Ector County District Courts & Federal Trial / Appellate Courts
Civil Courts in Odessa — Ector County, Texas
in which a Personal Injury Lawyer would file a lawsuit
If your claim is worth between $10,000 and $100,000 you may file here or in one of the County District Courts that have concurrent jurisdiction with the County Courts at law
CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS:
Ector County - County Court at Law No. 1 |
Ector County - County Court at Law No. 2 |
The Civil Courts at Law for Ector County are located at: Ector County Courthouse300 North Grant Avenue Odessa, TX 79761 |
If your claim is worth over $100,000 you will file here:
Ector County 70th District Court
Ector County 161st District Court |
Ector County 244th District Court
Ector County 358th District Court |
The Civil District Courts for Ector County are located at:
Ector County Courthouse |
If you have an estate proceeding OR there was a Wrongful Death and Survivorship lawsuit and there was an Estate proceeding established in the Probate Courts, you would file your claim here if the matter is contested:
PROBATE COURTS:
Ector County 70th District Court
Ector County 161st District Court |
Ector County 244th District Court
Ector County 358th District Court |
The Probate Courts for Ector County are located at:
Ector County Courthouse
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If the probate matter is uncontested, your claim may be handled here:
Ector County - County Court at Law No. 1 Room 234 (432) 498-4110 |
Ector County - County Court at Law No. 2 Room 235 (432) 498-4120l |
The Probate Courts for Ector County are located at:
Ector County Courthouse |
If you are seeking an appeal from a civil case, it will be filed here:
STATE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURTS:
Texas Courts of Appeals
Eleventh Court of Appeals of Texas
County Coverage: |
Finally, if you wish to appeal a civil decision from the appellate courts you will file it here:
FINAL APPELLATE:
Physical Address: |
Mailing Address: |
Contact by Telephone/Fax
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If you civil suit involves a person that lives out of state or involves a "federal question" your claim will be filed here:
United States District Court
The Western District of Texas - Midland-Odessa Division
Division Office: Midland-Odessa |
Main Office: San Antonio |
JUDGES:
Chief Judge Samuel Frederick Biery Jr.
District Judge Walter Scott Smith, Jr.
District Judge Sam Sparks
District Judge Orlando Luis Garcia
District Judge Philip Ray Martinez
District Judge Alia M. Ludlum
District Judge Robert A. Junell
District Judge Kathleen Cardone |
District Judge Earl Leroy Yeakel III
District Judge Frank Montalvo
District Judge Xavier Rodriguez Senior Judges
Senior District Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth
Senior District Judge James Robertson Nowlin (915) 534-6744 |
The Odessa-Midland Division covers the following Texas Counties: Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland and Upton Counties |
If you wished to appeal from one of the trial courts in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas - Midland-Odessa Division, you would appeal to the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
600 South Maestri Place
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 310-7700
The Judges in the Fifth Circuit are:
Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge
Carolyn Dineen King
E. Grady Jolly
W. Eugene Davis
Jerry E. Smith
Emilio M. Garza
Fortunato P. Benavides
Carl E. Stewart
James L. Dennis
Edith Brown Clement
Edward C. Prado |
Priscilla R. Owen
Jennifer Walker Elrod
Leslie H. Southwick
Catharina Haynes Senior Judges:
Thomas M. Reavley
Will Garwood
Patrick E. Higginbotham
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.
Rhesa H. Barksdale
Harold R. DeMoss, Jr. |
Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit States that make up the 5th Circuit are Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. |
If you wished to appeal from the 5th Circuit, you would file a Writ of Certiorari with:
The United States Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.
Contact information for the Supreme Court of the United States and its Justices:
Clerk's Office: (202) 479-3011 |
Supreme Court of the United States |
The chambers of the Supreme Court Justices are located mainly on the second floor of the Supreme Court building, with the exception of Justice Ginsburg's third floor chambers. Their individual chambers are not available to the public, and no direct phone line to a Justice exists for the public. The Justices may be contacted only via traditional mail. The nine Justices and the preferred way to address a letter are listed below. |
Chief Justice John G. Roberts
Address correspondence to: Justice Antonin Scalia
Address correspondence to: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
Address correspondence to: Justice Clarence Thomas
Address correspondence to: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Address correspondence to: |
Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Address correspondence to: Justice Samuel Anthony Alito
Address correspondence to: Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Address correspondence to: Justice Elena Kagan
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