Tarrant County Court at Law No. 1 — Appeals from Justice Court (eviction appeals set within 2–3 weeks; mediation referral; entities need counsel)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026AppealsCounty Court at Law No. 1 — Appeals from Justice Court (page last modified June 9, 2025), Tarrant County court web page

Summary

County Court at Law No. 1's procedures for appeals from the justice courts (page last modified June 9, 2025): eviction appeals set for trial within two to three weeks of a written trial request; other justice-court appeals referred to Dispute Resolution Services unless another mediator is requested; appeals are tried de novo under the full rules of procedure and evidence; entities must appear through Texas counsel; pro se litigants held to attorney standards; cameras and recordings prohibited.

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Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 1 — appeals from the Tarrant County justice courts (evictions and civil).

Source of truth

"Forcible Entry and Detainer (FE&D/Eviction) appeals from Justice of the Peace courts are typically set for trial within two to three weeks after a written trial request is received. All other appeals with be set as the Court's schedule allows. Justice Court appeals (other than eviction appeals) will typically be referred to Dispute Resolution Services unless another mediator or mediation service

Official source: Tarrant County Courts at Law — tarrantcountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-tarrant-ownsite-2026-09-06

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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

AppealsSeventh Administrative Judicial Region

Seventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Rules for the Appeal of a Trial Court's Disapproval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Court Appointed Attorney's Fees (20 days after a disapproval order; 80 days after an unanswered request)

The Presiding Judge's procedure for court-appointed attorneys' fee appeals under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.05: the attorney files a motion with the Presiding Judge of the Seventh Region within twenty (20) days of the trial court's order disapproving the fee, or within eighty (80) days of submitting the request if the trial court fails to act, stating the listed case and billing details and attaching the trial court's order and the county's fee schedule; the Presiding Judge abates ruling for ten days while the trial court may enter a revised payment order; a contested matter is noticed within five days and the trial court files written findings (Appendix A); otherwise the Presiding Judge rules under art. 26.05(c) by an order in the form of Appendix B, and the county pays the approved amount within 45 days.

High confidence· verified September 25, 2026Rules for the Appeal of a Trial Court's Disapproval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Court Appointed Attorney's Fees, Seventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas; posted on the region page (txcourts.gov/7ajr/), fetched 2026-09-24.

AppealsFifth Administrative Judicial Region

Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Rules for the Appeal of a Trial Court's Disapproval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Court Appointed Attorney's Fees (20 days after a disapproval order; 80 days after an unanswered request)

The presiding judge's procedures for court-appointed attorneys' fee appeals under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.05: the attorney files a motion with the Presiding Judge of the Fifth Region within twenty (20) days of the trial court's order disapproving the fee, or within eighty (80) days of submitting the request if the trial court fails to act; the trial judge may respond and resolve the matter, and if no resolution is noticed within twenty (20) days of the motion the Presiding Judge rules under art. 26.05; the county pays the approved amount within 45 days under art. 26.05(c).

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Rules for the Appeal of a Trial Court's Disapproval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Court Appointed Attorney's Fees, Before the Presiding Judge of the Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas (undated; posted at www.txcourts.gov/5ajr/ as media/1437064).

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)

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