| A | B |
|---|
| civil laws | set of laws dealing with disputes between citizens |
| criminal laws | set of laws eadling with criminal acts and their punishment |
| lieutenent governor | is elected by popular votes and is 2nd after the governor in the state |
| consecutive | following immediately after |
| municipal | city or other local government |
| justice of the peace | a local government official who tries minor cases and performs civil marriages |
| misdemeanor | an unlawful act that does not do a lot of harm and has a less sever punishment |
| appeal | a request to have a case heard again before a bigger court or judge |
| felong | a crime more serious than a misdemeanor |
| State Supreme Court | a Texas court that has nine justices, it hears civil and juvenile cases sent from the State Court of Appeal |
| Court of Criminal Appeals | has nine judges, it hears criminal cases sent from the district courts and the State Court of Appeal |
