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An injured person filing a lawsuit is a . 

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A serious criminal offense that can be punished by imprisonment and/or a fine is called a . 

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The authority of a court to try or resolve those cases being heard for the first time is called .  

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The authority of a court to review the decisions of lower courts and determine if constitutional and statutory principles and procedures were correctly interpreted and followed is called . 

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At the highest appellate level, Texas has a court system, with the Supreme Court serving as the court of last resort in civil cases and the Court of Criminal Appeals functioning as the court of last resort in criminal cases. 

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Each has a constitutional county court, presided over by a county judge, elected countywide to a four year term. 

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The Texas Supreme Court has members. 

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When no record was kept of the evidence presented in a trial the appeal must be presented or completely over again. 

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An is issued by a grand jury charging a person with a punishable offense. 

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was the first woman to serve as a district court judge in Texas. 

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