Forms

Forms are provided below in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) and Microsoft Word. Instructions for using, saving, and printing fillable PDF forms are available.

Please file completed forms with the Clerk:

Deborah M. Young
Clerk, First Court of Appeals
301 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77002-2066

Local Rules of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals require the following statement be attached to the notice of appeal filed with the trial-court clerk. A copy of the notice of appeal and this statement must be filed with the Clerk of the First Court pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1(e).

Once the trial-court clerk has assigned the appeal to the First Court, the appellant must file a docketing statement with the Clerk.

If the Court refers a civil appeal to mediation, three forms must be filed with the Clerk at appropriate stages in the mediation.

Once the trial-court clerk has assigned the appeal to the First Court, the trial-court clerk and court reporter must file an information sheet with the Clerk.

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