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It would be useful for a person who is thinking about initiating a legal action to try and understand the legal and judicial system that exists in the State of Texas. One of the most confusing aspects of the judicial system is that there are currently two separate systems: state and federal. The majority of actions are filed in state courts. Claims that arise on Native American lands may be subject to tribal courts and not the state or federal courts. The following discusses the state and federal court systems and summarizes the jurisdictions of both. The Process of a Lawsuit Chapter outlines how a case goes through the state civil and criminal process. The Civil Appellate Law Chapter details the appeals process.
 

As one may remember from civics class, there are three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative branch creates the laws, the executive branch enforces the laws, and the judicial branch interprets the laws. Laws also are called statutes or codes. The executive branch can create rules or regulations to govern its administrative procedures and the judicial branch also may interpret these rules or regulations.

When a case is heard in a court, the court applies the law to the facts of the case and a decision is made. There are many sources of law the court uses in making its decision: the United States Constitution, the Texas Constitution, statutes, regulations, and the court's prior decisions or decisions made by higher courts (case law). The way in which a court answers a legal question is binding on all lower courts within that jurisdiction when faced with the same legal question. For example, if the Texas Supreme Court decides a particular legal question, all state courts in Texas must follow that decision. However, state courts in Oklahoma would not have to follow the Texas decision because they are in a different jurisdiction.