Dallas County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Mesquite — Dallas County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If you live in Mesquite and want to file a lawsuit, your Mesquite Personal Injury Attorney will know in which of these courts your case should be filed.
If your claim is worth between $10,000 and $100,000 you may file here or in one of the County District Courts that have concurrent jurisdiction with the County Courts at law:
COUNTY COURTS AT LAW:
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Dallas County - County Court at Law No. 1
Dallas County - County Court at Law No. 2
Dallas County - County Court at Law No. 3 |
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Dallas County - County Court at Law No. 4
Dallas County - County Court at Law No. 5 |
CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS:
If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
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Dallas County 14th Civil District Court
Dallas County 44th Civil District Court
Dallas County 68th Civil District Court
Dallas County 95th Civil District Court
Dallas County 101st Civil District Court
Dallas County 116th Civil District Court
Dallas County 134th Civil District Court |
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Dallas County 160th Civil District Court
Dallas County 162nd Civil District Court
Dallas County 191st Civil District Court
Dallas County 192nd Civil District Court
Dallas County 193rd Civil District Court
Dallas County 298th Civil District Court |
The Civil District Courts for Mesquite and Dallas County are located at:
George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Building
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If you have an estate proceeding OR there was a Wrongful Death and Survivorship lawsuit and there was an Estate proceeding established in the Probate Courts, you would file your claim here:
PROBATE COURTS:
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Dallas County Probate Court No. 1 501 Main Street, Second Floor, Dallas, TX 75202 (214) 653-7236 |
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Dallas County Probate Court No. 2 509 Main Street, Second Floor Dallas, TX 75202 (214) 653-7138 |
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Dallas County Probate Court No. 3 |
If you are seeking an appeal from a civil case, it will be filed in one of these appellate courts:
STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURTS:
Texas Courts of Appeals
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Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas
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The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Dallas County are located at:
The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas
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Finally, if you wish to appeal a civil decision from the appellate courts you will file it in:
FINAL APPELLATE:
The Supreme Court of Texas
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Physical Address: |
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Mailing Address: |
Contact by Telephone/Fax
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Chief Justice Wallace B. JeffersonJustice Nathan L. HechtJustice Dale WainwrightJustice David MedinaJustice Paul W. Green |
Justice Phil JohnsonJustice Don R. WillettJustice Eva GuzmanJustice Debra Lehrmann |
If your civil suit involves a person who lives out-of-state, or if there is diversity or a “federal question,” then a personal injury lawsuit can be filed in:
United States District Court
The Northern District of Texas - Dallas Division
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Dallas Divisional Office |
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Main Office |
Dallas County Law Library
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JUDGES:
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Chief Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater
District Judge Mary Lou Robinson
District Judge Samuel Ray Cummings
District Judge John H. McBryde
District Judge Jorge Antonio Solis
District Judge Terry R. Means
District Judge Sam A. Lindsay
District Judge Barbara M. Lynn |
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District Judge David C. Godbey
District Judge James E. Kinkeade
District Judge Jane J. Boyle
District Judge Reed Charles O'Connor Senior Judges:
Senior District Judge A. Joe Fish
Senior District Judge Robert B. Maloney
Senior District Judge William Royal Furgeson, Jr. |
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Please download a list of all Federal Judges and Clerks. The Dallas Division covers the following Texas Counties: Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall counties |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas - Dallas Division, you would appeal to the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
600 South Maestri Place
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3408
(504) 310-7700
The Judges in the Fifth Circuit are:
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Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
Carolyn Dineen King
E. Grady Jolly
W. Eugene Davis
Jerry E. Smith
Emilio M. Garza
Fortunato P. Benavides
Carl E. Stewart
James L. Dennis
Edith Brown Clement
Edward C. Prado |
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Priscilla R. Owen
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Leslie H. Southwick
Catharina Haynes Senior Judges:
Thomas M. Reavley
Will Garwood
Patrick E. Higginbotham
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.
Rhesa H. Barksdale
Harold R. DeMoss, Jr. |
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Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit States that make up the 5th Circuit are Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. |
If you wished to appeal from the 5th Circuit, you would file a Writ of Certiorari with:
The United States Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.
Contact information for the Supreme Court of the United States and its Justices:
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Clerk's Office: (202) 479-3011 |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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The chambers of the Supreme Court Justices are located mainly on the second floor of the Supreme Court building, with the exception of Justice Ginsburg's third floor chambers. Their individual chambers are not available to the public, and no direct phone line to a Justice exists for the public. The Justices may be contacted only via traditional mail. The nine Justices and the preferred way to address a letter are listed below. |
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Address correspondence to: Justice Antonin Scalia
Address correspondence to: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Address correspondence to: Justice Clarence Thomas
Address correspondence to: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Address correspondence to: Justice Samuel Anthony Alito
Address correspondence to: Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Address correspondence to: Justice Elena Kagan
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Read the latest United States Supreme Court Slip Opinions |
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