The Tenth Court of Appeals sits in Waco and covers Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Navarro, Robertson, Somervell, and Walker counties.
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 7.4% of PDRs from Tenth Court decisions and, when it takes a case, rules against the lower court in about 55% of them—agreeing with the Tenth Court more often than with most Texas courts of appeals. The district covers the agricultural heartland of Central Texas and the fast-growing suburban counties of Ellis and Johnson on the southern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
This Court hears appeals from pretrial habeas denials (articles 11.08 and 11.09) and from 11.072 rulings (community supervision). Habeas under article 11.07—the main felony route—is filed with the convicting court and decided by the Court of Criminal Appeals. See Direct Appeals and Postconviction Relief for the full map.
Tenth Court of Appeals—Cases
- 10-25-00045-CR—In re Earl Gray—mandamus—enforcement after CCA reversal
- 10-21-00180-CR—State v. Earl Gray—State’s appeal—deferred disposition after trial