Craig Smith at a glance
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Craig Smith
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 5th Court of Appeals
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Electronic Filing
In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Sources
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-craig-smith/Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf