(a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 3, eff. 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, HENDERSON, AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). 2, eff. Sec. (a) If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in another judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk of that county shall, on the effective date of the reapportionment order, transfer and properly docket to the court of a judicial district in which the county is located the cases and proceedings in that county on the docket of the court of the judicial district from which the county is removed, with all records, documents, and instruments on file in connection with the cases and proceedings. Sec. 155TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (AUSTIN AND FAYETTE COUNTIES). 1352 (S.B. 21, Sec. 24.175. Sec. 128TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). 1, eff. 6. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 251st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 17, eff. 24.357. 14, eff. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 297th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. Sec. 436TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 2.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS. 2, Sec. 24.204. Sept. 1, 2003. 2(5), eff. 3.13(17), eff. 1189), Sec. 13, eff. (d) The terms of the 207th District Court begin: (1) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. 24.525. 307TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GREGG COUNTY). Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. 3, eff. The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 326TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TAYLOR COUNTY). (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 372nd District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. Sec. 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES). Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 1.03(a), eff. (a) The 484th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. (a) The 247th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 8, eff. 24.244. 750 (H.B. 24.489. The 429th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 439TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ROCKWALL COUNTY). During the judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. 290TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.496. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. 24.241. 24.227. Sec. 424TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). (b) The 265th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Court for the Del Rio Division shall be held at Del Rio. 15, eff. 24.410. September 1, 2021. District & County Courts Jury Trials Operating Plan; County Court at Law. Sec. 541, Sec. (d) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 122nd District Court. 24.417. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. September 1, 2007. Aug. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. The 65th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.401. (c) The judges of the 51st, 119th, 340th, and 391st district courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches and sit for each other without formal order in each county in those districts, including counties in which the districts do not overlap. 24.424. The 349th Judicial District is composed of Anderson and Houston counties. Sept. 1, 1985. 211TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Sec. 480, Sec. 1059 (H.B. 623, Sec. Sec. (c) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. 3, eff. 32ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FISHER, MITCHELL, AND NOLAN COUNTIES). September 1, 2009. Sec. 1, eff. If the court determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance. 24.106. 24.365. McKinney, TX 75071. (b) The 298th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (d) The judge of the criminal district court or of a county court at law may, on motion of the judge or the criminal district attorney, transfer misdemeanor cases between the courts by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. Sec. 1951), Sec. During a judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. 480, Sec. (e) The judge of each criminal district court or county criminal court may, on motion of the judge or the criminal district attorney, transfer misdemeanor cases between the courts by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.494. 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE AND CASS COUNTIES). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 4833), Sec. Sec. (c) If the office of district attorney is authorized by law in or for a judicial district, a reapportionment under this subchapter does not change the county or counties included in the district for purposes of election, functions, duties, and authority of the district attorney, his assistants, and their successors in office. 632, Sec. Meetings of the board shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 551, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. 135TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). Sec. 1342 (S.B. 24.586. 4, eff. 163RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). 24.450. (a) The 371st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 1182 (S.B. 24.509. 1352 (S.B. 24.622. Sec. The district court may hear and determine: (1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and. Sec. It is the policy of the state that the administration of justice shall be prompt and efficient and that, for this purpose, the judicial districts of the state shall be reapportioned as provided by this subchapter so that the district courts of various judicial districts have judicial burdens that are as nearly equal as possible. (b) The terms of the 21st District Court begin: (1) in Bastrop County on the second Tuesday in January and the 15th Tuesday after the first Tuesday in March; (2) in Burleson County on the 10th Tuesdays after the first Tuesdays in March and September; (3) in Lee County on the sixth Tuesdays after the first Tuesdays in March and September; and. Sec. Sec. (a) The 157th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. 243RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. 24.116. The 357th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. The judges in Delta and Franklin counties may transfer a case by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. September 1, 2009. (a) The 185th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. LOCATION OF COURT. 3.13(16), eff. 34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 94th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court. (a) The 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). Sec. 24.200. 24.392. Sec. December 15, 2009. 2, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 142nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 63rd District Court begin: (1) in Kinney County on the first Mondays in April and October; (2) in Terrell County on the first Monday in February and the third Monday in August; and. 1 begin on the third Mondays in April and September and the first Mondays in January, July, and November. 1575), Sec. 24. