Skip to main content

Sixth Administrative Judicial Region

Verified judges, local rules, standing orders, and controlling division-assignment orders for Brewster County, Bandera County, Crockett County, Culberson County, Edwards County, El Paso County, Gillespie County, Hudspeth County, Jeff Davis County, Kendall County, Kerr County, Kimble County, Kinney County, Mason County, McCulloch County, Medina County, Menard County, Pecos County, Presidio County, Reagan County, Real County, Sutton County, Terrell County, Upton County, Uvalde County, Val Verde County — every entry cites its official source with a last-verified date.

Official site: https://www.txcourts.gov/6ajr/

159

judicial officers

91

published rules

26

counties

0

assignment orders

Rules by category

  • Standing Orders53
  • Local Rules25
  • Administrative Orders13

Source health (1 registered)

Healthy · 1

Counties in this circuit

Bench (159 judicial officers)

Justices of the peace

Brian J. Haggerty · El PasoCorina Olivares Arredondo · TerrellCorina Z. Navarrete · UptonCynthia N. Casburn · UvaldeDavid John Neighbor · KendallDebby S. Hudson · KendallDeborah S. Braden · PecosDena D. Kennedy · PecosDianne R. Rogers · RealDina Jo Losoya Marquez · PresidioEnedina Nina Serna · El PasoErnest Hugh Moore · UvaldeEulalio Diaz Jr. · UvaldeEvelyn C. Kerbow · CrockettFrieda J. Pressler · KendallGina Hoelscher Grothues · BanderaGlenn E. Klaus · MedinaHilda Castillo Lopez · Val VerdeHumberto S. Enriquez · El PasoJ.D. Hickman · GillespieJ.R. Hoyne · KerrJames Treg Hudson · MasonJesse Trevino · Val VerdeJohn Randel Dissler · Val VerdeJohn Scott Wassermann · BrewsterJosh Herrera · El PasoJosh Randall Cantrell · KimbleJuanita Bishop · PresidioJulie A. Balcazar · CulbersonJulie A. Sanchez · HudspethKelli Seree Ellis · TerrellLucilla (Lucy) Najera · El PasoLynna (Renee) Melius · PecosMaggie Sawyer · McCullochMartha Silva · UptonMary Ann Luedecke · Jeff DavisMichael Lee Davis · CulbersonMichael P. Towers · BanderaMichele Van Stavern · KendallMitzi M. French · KerrNarce D. Villarreal · KinneyNell B. Hardin · BanderaNikol Endres · HudspethPat Cole · Val VerdePatty Davenport · ReaganPaul Timothy Rashott · BrewsterPhillip M. Lange · MedinaRafael Sanchez · HudspethRandy Boysen · BanderaRankin Cade Mitchell · PecosRebeca Bustamante · El PasoRichard (Ricky) Peter Priess · GillespieRita Hernandez Carrasco · CulbersonRobert T. Pearson · El PasoRolando Sanchez · UvaldeRosalia Arzate · HudspethRoxann Cabezuela · CulbersonRuben Ontiveros Lujan · El PasoStacy Colleen Lawler · MenardStephanie Lee Brown · UptonSteve T. Wetz · GillespieSteven Thomas Kennedy · UvaldeSusana Gonzales · BrewsterTammy Jo Liska · SuttonTaylor Robertson · KerrTodd Allen Metzger · GillespieTomas (Tommy) Ramirez III · MedinaTommy M. Walker · EdwardsVicky Jo Jones · UptonWilliam (Bill) E. Ragsdale · KerrWilliam (Bill) T. Tschirhart Jr. · Medina

Titles shown as district judges, county-level judges (constitutional county courts, statutory county courts at law, probate courts), justices of the peace, and associate judges or masters per the Office of Court Administration roster and each court's own pages.

Recently verified rules

Search all rules →
Standing OrdersCulberson County

Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — 394th Judicial District Court (Culberson County)

The 394th Judicial District Court's updated standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed human, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed July 22, 2026, effective immediately.

High confidence· verified October 3, 2026394th Judicial District Court, Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge Monty Kimball), signed July 22, 2026
Standing OrdersPresidio County

Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — 394th Judicial District Court (Presidio County)

The 394th Judicial District Court's updated standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed human, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed July 22, 2026, effective immediately.

High confidence· verified October 3, 2026394th Judicial District Court, Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge Monty Kimball), signed July 22, 2026
Standing OrdersUvalde County

Standing Order on Jury-Trial Location — 38th Judicial District Court (Uvalde County), felony cases

The 38th Judicial District Court’s standing order explaining where felony trials and hearings are held in Uvalde County — either the District Courtroom of the Uvalde County Courthouse or the Justice Center Courtroom at 339 King Fisher Lane — and the court’s general preference, for reasons of acoustics, jury separation, security and jury-room access, to hold felony jury trials at the Justice Center Courtroom, with advance notice of location to the parties.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Standing Order (In All Felony Criminal Cases), 38th Judicial District Court, Uvalde County, Texas — jury-trial location; dated September 20, 2025 and signed by Kelley T. Kimble, District Judge; filed September 22, 2025 (Christina J. Ovalle, Clerk, District Court, Uvalde County). TOPICs registration 2588 (Uvalde County, Standing Orders, registered 09/23/2025).
Administrative OrdersEl Paso County

