One of 4 federal trial courts in Texas; jurisdiction is split by county.
Appointed, President nominates, Senate confirms.
Statutory divisions: Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene, San Angelo, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Lubbock.
Covers 100 counties in Texas.
Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.
