NCJ Number
171071
Date Published
1996
Length
456 pages
Annotation
This report explains the structure and operation of the Texas court system and the activities of the Texas Judicial Council and presents statistics on case processing in Texas courts during fiscal year 1996.
Abstract
Individual sections discuss the court system and judges, reports of the Texas Judicial Council and the Office of Court Administration, and the State bar's advisory opinions on judicial ethics. The data cover the activity and opinions in the Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Courts of Appeals. Data are also presented for administrative judicial regions, district courts, county-level courts, juvenile issues, justice-of-the-peace courts, municipal courts, and alternative dispute resolution centers. The data cover total reported activity, case categories, age of cases disposed, jury activity, capital punishment, and details of activity in civil and criminal cases. Figures and tables