Supreme Court records 1840-1980

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Supreme Court records 1840-1980

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20169/20169-P.html

The Texas Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in most civil and juvenile cases. It also has the authority to conduct proceedings for the removal or involuntary retirement of state judges; supervises State Bar operations; promulgates rules and regulations for the discipline, supervision, and disbarment of lawyers; and has supervisory and administrative control over the judicial branch. The records consist of case files, applications, dockets, minutes, opinions, and indexes, covering the period 1840-1980. Also present are the records of the Texas Commission of Appeals, consisting of minutes, dockets, and opinions, dating 1879-1892, 1918-1943.

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Jurisdiction to naturalize persons as citizens of the United States extends to state courts having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in law and/or equity in which the amount of controversy is unlimited (U.S.C.A. 8 Sec. 1421). The Texas Supreme Court meets these naturalization jurisdiction requirements and has been used by foreign nationals seeking United States citizenship. From the guide to the Galveston Term Naturalization declarations of intent, 1855 and 1867-1869, (bulk 1855), (R...