SCOTX: Attorneys Must E-File Effective 9/12/11
Texas appellate e-filing continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Effective September 12, 2011, attorneys filing documents in the Texas Supreme Court must do so electronically. Pro se parties may e-file, or they may submit paper documents.
View the Court's latest e-filing order here. Don Cruse has broken down the new order over at the Supreme Court of Texas Blog.
Aside from SCOTX, e-filing is available in the following state appellate courts: Austin, Dallas, Eastland (new as of August 8), Houston (1st District), and Houston (14th District). The Texarkana court may be next in line, as its website states that e-filing will be available there soon.
For background on this development, see the following posts:
- When Will Appellate Courts Catch Up on E-Filing? (1/3/07)
- Appellate Court E-Filing Becoming a Reality (2/15/10)
- More on Appellate E-Filing (4/9/10)
- At Last, E-Filing Is Coming to Texas Appellate Courts (3/3/11)
- Texas Appellate E-Filing Goes Live (3/28/11)
- The Adaptable (Appellate) Lawyer (6/28/11)