CIVIL CASES IN THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW:
Civil Cases are filed in the County Courts at Law
Because the Constitution limits each county to a single county court, the Legislature has created statutory county courts at law in more populous counties to aid the single county court in its judicial functions. Liberty County has two County Courts at Law in addition to the County Court.
The legal jurisdiction of the special county-level trial courts varies considerably and is established by the statute which creates the particular court. The jurisdiction of statutorily-created county courts at law may be concurrent with the jurisdiction of the county and district courts in the county. The Liberty County Courts at Law are defined in Texas Government Code Section 25.1481 and 25.1482, and have concurrent family court with the District Courts in addition to the jurisdiction outlined below:
(a) A statutory county court has jurisdiction over all causes and proceedings, civil and criminal, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county courts.
(b) A statutory county court does not have jurisdiction over causes and proceedings concerning roads, bridges, and public highways and the general administration of county business that is within the jurisdiction of the commissioners court of each county.
(c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, a statutory county court exercising civil jurisdiction concurrent with the constitutional jurisdiction of the county court has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $250,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition; and
(2) appeals of final rulings and decisions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of the amount in controversy.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a statutory county court has, concurrent with the county court, the probate jurisdiction provided by general law for county courts.
PETITION FOR NONDISCLOSURE
The Texas Office of Court Administration has forms and instructions available to petition for nondisclosure of certain criminal histories. You may access the information on nondisclosure by clicking on: Petition for Nondisclosure
INFORMATION ON E-FILING COURT CASE DOCUMENTS:
State law requires the use of e-Filing for all Civil Cases. As of March 1, 2025, e-filing will be required for Criminal Case filings.
For E-Filing Assistance, please go to: EfileTexas.gov
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The Tyler Technologies Enterprise Justice court case management system is used by Liberty County to handle all court cases, except Justices of the Peace cases. Click here to access: Liberty County Clerk's Court Case Information
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