Texas Tech to Host 7th Court of Appeals

Texas Tech School of Law students and the general public will have an opportunity to view the 7^th Court of Appeals, which usually presides in Amarillo, in action.

At 10 a.m. on Monday, October 3rd, the Texas Tech University School of Law will host the 7^th Court of Appeals, which will hold oral arguments in the Hunt Courtroom which is located at 1802 Hartford Ave in Texas Tech's School of Law.

The court, which consists of Chief Justice Brian Quinn and justices James T. Campbell, Mackey K. Hancock and Patrick A. Pirtle, has immediate appellate jurisdiction of civil and criminal cases appealed from lower courts in 46 Texas counties.

Oral arguments will be heard in four cases over two sessions on Monday, the first session beginning at 10 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. Three cases arise out of Lubbock County and the fourth from Bailey County.