Tenth Administrative Judicial Region
Verified judges, local rules, standing orders, and controlling division-assignment orders for Anderson County, Bowie County, Camp County, Cass County, Cherokee County, Delta County, Franklin County, Freestone County, Gregg County, Harrison County, Henderson County, Hopkins County, Houston County, Hunt County, Lamar County, Leon County, Limestone County, Marion County, Morris County, Nacogdoches County, Panola County, Rains County, Red River County, Rusk County, Sabine County, San Augustine County, Shelby County, Smith County, Titus County, Upshur County, Van Zandt County, Wood County — every entry cites its official source with a last-verified date.
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Controlling division-assignment orders
- Administrative Order Regarding the Assignment and Transfer of Mental Health Cases (Hunt County Courts at Law; effective January 1, 2027)eff. January 1, 2027
- Criminal Case Assignment and Docket Control Order AO26-0828 - vacating Order AO23-0424 (294th District Court, Van Zandt County; August 28, 2026)eff. August 28, 2026
- Order Regarding Court Assignment for Newly Indicted Felony Criminal Cases, 123rd District Court and County Court at Law of Panola County (filed November 8, 2022; effective November 30, 2022)eff. November 30, 2022
- Administrative Order on the Assignment of Newly Indicted Felony Cases Between the 123rd and 273rd District Courts (Shelby County; signed April 8, 2021)eff. April 8, 2021
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Search all rules →Turnover and Receiver Local Rule - Justice Court Four of Hunt County (effective April 1, 2025)
Local rule of Justice Court Four on turnover and receiver requests: the court that granted the judgment is the court of appropriate jurisdiction; relief under CPRC § 31.002 is discretionary; the court strongly prefers notice and an opportunity for the debtor to appear, and an ex parte request without evidence showing why it is necessary will be denied and set on notice; what an application must contain (the underlying judgment with an exhibit, a description of non-exempt property, evidence that the debtor has non-exempt property, the proposed receiver's identity, experience and resume, the compensation proposed, oath and bond); what a proposed order must recite (no turnover directly to the creditor, exempt property excluded, limited and clearly stated powers, termination 120 days after the order unless extended, no order beyond one year without a showing of essential necessity and none beyond five years, fees set conditionally and approved later, a nominal bond if any, the receiver's oath returned within 10 days, no disbursement without the debtor's written consent or court order, an inventory within 30 days of termination); receiver fees measured by services and results; nine powers that will not be granted absent special circumstances (for example opening mail, lockouts, collecting cash on hand, interrupting utilities, directing law enforcement, appointment as master in chancery, reaching exempt wages); enforcement by contempt as a last choice.
Lamar County District Courts and County Court-at-Law - Amended Court Rules with the Addendum for Family Law Cases (signed February 4, 2013)
Court rules of the 6th and 62nd District Courts and the County Court-at-Law of Lamar County, signed February 4, 2013: rules of decorum, the capsule draw that assigns civil and family law filings among the courts, filing fees, disqualification of a judge, criminal filings, hearings and settings (pre-trial matters by 9:00 a.m. Monday of the trial week, continuances, conflicting settings, jury fees) and the annual dismissal docket. The addendum for family law cases, amended the same day, covers the temporary restraining order on filing, settings, and the prerequisites before a trial date is set: parenting course, sworn inventory and appraisement within 45 days, child support information, and mediation within five months.
Local Rules of Practice for Family Law Cases of Smith County, Texas
Local rules of practice for family law cases in Smith County's Family Trial Division (the 321st and 241st District Courts and the County Courts at Law): the priority of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; filing, random assignment among the family law courts, and transfer of cases; flow of cases (multiple suits, severance, presiding for another court, and improper-court transfers); temporary orders and ex parte orders; the Standing Temporary Restraining Order imposed in every divorce suit; the parenting seminar requirement; the prerequisites for a trial setting (settlement conference, seminar, mediation, and submission of the required form) in other than default cases; motions for continuance and motions during the pendency of the cause; the exchange of wage, property and other information before temporary and final hearings; exhibits; and the submission and entry of proposed orders. Effective April 1, 1999.
Tenth (10th) Administrative Judicial Region — 10th AJR Local Rules
Tenth (10th) Administrative Judicial Region — 10th AJR Local Rules, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
County Court at Law Authorization of Affidavit-Based Finalization for Agreed Family Law Orders, Henderson County
Policy of the Henderson County Court at Law (Judge Scott Williams), effective April 1, 2026, permitting the finalization of most agreed family law matters - excluding termination of parental rights and adoptions - by submission of a properly executed prove-up affidavit or unsworn declaration in lieu of a live hearing (optional; parties may still request a hearing). It states the scope (agreed divorces, SAPCRs, modifications, and temporary orders), the legal authority, the required procedure (agreement, affidavit, filing through the District Clerk, review, notification), approved forms, and that the court retains discretion to require a hearing. The posted document attaches a prove-up affidavit form, which is not reproduced here.
