Which court handles appeals from a municipal court in this framework?

• A. The Supreme Court
• B. The Court of Appeals
• C. The County Court
• D. The District Court

Answer: (C)

When a decision from a municipal court is appealed, the next step is the county court. In Texas, municipal courts handle Class C misdemeanors, and the immediate appeal goes to the county court rather than to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court. Depending on whether the municipal court is a court of record, the county court may review the existing record with limited scope (if it is a court of record) or conduct a new trial (trial de novo) if the municipal court is not a court of record. The Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court come into play later in the appellate chain, after decisions move beyond the county court. The district court is a separate trial court and not the direct appellate destination from a municipal court.