Eleventh Administrative Judicial Region
Verified judges, local rules, standing orders, and controlling division-assignment orders for Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Matagorda County, Wharton County — every entry cites its official source with a last-verified date.
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Search all rules →Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1 — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 5
Policies & Procedures — Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 5 — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
Amended Local Rules of the County Courts at Law and District Courts of Galveston County
Amended Local Rules of the County Courts at Law and District Courts of Galveston County — Galveston County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 01/09/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Probate Court Administrative Order 2022-9 (MERP Certification for Muniment of Title)
Probate Court Administrative Order 2022-9 (MERP Certification for Muniment of Title) — Galveston County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 01/01/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Eleventh Amended Fort Bend County Adult Plan and Local Rules for the Appointment of Counsel to Indigent Defendants
Eleventh Amended Fort Bend County Adult Plan and Local Rules for the Appointment of Counsel to Indigent Defendants — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 12/31/2025); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Local Rules of Court, Fort Bend County Courts at Law (approved and adopted January 1, 2018)
Local Rules of Court, Fort Bend County Courts at Law (approved and adopted January 1, 2018) — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 01/01/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Rules of Court, Harris County Criminal Courts at Law (as amended through December 11, 2025)
Rules of Court, Harris County Criminal Courts at Law (as amended through December 11, 2025) — Harris County, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 12/22/2025). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum for the Justice of the Peace Courts of Brazoria County (eff. Jan. 21, 2014; am. Apr. 12, 2022)
The county-wide JP local rules (Gov't Code § 27.061, CPRC § 15.0821, C.C.P. art. 4.12): organization by precinct, bench-exchange policy, civil filing/setting/continuance/conflict rules, DWOP procedures, criminal filing and transfer rules, first appearance, fine-only counsel rule, magistration duties, administrative jurisdiction, and decorum (including the recording prohibition). The governing edition is the April 12, 2022 amendment (TOPICs reg. doc. 816); the 2021-amended print posted on the JP information page is a superseded edition.
Texas Fair Defense Act — Galveston County Plan (District Courts and County Courts at Law)
Galveston County's indigent-defense plan under the Texas Fair Defense Act, adopted jointly by the District Court and County Court at Law Judges: prompt magistration, counsel-request procedure, financial standards for indigency, appointment timing, Master List rotation discipline, mental-health appointment priority, appointed-counsel duties, and the fee/expense voucher regime. Effective January 1, 2003; amended twelve times through September 26, 2024 (current edition, filed with the District Clerk Sept. 26, 2024). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim below from the filed instrument (23-page scan, vision-transcribed).
Local Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas
Local Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 01/01/2023); the document in custody is the controlling text.
400th Judicial District Court — Court Rules and Procedures (final 8.1.2025)
400th Judicial District Court — Court Rules and Procedures (final 8.1.2025) — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 09/15/2025); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Standing Order Regarding Temporary Injunctions for the 328th, 387th, 501st, and 505th District Courts
Standing Order Regarding Temporary Injunctions for the 328th, 387th, 501st, and 505th District Courts — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 02/13/2026); the document in custody is the controlling text.