What's New on 5th Court's Web Site

06/27/2011 - Case and Attorney Searchable Databases updated

50,508 cases online and searchable.

06/27/2011 - Available Opinions (34,275) information updated
11-12	1058 Opinions
10-11	1381 Opinions
09-10	901 Opinions
08-09	1448 Opinions
07-08	1338 Opinions
06-07	1545 Opinions
05-06	1413 Opinions
04-05	1414 Opinions
03-04	1303 Opinions
02-03	1572 Opinions
01-02	1651 Opinions
00-01	1798 Opinions
99-00	2024 Opinions
98-99	1805 Opinions
97-98	2405 Opinions
1996	786 Opinions
1995	932 Opinions
1994	1133 Opinions
1993	1105 Opinions
1992	1023 Opinions
1991	1011 Opinions
1990	1066 Opinions
1989	1113 Opinions
1988	806 Opinions
1987	783 Opinions
1986	164 Opinions

10/01/2009
Selected briefs and oral arguments are being posted online

11/10/2008
Added Dallas, Collin, Grayson, Kaufman, Hunt, Rockwall County Courthouse photos to Home page utilizing images courtesy TexasCourthouses.com
 

10/31/2008
New Look-and-Feel Implemented for Website

9/1/2008
5th Court Internal Operating Procedures 9/1/2008 PDF

9/1/2008
5th Court 2010-2011 Legislative Appropriation Request PDF

8/31/2008
Standards for Appellate Conduct posted HTML

05/30/2008
Number of vNotices! transmitted passes the 3,500,000 mark.

02/16/2006
Number of vNotices! transmitted passes the 2,500,000 mark.

12/03/2004
Number of vNotices! transmitted passes the 2,000,000 mark.

06/12/2002
Number of vNotices! transmitted passes the 1,000,000 mark.

11/30/2004
Revisions to Local Rules Posted

03/16/2002
Modified Docket Sheet display so that at the time the docket sheet is updated, the JIST "robot" will place an "*" on the left side of any line that was indicated by the court's case management system as having been "changed" the previous day.

03/01/2002
Added link to pdf of website brochure

03/01/2002
Added PDF versions of Civil and Criminal Docketing Statements

10/12/2001
Added Opinions ASAP. Recent opinion listing now contains case information and lower court data. Listings are emailed for subscribed cases that issue within minutes of issuance.

10/11/2001
Added Events data to Docket Sheets for Stored Cases

10/07/2001
Added link to docket sheet on Opinion Listing.

10/05/2001
Changed Civil docket sheets to add link to search Supreme Court site for case number. Makes it easier to retrieve Writ/Pet history.

09/19/2001
Modified recent.htm for ASAP listing of opinions transmitted prior to receipt of vNotice! Listing now contains Case #, Parties etc.

06/03/2001
The structure of the Case and Attorney searchable databases was modified to allow deletion of duplicates.

99/10/01
Added recent.htm for quickly finding opinions transmitted prior to receipt of vNotice!

98/11/20
Major restructuring of website metaphor to emulate a Windows menuing scheme

98/11/20
vNotices! substituted for previous eNotes! language to make website more consistent with vCard and vCalendar nomenclature.

98/8/1
JIST Robot modified to Autosubscribe users who register a barcard number to the "Active" cases for that barcard number. Instructions can be found on eNotes! information page.

98/8/1
JIST Robot modified to Autosubscribe users who register a barcard number to the "Active" cases for that barcard number. Instructions can be found on eNotes! information page.

98/7/24
JIST Robot modified to allow users to send OPINIONS  TYPE to caseinfo@courtstuff.com and modify the Registration information for the types of Opinion eNotes! to send. Instructions can be found on eNotes! information page.

98/7/14
eNotes! modified to allow subscribing for Cases Filed eNotes! that are emailed on a daily basis and include listings of cases filed the previous day. Options include, All, Civil only, Criminal only, and None. Instructions can be found on eNotes! information page.

