First Court of Appeals
Terms of Court
From 1892 to 1926, the term of court for the intermediate appellate courts began on the first Monday in October and ended on the first Monday in July of the succeeding year.1
| Term | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | October 3, 1892 | July 3, 1893 |
| 2nd | October 2, 1893 | July 2, 1894 |
| 3rd | October 1, 1894 | July 1, 1895 |
| 4th | October 7, 1895 | July 6, 1896 |
| 5th | October 5, 1896 | July 5, 1897 |
| 6th | October 4, 1897 | July 4, 1898 |
| 7th | October 3, 1898 | July 3, 1899 |
| 8th | October 2, 1899 | July 2, 1900 |
| 9th | October 1, 1900 | July 1, 1901 |
| 10th | October 7, 1901 | July 7, 1902 |
| 11th | October 6, 1902 | July 6, 1903 |
| 12th | October 5, 1903 | July 4, 1904 |
| 13th | October 3, 1904 | July 3, 1905 |
| 14th | October 2, 1905 | July 2, 1906 |
| 15th | October 1, 1906 | July 1, 1907 |
| 16th | October 7, 1907 | July 6, 1908 |
| 17th | October 5, 1908 | July 5, 1909 |
| 18th | October 4, 1909 | July 4, 1910 |
| 19th | October 3, 1910 | July 3, 1911 |
| 20th | October 2, 1911 | July 1, 1912 |
| 21st | October 7, 1912 | July 7, 1913 |
| 22nd | October 6, 1913 | July 6, 1914 |
| 23rd | October 5, 1914 | July 5, 1915 |
| 24th | October 4, 1915 | July 3, 1916 |
| 25th | October 2, 1916 | July 2, 1917 |
| 26th | October 1, 1917 | July 1, 1918 |
| 27th | October 7, 1918 | July 7, 1919 |
| 28th | October 6, 1919 | July 5, 1920 |
| 29th | October 4, 1920 | July 4, 1921 |
| 30th | October 3, 1921 | July 3, 1922 |
| 31st | October 2, 1922 | July 2, 1923 |
| 32nd | October 1, 1923 | July 7, 1924 |
| 33rd | October 6, 1924 | July 6, 1925 |
| 34th | October 5, 1925 | July 5, 1926 |
Beginning in 1927, the legislature established a continuous term of court, in which the term of court commenced on the first Monday in October and ended on the first Monday in October of the next year.2
| Term | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| 35th | October 4, 1926 | October 2, 1927 |
| 36th | October 3, 1927 | September 30, 1928 |
| 37th | October 1, 1928 | October 6, 1929 |
| 38th | October 7, 1929 | October 5, 1930 |
| 39th | October 6, 1930 | October 4, 1931 |
| 40th | October 5, 1931 | October 2, 1932 |
| 41st | October 3, 1932 | October 1, 1933 |
| 42nd | October 2, 1933 | September 30, 1934 |
| 43rd | October 1, 1934 | October 6, 1935 |
| 44th | October 7, 1935 | October 4, 1936 |
| 45th | October 5, 1936 | October 3, 1937 |
| 46th | October 4, 1937 | October 2, 1938 |
| 47th | October 3, 1938 | October 1, 1939 |
| 48th | October 2, 1939 | October 6, 1940 |
| 49th | October 7, 1940 | October 5, 1941 |
| 50th | October 6, 1941 | October 4, 1942 |
| 51st | October 5, 1942 | October 3, 1943 |
| 52nd | October 4, 1943 | October 1, 1944 |
| 53rd | October 2, 1944 | September 30, 1945 |
| 54th | October 1, 1945 | October 6, 1946 |
| 55th | October 7, 1946 | October 5, 1947 |
| 56th | October 6, 1947 | October 3, 1948 |
| 57th | October 4, 1948 | October 2, 1949 |
| 58th | October 3, 1949 | October 1, 1950 |
| 59th | October 2, 1950 | September 30, 1951 |
| 60th | October 1, 1951 | October 5, 1952 |
| 61st | October 6, 1952 | October 4, 1953 |
| 62nd | October 5, 1953 | October 3, 1954 |
| 63rd | October 4, 1954 | October 2, 1955 |
| 64th | October 3, 1955 | September 30, 1956 |
| 65th | October 1, 1956 | October 6, 1957 |
| 66th | October 7, 1957 | October 5, 1958 |
| 67th | October 6, 1958 | October 4, 1959 |
| 68th | October 5, 1959 | October 2, 1960 |
| 69th | October 3, 1960 | October 1, 1961 |
| 70th | October 2, 1961 | September 30, 1962 |
| 71st | October 1, 1962 | October 6, 1963 |
| 72nd | October 7, 1963 | October 4, 1964 |
| 73rd | October 5, 1964 | October 3, 1965 |
| 74th | October 4, 1965 | October 2, 1966 |
| 75th | October 3, 1966 | October 1, 1967 |
| 76th | October 2, 1967 | October 6, 1968 |
| 77th | October 7, 1968 | October 5, 1969 |
| 78th | October 6, 1969 | October 4, 1970 |
| 79th | October 5, 1970 | October 3, 1971 |
| 80th | October 4, 1971 | October 1, 1972 |
| 81st | October 2, 1972 | September 30, 1973 |
| 82nd | October 1, 1973 | October 6, 1974 |
| 83rd | October 7, 1974 | October 5, 1975 |
| 84th | October 6, 1975 | October 3, 1976 |
| 85th | October 4, 1976 | October 2, 1977 |
| 86th | October 3, 1977 | October 1, 1978 |
