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The Cooke County local administrative order of the 235th District Court and the County Court at Law directing where a civil case is filed and heard based on the amount in controversy.
Governs where a civil case in the $500-$200,000 range is filed and heard in Cooke County (the County Court at Law, not the 235th District Court).
Civil cases filed in Cooke County in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $200,000 (excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition) shall be filed in the County Clerk's office and heard in the County Court at Law; any such case filed in the 235th Judicial District Court shall be transferred to the County Court at Law. Filed April 13, 2018 by the 235th Judicial District Court and the Cooke County Court at Law.
Civil cases filed in Cooke County in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $200,000 (excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition) shall be filed in the County Clerk's office and heard in the County Court at Law; any such case filed in the 235th Judicial District Court shall be tran
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site document (read in full). County-level civil administrative order (division_family; where-to-file by amount in controversy); 2018, signed by the 235th judge and a former CCL judge (John H. Morris) so no judge join.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.