Cooke County Court at Law — Procedures for Criminal Class C Appeals

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026AppealsCooke County Court at Law Procedures for Criminal Class C Appeals (www.co.cooke.tx.us/upload/page/3093/docs/CCAL_ProceduresForCriminalClassCAppeals.pdf; custody 2026-09-06).

Summary

The Cooke County Court at Law's procedure for criminal Class C appeals: no arraignment or pretrial, a monthly status-conference docket with mandatory attendance, and how a guilty plea or a trial date is handled.

Applies to

Applies to criminal Class C appeals in the Cooke County Court at Law.

Source of truth

In a criminal Class C appeal to the Cooke County Court at Law there is no arraignment or pretrial. The Status Conference docket is the last Friday of each month at 9:00 a.m., and attendance is mandatory for the defendant and the attorney of record unless the case is resolved before the docket by plea bargain or dismissal. A guilty plea is entered by signed plea paperwork and payment in full, and a

Official source: Cooke County Courts — www.co.cooke.tx.us (court website)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 6, 2026
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-cooke-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site document (read in full). Court-specific CCL Class C appeals procedure; judge-joined to Townsend.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 — Justice Court Appeal Rules (Apr. 2026) & Repair-and-Remedy Appeals

The Justice Court Appeal Rules sheet posted by JP Precinct 1 Place 2 (April 2026 edition, captured from the court's own page): the TRCP 506.1 appeal-perfection requirements from justice court to the County Courts at Law — bond amounts and the 21-day window, filing fees, and the inability-to-pay alternative; the composition also carries the court's Repair & Remedy appeal sheet (Rule 509.8): 21-day written notice of appeal, enforcement stayed on timely notice with no bond required, appellant pays county-court costs, the $64 justice-court appeal fee, and the County Clerk's 20-day fee window.

High confidence· verified August 28, 2026Dallas County, JP Precinct 1 Place 2, Justice Court Appeal Rules (Apr. 2026 ed.), Tex. R. Civ. P. 506.1

AppealsStatewide

Notice of Appeal: 30/90-Day Deadlines — Tex. R. App. P. 26.1

A civil notice of appeal is due 30 days after the judgment is signed — extended to 90 days by a timely motion for new trial, motion to modify, motion to reinstate, or proper findings request; accelerated appeals allow only 20 days; restricted appeals six months; and any other party may appeal within 14 days after the first notice.

High confidence· verified August 20, 2026Tex. R. App. P. 26.1

AppealsDallas County · Judge Thomas G. Jones

Justice Court, Precinct 1, Place 1 — Justice Court Appeals and Bond Instructions (Hon. Thomas G. Jones)

Justice Court Precinct 1, Place 1's posted appeal instructions (Hon. Thomas G. Jones): appeals to the County Court at Law where the amount in controversy exceeds $250, the Rule 506.1 bond regime (21-day deadline; defendant's bond at twice the judgment with approved sureties; plaintiff's $500 bond), the $64 justice-court appeal filing fee with the County Clerk's 21-day fee requirement, and the statement-of-inability alternative with its 7-day contest window.

High confidence· verified August 28, 2026Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1, Justice Court Appeals (Appeal Bond Cover Sheet)

AppealsStatewide

Notice of Appeal: 30 Days from Rendition — Fla. R. App. P. 9.110

An appeal of a final order must be commenced by filing a notice of appeal within 30 days of rendition of the order. This deadline is jurisdictional — missing it generally ends the appeal.

High confidence· verified August 1, 2026Fla. R. App. P. 9.110

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