Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas

The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas is one of the 14 Texas Courts of Appeals. It currently sits in Dallas, Texas. It has simultaneously both the smallest Court of Appeals' jurisdictional geographic size (only six counties, one of which is shared with another Court), and the largest composition (13 Justices).

Texas Courts of Appeals

Jurisdiction

The Fifth Court presides over appeals from the following counties:

(*) This county shares jurisdiction with the Sixth Court of Appeals of Texas.

Current justices

As authorized under Chapter 22 of the Texas Government Code, the Fifth Court consists of a Chief Justice and 12 associate justices.

  • Robert D. Burns, III (Chief Justice)
  • Emily Miskel
  • Maricela Breedlove
  • Ken Molberg
  • Nancy Kennedy
  • Robbie Partida-Kipness
  • Bill Pedersen, III
  • Amanda L. Reichek
  • Erin A. Nowell
  • Cory L. Carlyle
  • Bonnie Lee Goldstein
  • Craig Smith
  • Dennise Garcia

The current clerk of the court is Ruben Morin.

References


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