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Navarro County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. September 1, 2015. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. (d) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 153rd District Court. 1, eff. 24.203. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 44th District Court. 24.226. 24.262. The 220th Judicial District is composed of Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. (b) The 390th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. The 441st Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 606 (S.B. 1337, Sec. 24.103. 507TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 1.03(a), eff. September 1, 2007. It is the second-most populous county in Texas and the ninth-most populous in the United States. (a) The 352nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (j) For the purposes of determining the preference the designated domestic violence district court is required to give cases under Subsection (i): (A) an original application for a protective order under Title 4, Family Code; (B) an original application for a protective order under Title 4, Family Code, that involves both parties and is filed concurrently with an original petition under the Family Code; and, (C) any matter involving custody of a minor child if one parent is alleged to have caused the death of another parent and there is a history of domestic violence in the parents' relationship; and. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 113th District Court. Sec. (a) The 37th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (b) The 258th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction in Polk County with the county court over all misdemeanor cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. Sec. 4, eff. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) The 50th Judicial District is composed of Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox counties. 24.146. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 67, Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. Sec. 64TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CASTRO, HALE, AND SWISHER COUNTIES). 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). 1314), Sec. (c) The terms of the 122nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. September 1, 2005. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). 24.368. 85, Sec. (b) Unless provided otherwise by the local rules of administration, a district judge in the county may: (1) except as provided by Subsection (b-1), transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on the court's docket, other than a case governed by Chapter 155, Family Code, to the docket of another district court in the county; (2) hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in another district court in the county without having the case transferred; (3) sit for another district court in the county and hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in that court; (4) temporarily exchange benches with the judge of another district court in the county; (5) try different cases in the same court at the same time; and. 3, eff. The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the district clerk, the bailiffs, and the other officers serving the other district courts of the county shall serve in their respective capacities for the courts listed in this chapter. 4 has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.573. Sept. 1, 1999. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 9(b), eff. Sec. (c) The commencement of a term of court is not affected by the fact that the first day of the term falls on a legal holiday or the judge is absent from the county on the first day of the term. (a) The 81st Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. 24.618. 3.13(13), eff. 24.543. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) The 338th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 1, eff. (a) The 233rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 471st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 90, Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4. 24.613. 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 161st Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 341ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times. September 1, 2007. 5.95(83), eff. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. At the lowest level are the local trial courts of limited jurisdiction which come in two types: municipal courts which enforce municipal ordinances and justice of the peace courts which handle small claims and other small civil and criminal matters. 12, eff. 24.482. 24.943. (e) A district court in Chambers County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the commissioners court as an auxiliary county seat may hear, in all case types, the motions, arguments, nonjury trials and jury trials, and any other matters before the court within the court's jurisdiction. (b) The 372nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. 24.133. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. September 1, 2009. (b) The terms of the 10th and 56th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1146, Sec. 24.187. (a) The 20th Judicial District is composed of Milam County. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any of the other judges may hold court for him. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 426th District Court. 24.209. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.383. 3 is composed of Dallas County. January 1, 2007. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court in Port Arthur and perform all required duties. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1306, Sec. September 1, 2015. 255TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. (c) Indictments within Tom Green County issued by any district court in the county may be returned to the 340th District Court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. 24.436. (b) The terms of the 29th District Court begin on the first Monday in March, the first Monday after the third Saturday in June, and the first Monday after the fourth Saturday in October. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 54th District Court. (a) The 411th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. (a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution. 1. 704, Sec. June 17, 2015. 218TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). 606 (S.B. Sept. 1, 2005. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 90, Sec. The 317th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.003. (a) The 390th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 1951), Sec. Sec. The terms of the district court of a judicial district affected by reapportionment under this subchapter shall be the terms provided by the board in the reapportionment order affecting the judicial district. 10(a), eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Its jurisdiction is concurrent with that of other district courts in the county in which it is located. Sec. 24.110. 