On May 1, 1925, the Eleventh Court of Appeals in Eastland came into existence. To commemorate the centennial of the Eastland Court of Appeals, a ceremony will be held in its courtroom on the 3rd Floor of the Eastland County Courthouse at 3:30 PM on June 5, 2025. The public is invited to attend this ceremony.
In 1925 during the 39th Texas legislative session, Senator Carl C. Hardin of Erath Counlish the Eleventh Court of Appeals in Eastland. political support of the citizens of Eastland County to host an appellate court, the bill passed. Governor Miriam “Ma” Ferguson signed the bill into law. Her execution because her predecessor, Governor Pat Neff, vetoed a similar measure in 1923. appointed to the court by Governor Ferguson were Chief Justice William Pannill of Stephenville, Justice John Littler of Big Spring, and Justice T.B. Ridgell of Breckenridge. District Court Judge George L. Davenport administered the Justice Pannill and Justice Littler on May 1, 1925; Justice Ridgell took his oath a few days ions from the new court were issued on May 17, issued by the court was in a case styled Finney v. Terrell, a case appealed from Eastland County, that involved the East& McRae and Chastain & Judkins.
The court was originally housed on the State Bank in Eastland (the current home of the Eastland County Museum). The court soon moved to its current quarters in the Eastland County Courthouse when the “new” courthouse was built with space designed for the court.
