Sixth Court of Appeals of Texas
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The Sixth (6th) Texas Court of Appeals, one of the Texas Courts of Appeals, sits in Texarkana, Texas. It currently presides over appeals from nineteen counties: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur, and Wood. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and two associate Justices.
[edit] History
Established by the Texas Legislature in 1907, the Sixth Court of Civil Appeals began operations in August of that year when Governor Tom Campbell appointed Samuel Priest Wilson, Richard B. Levy, and William Hodges as the first justices of the Court.
The Court's offices were located in the old city hall building until offices were provided in the "new" municipal building. In 1985, the Court's offices were moved to the new Bi-State Justice Building in downtown Texarkana.
The Court's first official order designated Eli T. Rosborough of Marshall as clerk and Mary DeLoach of Texarkana as stenographer. The originally designated district was comprised of Bowie, Cass, Camp, Cherokee, Fannin, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Marion, Panola, and Red River Counties. The Sixth Appellate District now contains .
The first case called was L. Y. Jesse v. H.S. Deshong from Lamar County.
After their appointments, all three justices were elected to their respective positions in 1908. The three justices drew lots for the duration of their initial terms. Beginning in 1910, each of the three initial justices were re-elected in turn.
In its first 23 years, the Court disposed of 3,884 cases and ruled on 4,966 motions, and had an average of 170 cases filed per year.
The Sixth Court was granted jurisdiction in criminal appeals in 1981, and its name was changed to Court of Appeals. Twenty-three judges have served on the Court since its inception.
[edit] Current Justices
The Court currently consists of Chief Justice Josh Morriss, III and Justices Bailey Moseley and Jack Carter.
