The Different Levels Of Texas Courts
All state level governments have a third equal branch of government known as the judiciary. The States all have different ways of selecting or appointing judges to the bench. Each state has different levels of courts with in its own justice systems and the Judges are selected and elected for different terms in each state.
There are three characteristics of the Judicial system in Texas that make it stand out from other states, one is that Texas has two appellate courts of last resort, its trial courts do not have uniform jurisdiction of subject matter and the judges are chosen in partisan elections (Womack, 2018). In Texas, all levels of Judges are elected to the individual court positions through a partisan ballot. Each candidate for …show more content…
In both Georgia and Ohio, the State Supreme Court is the court of last resort in both states, Judges are elected to 6-year terms and can stand for reelection and remain in office until retirement age of 70. Both States have an intermediate level called the Court of Appeals. The Appeals courts are the first level of appeal in both states. In Ohio there are 12 and in Georgia there is one court of appeals. It has five divisions and with three judges each and hears all cases except those involving constitutional questions, murder, and habeas corpus cases where the original appellate jurisdiction lies with the Supreme Court of Georgia (State Courts, …show more content…
They are in each county on Ohio for a total of 88. The Courts are divided into 4 divisions. General division handles all cases involving criminal felonies and all civil matters greater than 15,000 dollars. The Domestic division handles all cases dealing with divorce, separations, child support and custody and parental rights. The juvenile division just like most states handles all matters involving children under the age of 18. The Probate division handles all cases involving wills, estates, and inheritances. The Last level in Ohio judiciary is the County courts and municipal courts. These courts handle all county and municipal traffic cases and misdemeanors and civil actions up to 15,000 dollars (State Courts,
There are three characteristics of the Judicial system in Texas that make it stand out from other states, one is that Texas has two appellate courts of last resort, its trial courts do not have uniform jurisdiction of subject matter and the judges are chosen in partisan elections (Womack, 2018). In Texas, all levels of Judges are elected to the individual court positions through a partisan ballot. Each candidate for …show more content…
In both Georgia and Ohio, the State Supreme Court is the court of last resort in both states, Judges are elected to 6-year terms and can stand for reelection and remain in office until retirement age of 70. Both States have an intermediate level called the Court of Appeals. The Appeals courts are the first level of appeal in both states. In Ohio there are 12 and in Georgia there is one court of appeals. It has five divisions and with three judges each and hears all cases except those involving constitutional questions, murder, and habeas corpus cases where the original appellate jurisdiction lies with the Supreme Court of Georgia (State Courts, …show more content…
They are in each county on Ohio for a total of 88. The Courts are divided into 4 divisions. General division handles all cases involving criminal felonies and all civil matters greater than 15,000 dollars. The Domestic division handles all cases dealing with divorce, separations, child support and custody and parental rights. The juvenile division just like most states handles all matters involving children under the age of 18. The Probate division handles all cases involving wills, estates, and inheritances. The Last level in Ohio judiciary is the County courts and municipal courts. These courts handle all county and municipal traffic cases and misdemeanors and civil actions up to 15,000 dollars (State Courts,