Texas Legal Overview: Wichita Falls The Wichita Falls metropolitan area in Texas is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. The three district courts (30th, 78th, and 89th) located in Wichita Falls are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction over all civil, criminal and family law cases filed in Wichita County. All three district courts have countywide jurisdiction. The county also has two county courts at law located in Wichita Falls, which handle Class-A and Class-B misdemeanors, probate matters, and civil cases in between $10,000 and $100,000.
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Trending Legal Topics: Appeals against municipal and justice courts can be filed with the county courts. Appeals against the district or county courts in Archer, Clay and Wichita counties must be filed with the Second Court of Appeals located in Fort Worth, TX. Further appeals may be possible to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals or the Texas Supreme Court. Federal court cases in these three counties have to be filed with the Wichita Falls Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. |