Standing Order Regarding Psychotropic Medication in All Child Protection Cases in the County Court at Law of Panola County (signed July 23, 2024; filed July 24, 2024)
Standing order on psychotropic medication for children in DFPS conservatorship in Panola County: the right to consent to psychotropic medication is exercised jointly by the Department's primary caseworker and the child's guardian ad litem; a child who was not on psychotropic medication when placed in conservatorship may not be started on one without a court order, except that in an emergency involving immediate danger the Department and guardian ad litem may agree to start medication with a hearing within five business days; the order covers relative, fictive-kin and foster placements, is effective immediately, supersedes prior medical-consenter designations, and does not apply where a parent or the child is the consenter.
Administrative Order on the Assignment of Newly Indicted Felony Cases Between the 123rd and 273rd District Courts (Shelby County; signed April 8, 2021)
Administrative order of the two Shelby County district courts on felony case assignment: from each grand jury's list of newly indicted cases the District Clerk assigns one-half to the 123rd and one-half to the 273rd, alternating from a randomly selected case, the first case going to the court that did not receive the last case of the prior list; a new felony case against a defendant with a felony case pending in one of the courts is filed in that court; co-defendants from one alleged criminal transaction are assigned to the same court.
Standing Order - Discharge of Attorneys Ad Litem for Children in CPS Termination Cases (Hunt County District Courts; signed June 16, 2015)
One-paragraph standing order of the two Hunt County district courts: an attorney ad litem for a child in a case where the Department of Family and Protective Services seeks termination is discharged from further duties upon entry of a final order of termination as to the last parent for whom termination is sought.
Standing Order for Compensation - Attorney Fee Schedule for Court-Appointed Counsel (Hunt County District Courts and County Courts at Law; effective October 28, 2021)
Current fee schedule of the four Hunt County trial courts for court-appointed counsel: $100 per hour in felony, misdemeanor, motion-to-revoke, juvenile, mental commitment and CPS appointments; in capital murder cases where the State seeks death, $110 per hour for lead counsel (first-chair qualified) and $100 for second counsel; standard payments without hourly documentation (misdemeanor $200, felony $250, motion to revoke $200, juvenile $200, mental $200); reasonable expenses reimbursed, investigative and expert services only with prior court approval; interpreters up to $500 per defendant without prior approval; payment requests governed by a separate order and forms; a request submitted six months or more after the last reasonable and necessary action may be denied.
Upshur County Standing Rules for Timely and Fair Appointment of Counsel (Upshur District Courts Plan)
Upshur County's countywide plan for the timely and fair appointment of counsel for indigent accused persons, adopted under Article 71.0351 of the Government Code and the Texas Fair Defense Act (assembled from parts dated 2010-2016; signed November 2, 2016 by District Judge Lauren Parish): magistrate responsibilities and prompt magistration (hearings each morning, Article 15.17 warnings, and how a request for counsel is taken and transmitted); the procedures and financial standards for determining indigence (including the 150%-of-poverty test); minimum attorney qualifications for the misdemeanor, felony and felony-appeals appointment lists and judicial approval of attorneys; the responsibilities of court-appointed counsel; prompt appointment of counsel deadlines, the rules where a defendant appears without counsel, and waiver of the right to counsel; a rotational attorney-selection process; grounds for removal from an appointment list; the fee and expense payment process and appointment of investigators and experts; and the duties of an attorney seeking review of a trial court's fee order.
402nd District Court Order and Guidelines for Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting in Courtroom, Wood County
The 402nd Judicial District Court of Wood County's Order and Guidelines for Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting in the Courtroom: the policy statement; definitions; when media coverage is allowed in civil cases (Rule 18c) and criminal cases and the written-request procedure and factors the court weighs; prohibited coverage (chambers, closed proceedings, jury selection, attorney-client conferences, potential jurors, sexual-offense victims and participants under 18); equipment and personnel limits (one television camera, one still photographer, no distracting light/sound, fixed positions, concealed markings); no delay of proceedings for coverage; media pooling; other coverage prohibited without authorization; the official record; and sanctions for violations. Signed by Judge G. Timothy Boswell (January 2003) and approved by the Supreme Court of Texas.
Leon County Policy Regarding Cremation Time Waiver
Policy of the Justices of the Peace of Leon County, under Section 716.004 of the Health and Safety Code, on waiving the 48-hour cremation waiting period: the crematory or funeral establishment submits a written request to the Justice of the Peace conducting the inquest (the request must not violate Chapter 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Title 8 of the Health and Safety Code, and the remains must be identified), how to contact the Justice of the Peace during and outside business hours (including through the Leon County Sheriff's Office for the on-call judge), and the Justice of the Peace's duty to inform the establishment of the process. Entered February 3, 2025 by the Justices of the Peace of Precincts One, Two and Four.