El Paso Council of Judges — Confidentiality Policy, Appendix A: Laws Governing Disclosure of Confidential Court Information

Appendix A to the El Paso Council of Judges confidentiality policy: the Rule of Judicial Administration, Code of Judicial Conduct canons, Government Code and other provisions that govern disclosure of confidential court information.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Council of Judges Confidentiality Policy - Appendix A, registered with the Office of Court Administration as TOPICs document 1870 (Local Rules, registered 04/02/2024).
Administrative OrdersEl Paso County

El Paso Council of Judges — Confidentiality Policy (adopted Feb. 29, 2024)

Confidentiality policy adopted by the El Paso Council of Judges under Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 7.1: the duty of confidentiality for court personnel, what information is confidential, permitted disclosures, and the consequences of a breach.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Council of Judges Confidentiality Policy, registered with the Office of Court Administration as TOPICs document 1869 (Local Rules, registered 04/02/2024).
Standing OrdersHudspeth County

394th District Court (Hudspeth County) — Standing Order Regarding Public Access to DFPS Court Records (Hon. Roy Ferguson)

Standing order of the 394th District Court limiting public access to documents filed in suits brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services and stating who may inspect them and how.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Standing Order Regarding Public Access to DFPS Court Records, registered with the Office of Court Administration as TOPICs document 1919 (Standing Orders, registered 05/13/2024).
Standing OrdersMedina County

Standing Discovery Order in All Criminal Cases — 454th District Court & Medina County Court at Law

The 454th Judicial District Court and Medina County Court at Law standing discovery order (Appendix 4) for all criminal cases: it orders the State to produce and permit inspection of statements, tangible evidence, criminal records, impeachment and extraneous-offense material, exculpatory and lab evidence, and Giglio/Napue information; orders reciprocal expert disclosure by both sides at least 45 days before trial; and sets the order’s scope, timing and continuing-duty terms under CCP 39.14.

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Standing Discovery Order in All Criminal Cases (Appendix 4), 454th Judicial District Court and Medina County Court at Law; signed and entered March 4, 2021 by Danny J. Kindred (Judge, 454th District Court) and Mark Cashion (Judge, Medina County Court at Law). TOPICs registration 83 (Medina County, Standing Orders).
Standing OrdersKerr County · Judge Susan F. Harris

Kerr County Court at Law — Standing Order and Fee Schedule for Compensation of Appointed Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases (June 14, 2021)

The court-published Kerr County Court at Law — Standing Order and Fee Schedule for Compensation of Appointed Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases (June 14, 2021), quoted whole from the document as posted (2 page(s)).

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026Kerr County Court at Law — Standing Order and Fee Schedule for Compensation of Appointed Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases (June 14, 2021) — Kerr County, Texas — https://legacy.co.kerr.tx.us/ccal/docs/KCCAL_Indigent_Fees.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14
Local RulesKerr County · Judge Susan F. Harris

Kerr County Court at Law — Local Rules and Procedure for Settings and Disposition of Civil and Family Law Cases (Judge Susan F. Harris; Kerr County)

The court-published Kerr County Court at Law — Local Rules and Procedure for Settings and Disposition of Civil and Family Law Cases, quoted whole from the document as posted (1 page(s)).

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026Kerr County Court at Law — Local Rules and Procedure for Settings and Disposition of Civil and Family Law Cases — Kerr County, Texas — https://legacy.co.kerr.tx.us/ccal/docs/Local_Rules.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14
Standing OrdersHudspeth County

Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — Hudspeth County Court

The Hudspeth County Court's standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in Hudspeth County. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, Google Bard, TensorFlow, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed attorney, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed by County Judge Joanna E. MacKenzie, effective July 12, 2024.

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026Standing Order for the County Court, Hudspeth County, Texas, Re: Use of Artificial Intelligence (Hudspeth County Judge Joanna E. MacKenzie), effective July 12, 2024
Standing OrdersJeff Davis County

Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — 394th Judicial District Court (Jeff Davis County)

The 394th Judicial District Court's updated standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed human, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed July 22, 2026, effective immediately.

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026394th Judicial District Court, Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge Monty Kimball), signed July 22, 2026
Standing OrdersBrewster County

Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — 394th Judicial District Court (Brewster County)

The 394th Judicial District Court's updated standing order on artificial intelligence, applying to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties. It warns that generative AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, OpenAI, Bing and others) are unreliable, prone to bias, and often fabricate information, and requires every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses AI for legal research or drafting to sign and file the attached certification before using AI-generated information — certifying that all AI-created language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate through traditional non-AI legal sources by a licensed human, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for noncompliance. Signed July 22, 2026, effective immediately.

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026394th Judicial District Court, Updated Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Judge Monty Kimball), signed July 22, 2026