Paid Pol. Adv. by Bruce Mosier Campaign, J.C. Mosier, Treasurer, 1321 W. 21st, Houston, Texas 77008.
In compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
The County Courts exist under different rules than the State or City Courts. County Judges are selected by partisan vote every 4 years at the same time as the Governor’s race. Should a vacancy occur in one of these Courts, Harris County Commissioners Court appoints a replacement until the next election. As with all other County employees, there is no mandatory retirement age for County Court judges. .
JURISDICTION OF THE COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW OF
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
The four County Civil Courts at Law of Harris County, Texas, were created by the Texas Legislature and given jurisdiction over civil matters originating in Harris County in these kinds of cases:
1.Civil suits in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $100,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition;
2.Suits to decide title to real or personal property, to enforce a lien on real property;
3.Appeals of civil cases from justice courts in Harris County;
4.Exclusive jurisdiction over eminent domain matters, both statutory and inverse, in Harris County, regardless of the amount in controversy;
5.Appeals of final rulings and decisions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of the amount in controversy;
6.Suits to recover damages for slander or defamation of character;
7.Suits for forfeiture of a corporate charter;
8.Suits for the trial of the right to property valued at $200.00 or more that has been levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration or attachment;
9.Suits to recover real property.
The County Civil Courts at Law of Harris County, Texas have no jurisdiction over matters properly handled in the criminal courts, the family courts, the juvenile courts or the probate court of Harris County.
Created by: Steven David Consulting