| 87th | October 2, 1978 | September 30, 1979 |
| 88th | October 1, 1979 | October 5, 1980 |
Beginning in 1981, the legislature changed the term of court to the calendar year.3
| Term | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| 89th | October 6, 1980 | December 31, 1981 |
| 90th | January 1, 1982 | December 31, 1982 |
| 91st | January 1, 1983 | December 31, 1983 |
| 92nd | January 1, 1984 | December 31, 1984 |
| 93rd | January 1, 1985 | December 31, 1985 |
| 94th | January 1, 1986 | December 31, 1986 |
| 95th | January 1, 1987 | December 31, 1987 |
| 96th | January 1, 1988 | December 31, 1988 |
| 97th | January 1, 1989 | December 31, 1989 |
| 98th | January 1, 1990 | December 31, 1990 |
| 99th | January 1, 1991 | December 31, 1991 |
| 100th | January 1, 1992 | December 31, 1992 |
| 101st | January 1, 1993 | December 31, 1993 |
| 102nd | January 1, 1994 | December 31, 1994 |
| 103rd | January 1, 1995 | December 31, 1995 |
| 104th | January 1, 1996 | December 31, 1996 |
| 105th | January 1, 1997 | December 31, 1997 |
| 106th | January 1, 1998 | December 31, 1998 |
| 107th | January 1, 1999 | December 31, 1999 |
| 108th | January 1, 2000 | December 31, 2000 |
| 109th | January 1, 2001 | December 31, 2001 |
| 110th | January 1, 2002 | December 31, 2002 |
| 111th | January 1, 2003 | December 31, 2003 |
| 112th | January 1, 2004 | December 31, 2004 |
| 113th | January 1, 2005 | December 31, 2005 |
| 114th | January 1, 2006 | December 31, 2006 |
| 115th | January 1, 2007 | December 31, 2007 |
| 116th | January 1, 2008 | December 31, 2008 |
| 117th | January 1, 2009 | December 31, 2009 |
| 118th | January 1, 2010 | December 31, 2010 |
| 119th | January 1, 2011 | December 31, 2011 |
| 120th | January 1, 2012 | December 31, 2012 |
| 121st | January 1, 2013 | December 31, 2013 |
| 122nd | January 1, 2014 | December 31, 2014 |
| 123rd | January 1, 2015 | December 31, 2015 |
| 124th | January 1, 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
| 125th | January 1, 2017 | December 31, 2017 |
| 126th | January 1, 2018 | December 31, 2018 |
| 127th | January 1, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
| 128th | January 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| 129th | January 1, 2021 | December 31, 2021 |
| 130th | January 1, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| 131st | January 1, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| 132nd | January 1, 2024 | December 31, 2024 |
| 133rd | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 19.4 provides that the expiration of the appellate court's term does not affect the court's plenary power or its jurisdiction over a case that is pending when the court's term expires.
- Act approved Apr. 13, 1892, 22d Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 18, § 8, 1892 Tex. Gen. Laws 45,46, reprinted in 10 H.P.N. Gammel, The Laws of Texas 1822–1897, at 409, 410 (Austin, Gammel Book Co. 1898), repealed and codified by Revised Statutes, 24th Leg., R.S., § 1, art. 991, § 4, 1895 Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. lxiv, 233 (codification), 1103 (repealer) (former 1895 Revised Statutes article 991), amended by Act approved Apr. 28, 1897, 25th Leg., R.S., ch. 102, § 1, 1897 Tex. Gen. Laws 132,132, reprinted in 10 H.P.N. Gammel, The Laws of Texas 1822–1897, at 1186, 1186 (Austin, Gammel Book Co. 1898) (no change), repealed and codified by Revised Statutes, 32d Leg., R.S., § 1, art. 1585, § 4, 1911 Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. 2, 364 (codification), 1719 (repealer) (former 1911 Revised Statutes article 1585), repealed and codified by Revised Statutes, 39th Leg., R.S., § 1, art. 1816, § 4, 1925 Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. 2, 511 (codification), 2419 (repealer) (former 1925 Revised Statutes article 1816).
- Act approved Mar. 11, 1927, 40th Leg., R.S., ch. 79, § 1, 1927 Tex. Gen. Laws 120, 120, amended by Act approved June 7, 1927, 40th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 50, § 1, 1927 Tex. Gen. Laws 147, 147.
- Act of June 1, 1981, 67th Leg., R.S., ch. 291, § 34, 1981 Tex. Gen. Laws 761, 779, repealed and codified by Act of May 17, 1985, 69th Leg., R.S., ch. 480, § 1, sec. 22.218, § 26(1), 1985 Tex. Gen. Laws 1720, 1729 (codification), 2048 (repealer) (currently Government Code section 22.218).