The Seventh Court of Appeals sits in Amarillo and covers Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Terry, Wilbarger, Wheeler, and Yoakum counties—the largest geographic district of any Texas court of appeals.
Despite receiving only about 161 new criminal filings per year, the Seventh Court holds oral argument in 33% of criminal cases—the second-highest rate in Texas. After a court of appeals decision, either party can file a Petition for Discretionary Review (PDR) asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider the outcome. The CCA grants about 4.1% of PDRs from Seventh Court decisions and, when it does, rules against the lower court in about 80% of those cases.
Seventh Court of Appeals — Cases
- 07-23-00115-CR — Owens v. State — direct appeal — harassment
- 07-22-00078-CR — Ex parte Claycomb — mandamus
- 07-20-00238-CR — Ex parte Claycomb — post-conviction habeas corpus
- 07-18-00335-CR — Ex parte Sanders — post-conviction habeas corpus
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