Texas Resources

Texas Resources

law code

Texas Constitution & Statutes

The Texas Constitution and all Texas statues are available online and you can access them here.

rules of procedures

Rules of Procedure

Texas has rules of civil procedure, TRCP, local rules, and rules of appellate procedure, TRAP.

 

court forms

Forms

links to any court forms that may be available.

library

Texas Law Library

Library Collections

Enforcement

bench book

Bench Books

See what they teach your judge.

Texas Legislation

Parenting Bills

Equal Parenting Bills that have been proposed. You can see a list on the equal parenting bills Wikipedia page here.

Texas Judiciary

Judicial Ethics

The Code of Judicial Conduct is promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas and is intended to establish basic standards for ethical conduct of judges. It consists of specific rules set forth under broad captions called Canons. The Code is designed to provide guidance to judges and candidates for judicial office and to provide a structure for regulating conduct through the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Our legal system is based on the principle that an independent, fair and competent judiciary will interpret and apply the laws that govern us. The role of the judiciary is central to American concepts of justice and the rule of law. Judges, individually and collectively, must respect and honor the judicial office as a public trust and strive to enhance and maintain confidence in our legal system. The judge is an arbiter of facts and law for the resolution of disputes and a highly visible symbol of government under the rule of law.

To access more information, the links above will take you to the Texas pages that contain the most recent updates made by this state.

 

Judicial Misconduct and Judicial Disability
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct is the independent Texas state agency created by Article 5, Section 1-a of the Texas Constitution. It is responsible for investigating allegations of judicial misconduct or judicial disability, and for disciplining judges. The Commission consists of 13 commission members who each serve six-year terms. The Commission has jurisdiction, or authority, over the following Texas judges: municipal judges, magistrates, justices of the peace, constitutional county judges who perform judicial duties, county court at law judges, statutory probate judges, district judges, appellate judges, retired and former judges sitting by assignment, and associate judges and masters.

Before you file a complaint on your judge or magistrate make sure you study the links that the state provides regarding this indepdent organization’s role. This will help you craft the proper argument and set your expections accordingly.

Judge Bench books
Click here to find judicial bench books that multiple organizations publish to assist judges with performing their duties.

The above link will take you to the Texas page with their most recent update to the bench books that they recomend for judges and use to train judges.

Texas Constitution and Statutes

Texas provides a great online reference to its full constitution and all of its statutes.