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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Fax Number — Clerk of Court and E-Filing

Working a matter at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals? The documents move on the electronic docket through the state's e-filing system — fax carries the correspondence around them. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, seated in Austin, Texas, is the state's highest court for criminal appeals in the Southwest. This page walks through the documents, what belongs on the docket, and what you might actually fax.

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Fax Number

Check the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' clerk's-office contact page for the working fax, then verify it accepts your document that way

Hours: Clerk's-office staff work Monday through Friday, so time correspondence for a weekday; e-filing itself stays open around the clock.

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What You Can Fax to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

  • A document to co-counsel or a client in a pending appeal
  • Service copies to a party who has agreed to fax
  • A records or docket copy request to the clerk
  • Attorney-appearance or admission correspondence
  • A courtesy copy of a brief for opposing counsel
Tip: Before you fax anything to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, check whether it is a filing (which goes through the state's e-filing system) or correspondence the clerk's office will take by fax. Name the clerk's office or the specific party on the cover sheet, and include your callback number. Verify the line at the source and keep the confirmed number with your file for next time.

Filings and documents at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

The paperwork before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals spans the petition, the record on appeal, and appellate briefs, submitted electronically rather than faxed. A petition for review, the record from the lower court, opening and answering briefs, and motions all move through the e-filing system. What you might fax is a courtesy copy or correspondence, not the petition or brief, which belongs in the e-filing system.

Faxing between the parties in a case at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

The everyday faxing tied to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals tends to run between law offices and parties rather than to the clerk. A consenting party can be served by fax where the applicable rules permit it, with proof of the transmission kept. Send it from your computer, keep the confirmation, and note it in the file as proof it went through.

Faxing in a matter at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals without a machine

If the clerk's office or a party in a case at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals accepts fax, you can send straight from your computer. A signed document scanned to PDF faxes in a couple of minutes, with a confirmation you can file. Getting a document out in a matter at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals takes a couple of minutes on the 7-day free trial; plans then start at $12.99/month.

Faxing to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — FAQ

No — a document is filed with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals through the state's e-filing system, not by fax. The electronic docket is where a filing belongs, with paper filing available to some self-represented litigants. Where fax fits is the human side — a courtesy copy, service on a consenting party, or a note to the clerk.

For a records request or a status question at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the clerk's office is where it goes. A records request typically needs the case number and the specific documents you want. Confirm the clerk's-office fax with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals directly before you send anything.

Include the case number, the party names, and the document title on the cover sheet. Address the cover sheet to the correct office at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals or the party, with a number staff can call. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached the office.

A fax can arrive at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals at any hour, but the clerk's office that processes it keeps set weekday hours. The clerk's office keeps a Monday-to-Friday schedule. A request sent overnight is picked up the next business day.

Filings at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — the petition, the record, the briefs — go through the state's e-filing system, not fax. The court decides which cases to hear, and the parties brief the issues once review is granted. Fax is for a courtesy copy or clerk's-office correspondence, where those recipients accept it. Name the receiving office or party on the cover sheet so it is not misrouted. That keeps the matter moving without a second round trip.

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