Title:
Supreme Court records
Description:
The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. It also has the authority to conduct proceedings for the removal or involuntary retirement of state judges; supervises State Bar operations; promulgates rules and regulations for the discipline, supervision, and disbarment of lawyers; and has supervisory and administrative control over the judicial branch. The records consist of case files, applications, opinions, dockets, indexes, registers, and minutes covering the period 1840-2004. Also present are the records of the Texas Commission of Appeals, consisting of opinions, dockets, and minutes, dating 1879-1892, 1918-1943. A portion of these materials have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Texas Supreme Court
Creator:
Texas. Supreme Court.
Date range of creation:
1840 to 2004
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Appellate courts
Subject:
Court records
Subject:
Judicial opinions
Subject:
Texas. Commissioners of Appeals
Type:
Case files
Type:
Dockets
Type:
Indexes (reference sources)
Type:
Minutes (administrative records)
Type:
Photographs
Type:
Radiographs
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Supreme Court records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records are divided into several series. (Only series with digital records are displayed.) Indexes and registers, 1840-1995, Dockets, 1840-1980,and M case files, about 1840-1892.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
14,036.5 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20169/tsl-20169.html
Language:
English
Language:
Spanish