County Courts at Law in Texas (http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/county.asp)

Because the Constitution limits each county to a single county court, the Legislature has created statutory county courts at law in the larger counties to aid the single county court in its judicial functions.

The legal jurisdiction of the special county-level trial courts varies considerably and is established by the statute that creates the particular court. The jurisdiction of statutorily-created county courts at law is usually concurrent with the jurisdiction of the county and district courts in the county.
The civil jurisdiction of most county courts at law varies, but is usually more than that of the justice of the peace courts and less than that of the district courts. County courts at law usually have appellate jurisdiction in cases appealed from justice of the peace and municipal courts.

Gregg County Court at Law No. 2

Civil Jurisdiction: One-half of all civil suits (other than delinquent property tax suits) are filed in this court so it handles the highest volume of civil cases ranging from collection suits to complex litigation involving millions of dollars.

This court handles one-half of all probate and guardianship cases filed in the county an important responsibility that notably demands less than 5% of the court's time.

It also handles all suits to collect delinquent property taxes and all appeals from the four Justice of the Peace courts in Gregg County. Justice court appeals range from landlord/tenant disputes to all types of civil disputes in which the amount be sued for is less than $10,000.00.

Family Law Jurisdiction: On occasion, family law cases will be transferred from the Family District Court to this court for hearings or trials as required by case load or other circumstances.

Criminal Jurisdiction: County Court at Law No. 2 has the authority to hear all criminal cases with the exception of those in which the death penalty may be imposed.

A primary purpose of this court is to handle overflow cases from the other courts that involve numerous criminal jury trials as well as other criminal cases. As a result, the number of criminal jury trials now equals the number of civil jury trials.

In addition, one-half of all applications for occupational driver's license are filed in this court.


	County Courts at Law in Texas (http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/county.asp) Because the Constitution limits each county to a single county court, the Legislature has created statutory county courts at law in the larger counties to aid the single county court in its judicial functions. The legal jurisdiction of the special county-level trial courts varies considerably and is established by the statute that creates the particular court. The jurisdiction of statutorily-created county courts at law is usually concurrent with the jurisdiction of the county and district courts in the county. The civil jurisdiction of most county courts at law varies, but is usually more than that of the justice of the peace courts and less than that of the district courts. County courts at law usually have appellate jurisdiction in cases appealed from justice of the peace and municipal courts. Gregg County Court at Law No. 2 Civil Jurisdiction: One-half of all civil suits (other than delinquent property tax suits) are filed in this court so it handles the highest volume of civil cases ranging from collection suits to complex litigation involving millions of dollars. This court handles one-half of all probate and guardianship cases filed in the county an important responsibility that notably demands less than 5% of the court's time. It also handles all suits to collect delinquent property taxes and all appeals from the four Justice of the Peace courts in Gregg County. Justice court appeals range from landlord/tenant disputes to all types of civil disputes in which the amount be sued for is less than $10,000.00. Family Law Jurisdiction: On occasion, family law cases will be transferred from the Family District Court to this court for hearings or trials as required by case load or other circumstances. Criminal Jurisdiction: County Court at Law No. 2 has the authority to hear all criminal cases with the exception of those in which the death penalty may be imposed. A primary purpose of this court is to handle overflow cases from the other courts that involve numerous criminal jury trials as well as other criminal cases. As a result, the number of criminal jury trials now equals the number of civil jury trials. In addition, one-half of all applications for occupational driver's license are filed in this court.
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