2, eff. (c) A presiding judge may, with the consent of a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court within his district, make an assignment outside his judicial district with the specific authorization of the presiding judge of the district in which that assignment is made. (a) The 254th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 22 Third, Plaintiff's Complaint was dismissed on February 10, 2023, for failure to state a . Sec. 24.912. Sec. 480, Sec. (c) The 111th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. The criminal district courts do not have appellate misdemeanor jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Any of the judges may hear and determine motions, petitions for injunction, applications for appointment of receivers, interventions, motions to transfer venue, pleas in abatement, all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order thereon in the court in which the case is pending without having the case transferred to the court of the acting judge. (a) The 295th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 855 (H.B. (b) The terms of the 54th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 7, eff. If the clerk decides not to consolidate the minutes, the judge of each district court shall sign the minutes of each court term not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign at the end of each volume of the minutes. Sec. 286, Sec. (4) in Washington County on the first Tuesdays in March and September. Sept. 1, 1997. (d) The 48th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 24.255. 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE OR TRANSFER OF CASE ON RECUSAL. 385TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). September 1, 2009. (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.474. (b) The 251st District Court may hear and determine, in any county in the district convenient for the court, all preliminary or interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, in any case pending in any county in the district regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. 2(a), eff. 1352 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1987. 1.01(b), eff. (d) Section 24.179, relating to the 77th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 87th District Court in Freestone and Limestone counties. 929 (H.B. (e) The 5th and 102nd district courts may sit in Bowie County in Texarkana, in addition to Boston, to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil or criminal cases, motions, arguments, and other nonjury matters. (e) The judge of each district court shall sign the minutes of each court term not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign the minutes at the end of each volume of the minutes. (b) The terms of the 121st District Court begin: (1) in Terry County on the second Mondays in May and November; and. (a) The reapportionment of the judicial districts of the state by the board is subject to the rules and conditions provided by Subsections (b)-(d). 4. 24.448. 343RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.132. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2017. 457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 3481), Sec. (b) The terms of the 36th District Court begin: (1) in Aransas County on the fourth Mondays in April and October; (2) in Bee County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Live Oak County on the third Mondays in April and October; (4) in McMullen County on the second Mondays in January and July; and. (a) The 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties. 321), Sec. Sec. 1059 (H.B. 24.465. 199TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 24.504. 1182 (S.B. 24.457. 432ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 2454), Sec. Sec. September 1, 2013. (b) The 348th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County shall sign the minutes of each term of those courts not later than the 30th day after the end of each term, shall sign the minutes at the end of each column of the minutes, and shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. 1, eff. 232ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Sec. (b) The 255th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (d) The judges of the district courts in Travis County do not have a duty to impanel grand juries but may impanel grand juries when they consider it necessary. 1342 (S.B. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. 855 (H.B. September 1, 2017. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made. Sec. 3153), Sec. Sec. CASES TRANSFERRED. 8(b), eff. 6 is composed of Dallas County. 24.516. (a) The 389th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 202nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie County. 1352 (S.B. 3774), Sec. (a) The 228th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 165, Sec. (b) The terms of the 277th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1139), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 284TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 437TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) The 393rd District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 541 (S.B. (d) The judge of the 62nd District Court is not required to impanel a grand jury in that court in any county of the district unless the judge considers it necessary. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 344th District Court and the county court shall be filed in the county court, and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 344th District Court and the county court. June 19, 2009. 24.944. 4415 (Metro) lgrubbs@collincountytx.gov. 3.13(13), eff. 8.44(2), eff. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA AND WHARTON COUNTIES). The County Court of Marion County has concurrent jurisdiction to receive guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases. 3, eff. EL PASO COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 178TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 934 (H.B. 320TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 3, eff. 24.445. 24.597. 6. (c) Each of the district courts has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. 24.582. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1985. 610 (H.B. 24.947. 265TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 8(a), eff. 8.44(3), eff. 2(7), eff. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). The Court system at the Texas state level may be divided into the following: (a) Justice Courts, (b) County Courts, (c) County Courts at Laws, (d) District Courts, and (e) Family District Courts. Sec. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. 24.901. 24.464. (a) The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties. 24.512. (a) The 227th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. The 270th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 480th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. 891), Sec. 1, eff. 1, eff. Sec. 3 (H.B. Sec. 55TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.540. Sept. 1, 1985. The judge of the 424th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the 424th Judicial District and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the court as the judge determines is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. Sec. (f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. 1337, Sec. The receiving clerk shall promptly docket the transferred case.