The Fourteenth Court of Appeals was created in 1967 by an amendment to the Texas Constitution which created 14 court of appeals districts.
The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and eight (8) justices. It has intermediate appellate jurisdiction of both civil and criminal cases appealed from lower courts in ten (10) counties of Texas (see below); in civil cases where judgment rendered exceeds $100, exclusive of costs, and other civil proceedings as provided by law; and in criminal cases except in post-conviction writs of habeas corpus and where the death penalty has been imposed.
— No briefs, motions, or other documents will be accepted for filing via email. —
- Legal Citation:
- Texas Constitution, Article V, Section 1
Texas Government Code Annotated, § 22.201
Latest News & Updates
- New! Effective Monday, March 8, 2010, availability for the "late-filing" box has changed from 5:01 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to 5:01 p.m. to 5:30 p.m
- New! The State Bar of Texas (SBOT) and the Houston Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section (HBA) sponsors and administers a pro bono program. The goal of the program is to match a litigant with a civil appeal, who is financially unable to obtain legal representation, with a volunteer lawyer who agrees to serve without expectation of compensation for their service. If you believe that your civil appellate matter might qualify for inclusion in the SBOT/HBA pro bono program, details can be found in the following places: (1) State Bar of Texas Pro Bono Project, http://tex-app.org/probono.php and (2) Houston Bar Association website http://www.hba.org/folder-sections/sec-appellate.htm.
Filing Requirements for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Any original document filed with the court must be in the form provided by Rule 9.4 of the Tex-as Rules of Appellate Procedure. However, in lieu of filing multiple copies of documents as required by Rule 9.3(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, a party is only required to file an original and one (1) copy of each document filed. The Court prefers a party satisfy the copy requirement by filing with the original document one (1) copy in an electronic format on a standard compact disk in an Adobe PDF compatible format.
An original and 11 copies is still required for a petition for discretionary review.
NOTICE FOR COURT REPORTERS
REPORTER'S RECORD Beginning July 1, 2010, and until further notice, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals will accept a reporter's record filed electronically, but only if it complies with Rule 8 of the Uniform Format Manual for Court Reporters (UFM) approved by the Texas Supreme Court and effective July 1, 2010.
Until an electronic portal is available through the Texas Appeals Management and E-filing System (TAMES), the Court will accept a CD-Rom of the reporter's record that complies with the technical standards and formats set forth in the UFM. If a reporter's record is filed electronically, a paper record should not be filed with the Court.
Court reporters are requested to regularly consult the Fourteenth Court's website for any future requirements or changes.
Filing fees increase as of September 1, 2007 -
Misc. Docket 07-9138 [pdf].
Link to fees can be found under "Practice Before the Court" or by clicking here: Fees
Effective September 1, 2007, the Court of Criminal Appeals has amended the Certification
of the Defendant’s Right of Appeal. See Misc.
Docket No. 06-105 [pdf], (Tex. Crim. App. Aug. 20, 2007).
Effective December 7, 2006, the Texas Supreme Court has approved Local Rules for the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Houston Relating to Assignment of Related Cases to and Transfers of Related Cases between the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals. See Miscellaneous Docket No. 06-9158 [pdf] (Tex. Dec. 7, 2006).
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Updated: 06-Jul-2010
