Hidalgo County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in McAllen — Hidalgo County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If you live in McAllen and want to file a lawsuit, your McAllen 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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Hidalgo County 92nd District Court
Hidalgo County 93rd District Court
Hidalgo County 139th District Court
Hidalgo County 206th District Court
Hidalgo County 275th District Court
Hidalgo County 332nd District Court |
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Hidalgo County 398th District Court
Hidalgo County 430th District Court
Hidalgo County 449th District Court
Hidalgo County 370th District Court
Hidalgo County 389th District Court |
The Civil District Courts for McAllen and Hidalgo County are located at:
Hidalgo County Courthouse
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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:
Hidalgo County Civil Courts at Law:
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Hidalgo County - County Court at Law No. 1
Hidalgo County - County Court at Law No. 2
Hidalgo County - County Court at Law No. 4 |
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Hidalgo County - County Court at Law No. 5
Hidalgo County - County Court at Law No. 6 |
The Civil Courts at Law for Hidalgo County are located at:
Hidalgo County Courthouse
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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 would file your claim here if the matter is contested:
PROBATE COURTS:
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Hidalgo County Probate Court |
The Probate Courts for Hidalgo County are located at:
Hidalgo County Courthouse
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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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Thirteenth Court of Appeals
County Coverage: |
The State Intermediate Appellate Courts for Hidalgo County are located at:
Nueces 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:
United States District Court
The Southern District of Texas - McAllen Division
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McAllen Division: |
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Houston Division - Main Office: |
General Information Number (956) 618-8065 |
JUDGES:
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Chief Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Judge Micaela Alvarez
Judge Nancy S. Atlas
Judge Randy Crane
Judge Keith Ellison
Judge Vanessa Gilmore
Judge Andrew S. Hanen
Judge Melinda Harmon
Judge Hayden Head
Judge David Hittner |
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Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt
Judge Lynn N. Hughes
Judge Janis Graham Jack
Judge George P. Kazen
Judge Sim Lake
Judge Gray Miller
Judge John D. Rainey
Judge Lee H. Rosenthal
Judge Diana Saldaña
Judge Hilda G. Tagle
Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. |
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The McAllen Division covers the following Texas Counties: Hidalgo and Starr |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas - McAllen 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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