Victoria County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Victoria — Victoria County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If you live in Victoria and want to file a lawsuit, your Victoria Personal Injury Attorney will know in which of these courts your case should be filed.
If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS:
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DeWitt County 135th District Court
Refugio County 24th District Court
Refugio County 267th District Court |
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Refugio County 135th District Court
Victoria County 377th District Court |
The Civil District Courts for Victoria and Victoria County are located at:
115 North Bridge Street
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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:
Victoria County Civil Courts at Law:
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Victoria County Court at Law No. 1 |
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Victoria County Court at Law No. 2 |
The Civil Courts at Law for Victoria County are located at:
115 North Bridge Street Room 203
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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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DeWitt County 135th District Court
Refugio County 24th District Court
Refugio County 267th District Court |
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Refugio County 135th District Court
Victoria County 377th District Court
Refugio County 135th District Court |
The Probate Courts for Victoria County are located at:
115 North Bridge Street
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If the probate matter is uncontested, your claim may be handled here:
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Victoria County Court at Law No. 2 115 North Bridge Street Room 127, Victoria, TX 77901 (361) 575-7195 |
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Victoria County Court at Law No. 1 115 North Bridge Street Room 203, Victoria, TX 77901 (361) 575-4550 |
If you are seeking an appeal from a civil case, it will be filed in one of these appellate courts:
STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURTS:
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Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District of Texas
County Coverage: |
The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Victoria County are located at:
County Courthouse
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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:
The Southern District of Texas - Victoria Division
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Victoria Divisional Office: |
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Headquarters and Galveston Divisional Office: |
JUDGES:
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Chief District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa
District Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes
District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt
District Judge Sim Lake
District Judge Melinda Harmon
District Judge Lee Hyman Rosenthal
District Judge Janis Graham Jack
District Judge Vanessa Gilmore
District Judge Nancy Friedman Atlas
District Judge Hilda G. Tagle |
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District Judge Keith P. Ellison
District Judge Randy Crane
District Judge Andrew S. Hanen
District Judge Micaela Alvarez
District Judge Gray Hampton Miller
Senior District Judge George P. Kazen
Senior District Judge Hayden Wilson Head, Jr.
Senior District Judge David Hittner
Senior District Judge John David Rainey
Senior District Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. |
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The Victoria Division covers the following Texas Counties: Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio, and Victoria |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Victoria 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 |
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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