98/7/7
eNotes! modified to include Calendar and Tickler eNotes!. Calendar eNotes! are emailed on the "Due" date indicated for entries in the Case Managment calendar data. .Tickler eNotes! are emailed 7 days prior to the calendar due date. Instructions can be found on eNotes! information page.

98/6/17
Docket sheets for "Stored" cases revised to include events for 365days prior to case store date.

98/3/2
Opinion eNotes! modified to include case type information.

97/10/26
The JIST Robot eNotes! component has been modified to also send the various opinion listings requested during registration. Options are All Opinions, All Civil, All Civil Published, All Criminal, All Criminal Published, All Published, None. To register, use the Registration Form.

97/10/25
The JIST Robot has been modified to send descriptions for events in lieu of the Case Management Codes in the "eNotes!" that are emailed for subscribed cases. To register, use the Registration Form.

97/10/12
A new page has replaced the Table of Contents section.  The new "How Do I" page contains links to all of the main pages directly from a single page.  The contents are grouped into 4 information categories - Opinions; Case Information; The Front Desk and Communications.  Of particular importance is the communications section because it contains the links for the "Registration" and "Subscription" for case and opinions activity notifications.

97/10/11
The 5th Court site has implemented a new feature that allows registration for case and opinion notifications. Users register their email address using the Registration Form. By return email, the user will receive registration confirmation and instructions for "Subscribing" their case numbers. The CourtStuff.com automated system will then email the details back to the user's emailbox if changes/filings/events/opinions occur for "Subscribed" cases. The system is in "beta" testing (and the format of the data being transmitted back to the user is still being refined), but when fully functional, it is anticipated that automated email case updates will be transmitted nightly. The URL's for Subscribing, Unsubscribing, Docket Sheets, and Requesting a summary listing of a user's case number subscriptions can be found on the "How Do I" forms

97/10/3
Added Job Positions page for Job Openings available at the 5th Court of Appeals.

97/10/01
Added Attorney Submission Docket - Java Applet

97/09/01
Revised TRAP's to final 8/16/97 version from Supreme Court.
Made the TRAP Appendix orders and forms available as HTML.
Finalized Civil and Criminal Docketing Statements (with WP versions available for download)

97/08/26
Added capability to search for a specific date on the Java version of the Recent Opinions page.
Added capability to search for recent opinions for dates greater than or equal a certain date on the Opinions Disclaimer page
There are instances where the opinions issued may be in the "full text" database before they are in the clerk's office case management database, hence Recent Opinions pages don't always have the "most-recent" information.
These changes make it possible to search for opinions for any specific date.

97/08/24
Added Civil Appeals - Docketing Statement pages to comply with TRAP 32.1

97/08/23
Added Java version of the Recent Opinions page.
Added Java version of the Submission Docket page

97/08/12 - Conversion Complete, footnote information added

All cases have been converted and reindexed to include the footnote information and sequencing in reverse chronological order by month of issue -so that when an opinions query is issued, the request will return results with recent case history first.

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
September 1, 1997 updates for the TRAP has been included

Dallas County Trial Courts
The Dallas CountyTrial Courts website has been included in the Legal Links section.

New Navigation Banner

All web pages have been modified to include a banner at the top for easier site navigation.

A feedback form has been provided to facilitate user input so please don't hesitate to send suggestions and comments.

Case Management Data:
The Case Information database now contains the information on all cases available through the Court Case Management System. The Website data is updated daily.

Fulltext Opinion searches:
The Fulltext Opinions information now contains searchable text for over 10,000 published and unpublished opinions from the Court's archives. Issued opinions are uploaded to the Website when they are transmitted to the publishers.

Lists all cases set for submission with link to full docket sheet. Updated daily.

List recent opinions issued by the court with links to the full text. Updated daily.

96/12/31
Go Live for 5th Court of Appeals site on CourtStuff.com
Webmasters historical note: By 1/23/97 there had been a "whopping" 465 Home Page hits, 72 Opinion Searches and 47 Case/Atty Searches. Current World Visitors.