Texas Supreme Court

What Texas Supreme Court does

The Texas Supreme Court is the highest civil appellate court in the State of Texas, operating under the Texas Judicial Branch — a constitutional government entity headquartered in Austin and founded when Texas achieved statehood in 1845. The branch provides final appellate review of civil matters through the Supreme Court (one Chief Justice and eight justices) and criminal matters through the Court of Criminal Appeals, with an intermediate tier of 14 Courts of Appeals staffed by 80 justices serving all 254 Texas counties, plus the newly operational Fifteenth Court of Appeals (launched September 2024). It also administers specialized courts including the Texas Business Court (eleven planned geographical divisions, five operational), Children's Courts, and 214 registered Specialty Courts (treatment, veterans, mental health, family), supported by an underlying network of approximately 2,800 trial courts statewide.

The branch operates a statewide digital infrastructure built around eFileTexas.gov for electronic filing, the Court Activity Database (CARD) for case search, the Uniform Case Management System, Electronic Briefs, the Public Safety Report System (PSRS) implemented under Senate Bill 9, Electronic Hearings via Zoom, and Digital Evidence Sharing. The Judicial Committee on Information Technology (JCIT) sets technology standards in coordination with the County and District Clerks Association of Texas, the Texas Association of Counties, and the Conference of Urban Counties. The Supreme Court also exercises administrative control over the State Bar of Texas and is the sole licensing authority for Texas attorneys via the Board of Law Examiners.

The Texas Judicial Branch is funded through legislative appropriations from the Texas State Legislature rather than commercial revenue, with each court maintaining its own operating budget. Ancillary revenue streams include statutorily set court filing fees (e.g., $275 for MDL Panel motion to transfer, $50 for other documents) collected through eFileTexas service providers. The branch serves all Texas residents, businesses, licensed attorneys, criminal defendants, and the State itself across civil and criminal matters, with no ability to refuse service and no commercial customers to court.

Name

Texas Supreme Court

Legal name

Texas Judicial Branch

Website

https://txcourts.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1845

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Texas Supreme Court is the highest civil appellate court of the Texas Judicial Branch, a constitutional state government entity headquartered in Austin that serves all Texas residents, businesses, and licensed attorneys through a tiered court system spanning roughly 2,800 courts statewide, supported by statewide electronic filing and case management technology and funded by legislative appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Judicial Services

NAICS

Courts (92211), Courts (922110)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Courts & Judicial Administration (BPAIABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA), Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG), Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH)

Keywords

• Appellate court services
• Civil litigation appeals
• Judicial administration
• Attorney licensing
• Court case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriations: The Texas Judicial Branch is funded through legislative appropriations from the Texas State Legislature. Each court maintains its own operating budget, legislative appropriations request, and annual financial report.
2. Court Filing Fees: Filing fees are collected for various court filings including MDL Panel filings. Motion to Transfer: $275.00; Any other document filed: $50.00. Fees collected through eFiling service providers.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Texas Supreme Court, as part of the Texas Judicial Branch, serves as the highest appellate court for civil matters in Texas, composed of a chief justice and eight justices. It provides final appellate review of civil cases, licenses and regulates attorneys, promulgates rules of practice and procedure, and administers a statewide court system including 14 intermediate Courts of Appeals, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Business Court, Specialty Courts, Children's Courts, Trial Courts, and the Multi-District Litigation Panel.

Product overview

The Texas Judicial Branch operates a comprehensive court system consisting of the Supreme Court of Texas (highest civil court), the Court of Criminal Appeals (highest criminal court), fourteen intermediate Courts of Appeals, the Texas Business Court, Children's Courts, Specialty Courts, and Trial Courts at the district, county, justice, and municipal levels. Supporting digital services include eFile Texas for electronic filing, Electronic Hearings via Zoom for remote proceedings, the Court Activity Database (CARD) for public case information, the Public Safety Report System (PSRS), and the Uniform Case Management System. The branch also provides forms, rules, and standards through centralized portals, with administrative support from the Office of Court Administration and various commissions including the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Texas Courts: General branding for the Texas Judicial Branch website and public communications
• SCOTX
• Texas Business Court

