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GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH

SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 73. ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF APPEALS

SUBCHAPTER A. TRANSFER OF CASES

Sec. 73.001. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER. The supreme court may order

cases transferred from one court of appeals to another at any

time that, in the opinion of the supreme court, there is good

cause for the transfer.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 73.002. JURISDICTION WHEN TRANSFERRED. (a) The court of

appeals to which a case is transferred has jurisdiction of the

case without regard to the district in which the case originally

was tried and to which it is returnable on appeal.

(b) The court to which a case is transferred shall deliver,

enter, and render the opinions, orders, and decisions in a

transferred case at the place where the court to which the case

is transferred regularly sits as provided by law.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 73.003. ORAL ARGUMENT. (a) Except as provided by

Subsections (b) and (e), the justices of the court of appeals to

which a case is transferred shall hear oral argument, after due

notice to the parties or their attorneys, at the place from which

the case is originally transferred.

(b) If requested by all parties or their attorneys, the oral

argument in a transferred case may be heard in the regular place

of the court to which the case is transferred.

(c) If a case is transferred to a court that regularly sits not

more than 35 miles from the place the court from which the case

was transferred regularly sits, the court, at the discretion of

its chief justice and after notice to the parties or their

counsel, may hear oral arguments at the place it regularly sits.

For purposes of this subsection, the place where a court of

appeals regularly sits is that specified in Subchapter C, Chapter

22, and the mileage between the places is that determined by the

comptroller under Chapter 660.

(d) The actual and necessary traveling and living expenses of

the justices in hearing an oral argument at the place from which

the case is transferred shall be paid by the state from funds

appropriated for that purpose.

(e) At the discretion of its chief justice, a court to which a

case is transferred may hear oral argument through the use of

teleconferencing technology as provided by Section 22.302. The

court and the parties or their attorneys may participate in oral

argument from any location through the use of teleconferencing

technology. The actual and necessary expenses of the court in

hearing an oral argument through the use of teleconferencing

technology shall be paid by the state from funds appropriated for

the transfer of case, as specified in Subsection (d).

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.92(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(106), eff.

Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 732, Sec. 2, eff. Sept.

1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.

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Statutes > Texas > Government-code > Title-2-judicial-branch > Chapter-73-administration-of-courts-of-appeals

GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH

SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 73. ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF APPEALS

SUBCHAPTER A. TRANSFER OF CASES

Sec. 73.001. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER. The supreme court may order

cases transferred from one court of appeals to another at any

time that, in the opinion of the supreme court, there is good

cause for the transfer.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 73.002. JURISDICTION WHEN TRANSFERRED. (a) The court of

appeals to which a case is transferred has jurisdiction of the

case without regard to the district in which the case originally

was tried and to which it is returnable on appeal.

(b) The court to which a case is transferred shall deliver,

enter, and render the opinions, orders, and decisions in a

transferred case at the place where the court to which the case

is transferred regularly sits as provided by law.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 73.003. ORAL ARGUMENT. (a) Except as provided by

Subsections (b) and (e), the justices of the court of appeals to

which a case is transferred shall hear oral argument, after due

notice to the parties or their attorneys, at the place from which

the case is originally transferred.

(b) If requested by all parties or their attorneys, the oral

argument in a transferred case may be heard in the regular place

of the court to which the case is transferred.

(c) If a case is transferred to a court that regularly sits not

more than 35 miles from the place the court from which the case

was transferred regularly sits, the court, at the discretion of

its chief justice and after notice to the parties or their

counsel, may hear oral arguments at the place it regularly sits.

For purposes of this subsection, the place where a court of

appeals regularly sits is that specified in Subchapter C, Chapter

22, and the mileage between the places is that determined by the

comptroller under Chapter 660.

(d) The actual and necessary traveling and living expenses of

the justices in hearing an oral argument at the place from which

the case is transferred shall be paid by the state from funds

appropriated for that purpose.

(e) At the discretion of its chief justice, a court to which a

case is transferred may hear oral argument through the use of

teleconferencing technology as provided by Section 22.302. The

court and the parties or their attorneys may participate in oral

argument from any location through the use of teleconferencing

technology. The actual and necessary expenses of the court in

hearing an oral argument through the use of teleconferencing

technology shall be paid by the state from funds appropriated for

the transfer of case, as specified in Subsection (d).

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.92(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(106), eff.

Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 732, Sec. 2, eff. Sept.

1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.


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Statutes > Texas > Government-code > Title-2-judicial-branch > Chapter-73-administration-of-courts-of-appeals

GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH

SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 73. ADMINISTRATION OF COURTS OF APPEALS

SUBCHAPTER A. TRANSFER OF CASES

Sec. 73.001. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER. The supreme court may order

cases transferred from one court of appeals to another at any

time that, in the opinion of the supreme court, there is good

cause for the transfer.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 73.002. JURISDICTION WHEN TRANSFERRED. (a) The court of

appeals to which a case is transferred has jurisdiction of the

case without regard to the district in which the case originally

was tried and to which it is returnable on appeal.

(b) The court to which a case is transferred shall deliver,

enter, and render the opinions, orders, and decisions in a

transferred case at the place where the court to which the case

is transferred regularly sits as provided by law.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Sec. 73.003. ORAL ARGUMENT. (a) Except as provided by

Subsections (b) and (e), the justices of the court of appeals to

which a case is transferred shall hear oral argument, after due

notice to the parties or their attorneys, at the place from which

the case is originally transferred.

(b) If requested by all parties or their attorneys, the oral

argument in a transferred case may be heard in the regular place

of the court to which the case is transferred.

(c) If a case is transferred to a court that regularly sits not

more than 35 miles from the place the court from which the case

was transferred regularly sits, the court, at the discretion of

its chief justice and after notice to the parties or their

counsel, may hear oral arguments at the place it regularly sits.

For purposes of this subsection, the place where a court of

appeals regularly sits is that specified in Subchapter C, Chapter

22, and the mileage between the places is that determined by the

comptroller under Chapter 660.

(d) The actual and necessary traveling and living expenses of

the justices in hearing an oral argument at the place from which

the case is transferred shall be paid by the state from funds

appropriated for that purpose.

(e) At the discretion of its chief justice, a court to which a

case is transferred may hear oral argument through the use of

teleconferencing technology as provided by Section 22.302. The

court and the parties or their attorneys may participate in oral

argument from any location through the use of teleconferencing

technology. The actual and necessary expenses of the court in

hearing an oral argument through the use of teleconferencing

technology shall be paid by the state from funds appropriated for

the transfer of case, as specified in Subsection (d).

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.92(a), eff.

Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(106), eff.

Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 732, Sec. 2, eff. Sept.

1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1999.