Congress.