Staff Attorney IV Position Open for Justice Kristin Guiney
January 08, 2025
The First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, is accepting applications for a staff attorney assigned to Justice Kristin Guiney chambers. Please click here to apply today!
Staff Attorney IV Position Open for Justice Jennifer Caughey
January 08, 2025
The First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, is accepting applications for a staff attorney assigned to Justice Jennifer Caughey chambers. Please click here to apply today!
Staff Attorney IV Position Open for Justice Amparo Monique Guerra
December 06, 2024
The First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, is accepting applications for a staff attorney assigned to Justice Amparo Monique Guerra’s chambers. Please click here to apply today!
Practice Reminder
March 13, 2024
Every appendix and every original proceeding record that is e-filed with the Court must be text-searchable and contain electronic bookmarks that reasonably describe each included item. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(h), (j), (k). Additionally, every brief filed in an appeal and every petition filed in an original proceeding should also be text-searchable and bookmarked to assist the Court in locating each item.
Cases Subject to the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the 15th Court of Appeals
December 29, 2023
For every civil case filed with the First Court of Appeals on or after September 1, 2023, the docketing statement required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 32 must indicate whether the case is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the new Fifteenth Court of Appeals, as specified by new Section 22.220(d) of the Texas Government Code.
The First Court of Appeals is on Twitter
July 06, 2023
The Court's latest opinions and orders are posted on this webpage every Tuesday and Thursday morning by 9 a.m. They are also posted on the Court's Twitter page: @1stCOA_Houston
