Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
	Seal of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
	30°16′34.76″N 97°44′28.56″W / 30.2763222°N 97.7412667°W
Established	1841
Location	Austin, Texas
Coordinates	30°16′34.76″N 97°44′28.56″W / 30.2763222°N 97.7412667°W
Authorized by	Texas Constitution
Appeals to	Supreme Court of the United States
Website	http://www.txcourts.gov/cca

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The Texas Supreme Court Building houses the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas. The Court, which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin,^[1] is composed of a presiding judge and eight judges.

Article V of the Texas Constitution vests the judicial power of the state and describes the Court's jurisdiction and sets rules for judicial eligibility, elections, and vacancies.

^ Home page Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Accessed October 27, 2008.

[1] Home page Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Accessed October 27, 2008.

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