The Fourth Court of Appeals has intermediate appellate jurisdiction of both civil and criminal cases appealed from lower courts in thirty-two counties of Texas; in civil cases where judgment rendered exceeds $100, exclusive of costs, and other civil proceedings as provided by law; and in criminal cases except in post-conviction writs of habeas corpus and where the death penalty has been imposed.
The Fourth Court of Appeals is comprised of seven Justices who hear cases from thirty-two counties located in South Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Those counties are:
The Fourth Court of Appeals is comprised of seven Justices who hear cases from thirty-two counties located in South Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Those counties are:
- Atascosa
- Dimmit
- Gillespie
- Karnes
- Kinney
- McMullen
- Starr
- Webb
- Bandera
- Duval
- Guadalupe
- Kendall
- La Salle
- Medina
- Sutton
- Wilson
- Bexar
- Edwards
- Jim Hogg
- Kerr
- Mason
- Menard
- Uvalde
- Zapata
- Brooks
- Frio
- Jim Wells
- Kimble
- Maverick
- Real
- Val Verde
- Zavala