McLennan County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Waco — McLennan County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If you live in Waco and want to file a lawsuit, your Waco 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:
CIVIL COURTS AT LAW:
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McLennan County Court at Law No. 2 |
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McLennan County Court at Law No 1 |
If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
McLennan County District Courts:
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McLennan County 170th District Court
McLennan County 414th District Court |
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McLennan County 54th District Court |
The Civil Courts at Law for McLennan County are located at:
501 Washington Avenue
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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 may file your claim here if the matter is contested:
PROBATE COURTS:
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McLennan County 170th District Court
McLennan County 414th District Court |
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McLennan County 54th District Court |
The Probate Courts for McLennan County are located at:
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If the probate matter is uncontested, your claim may be handled here:
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McLennan County Court at Law No. 2 |
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McLennan County Court at Law No 1 |
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 Tenth District of Texas
County Coverage: |
The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for McLennan County are located at:
501 Washington Avenue, Rm. 415
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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 Western District of Texas - Waco Division
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Waco Division: |
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Mailing Address: |
General Information Number (254) 750-1501 |
JUDGES:
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Chief Judge Samuel Frederick Biery Jr.
District Judge Walter Scott Smith, Jr.
District Judge Sam Sparks
District Judge Orlando Luis Garcia
District Judge Philip Ray Martinez
District Judge Alia M. Ludlum
District Judge Robert A. Junell |
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District Judge Kathleen Cardone
District Judge Earl Leroy Yeakel III
District Judge Frank Montalvo
District Judge Xavier Rodriguez
Senior District Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth
Senior District Judge James Robertson Nowlin
Senior District Judge David Briones |
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The Waco Division covers the following Texas Counties: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Robertson and Somervell |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas - Waco 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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