Products and services

• Supreme Court of Texas The highest appellate court in Texas for civil matters, composed of a chief justice and eight justices elected to staggered six-year terms, serving as the court of last resort for civil cases in the state.
• Court of Criminal Appeals Texas' highest court for criminal cases, consisting of a presiding judge and eight judges elected for six-year terms, sitting primarily in Austin.
• Fourteen Courts of Appeals Intermediate appellate courts (1st through 14th, plus the 15th created in 2024) with jurisdiction over civil and criminal appeals from trial courts across Texas counties, with 80 appellate justices statewide.
• Texas Business Court A statewide specialized trial court created to resolve complex business disputes, cases involving the state or executive branch agencies, and business disputes valued at more than $10 million, with exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction.
• Children's Courts

Quantifiable outcome

• 214 registered Specialty Courts providing alternatives to incarceration
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• State Bar of TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBy statute, the Supreme Court has administrative control over the State Bar of Texas (Tex. Gov't Code § 81.011). The Court is also the sole authority for licensing attorneys in Texas and appoints the members of the Board of Law Examiners, which administers the Texas bar examination.
• Texas Board of Law ExaminerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Supreme Court appoints the members of the Board of Law Examiners, which administers the Texas bar examination (Tex. Gov't Code §§ 82.00, 82.004).
• Office of the Attorney General (OAG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe OAG provides purchasing and on-site technical (computer) support for the child support courts program. The child support courts program is funded with federal and state funds through a cooperative agreement with the OAG's Child Support Division, with approximately $5 million annually (66% federal, 34% state funds).
• County and District Clerks Association of TexasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JCIT (Judicial Committee on Information Technology) works with the Association as a partner in providing direction to courts regarding technology implementation.
• Texas Association of CountiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCIT collaborates with the Texas Association of Counties to provide technology direction and standards for courts.
• Conference of Urban CountiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCIT partners with the Conference of Urban Counties for technology collaboration with urban court systems.
• eFileTexascoreTechnology or IntegrationeFileTexas is the electronic filing service provider mandated for MDL Panel filings and Supreme Court filings. All documents must be electronically filed using the eFileTexas.gov system.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Supreme Court of Illinois: Illinois's highest court. Comparable as a state supreme court exercising appellate, disciplinary, and rulemaking authority, serving a large commercial population and operating a comparable appellate court structure.
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Texas's highest court for criminal matters, sitting alongside the Supreme Court of Texas. Directly comparable as a sister high court within the same Texas Judicial Branch, sharing administrative infrastructure and overlapping jurisdiction.
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's highest appellate court. Comparable as a state supreme court with discretionary appellate jurisdiction, attorney-discipline authority, and statewide rulemaking in a major commercial jurisdiction.
• New York Court of Appeals: New York's highest appellate court for civil and criminal matters. Comparable as a state high court with discretionary review, attorney-discipline authority, and rulemaking powers operating in a major commercial jurisdiction.
• Supreme Court of California: The highest court in California for civil matters. Comparable as a large-population state supreme court serving as court of last resort on civil cases with statewide constitutional authority and comparable elected/appointed judicial structure.
• Florida Supreme Court: Florida's highest court, organized under the Florida State Courts System. Directly comparable as a large state supreme court exercising constitutional authority over judicial administration, attorney discipline, and rulemaking.

Others

• National Center for State Courts: The leading national association supporting state court systems. Not a competitor but an adjacent organization providing shared services, research, and benchmarking that the Texas Judicial Branch participates in as a member institution.

Broad incumbents

• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: Federal judiciary's administrative agency supporting the U.S. Supreme Court and federal circuit and district courts. Comparable in function (court administration, technology, statistics) but at the federal level with broader rather than state-specific scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TexasFifteenthCourtofAppeals/videos
• Xx.com/txcourts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-office-of-court-administration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

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