Armstrong County
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Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of the Parties - District Courts and County Courts at Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (suits filed on or after April 8, 2020; updated January 21, 2025)
Standing order of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties for every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after April 8, 2020 (updated January 21, 2025): the parties are ordered not to disrupt the children (removal from Texas, school or residence changes, hiding them, disparaging remarks, discussing the litigation with them) and not to harass or threaten each other; in divorce cases they must preserve property, funds, records and insurance, with specific authority for ordinary business, attorney's fees, living expenses and authorized withdrawals. The petitioner attaches the order to the petition; it acts as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days and then as a temporary injunction until further order, final order or dismissal; protective orders prevail over it. It also encourages mediation, orders a parent education and stabilization program within 60 days, states what counsel represents by presenting an ex parte application, sets time limits for temporary hearings, lists the documents required for temporary support hearings, requires a proposed property division form and waives bond.
Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, with the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence - District Courts & County Courts-at-Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (Appendices A-B to the Local Administrative Rules)
Standing order of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, effective immediately for every pending or later-filed case: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission, sign and file the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Appendix B, printed with the order) that all AI-generated language, quotations, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and possible sanctions; the local rules require every pleading and motion to comply with the order and contain the certification.
Local Administrative Rules - District Courts & County Courts-at-Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (effective November 1, 2024)
Local administrative rules of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, adopted by the judges effective November 1, 2024: general rules (title, scope and application; the Texas Lawyer's Creed; self-represented litigants; random assignment of cases; virtual hearings; filing papers, with pleadings and motions complying with the courts' standing order on the use of artificial intelligence and carrying its certification; conflicting settings; attorney and judicial vacations; hearings; TRO and other ex parte applications; proposed orders; conflicting engagements; decorum; inclement weather and emergency scheduling); civil cases (trial weeks, expert reports, certificates of conference, uncontested and agreed matters, depositions, dismissal for want of prosecution); family law cases (the standing order in divorce and parent-child suits); and bankruptcy proceedings. The rules' appendices - the AI standing order and certification (published as a separate rule), the Ninth Region's rules and the 2020 family standing order - are described in an editorial note.
Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties District Courts' Standing Order Regarding Mandatory Disclosures in Tax Cases (signed May 25, 2022)
Standing order of the district courts of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties: all parties in tax lawsuits filed under Tax Code chapters 31-34 in those courts are exempt from the automatic disclosures of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194; a party duly served with discovery requests must still respond to them timely.
Standing Orders of the Justice of the Peace, Precinct Countywide, Armstrong County (twenty standing orders; amended and signed June 1, 2020)
Twenty standing orders of the Armstrong County countywide justice court, a guideline for the court clerks in handling requests from the public to pay or otherwise dispose of Class C misdemeanors and traffic citations when the judge is not present: payment methods; compliance dismissals with and without fees; driving safety course and deferred disposition; pleas of guilty or no contest and payment of fine; payment plans, community service in lieu of fine and costs, the time payment fee; indigent defendants; pleas of not guilty, bonds and requests to speak with the State's attorney; pre-trial conferences; and the other listed matters through Standing Order No. 20 on ex parte communication.
Notice Regarding Requirement to Attach Standing Orders in Certain Family Law Cases - District and County Courts at Law of Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties (April 21, 2020)
Order of the district courts and county courts at law of Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties: the standing order regarding children, property and conduct of the parties must be attached to initial pleadings filed on or after April 17, 2020 in suits for dissolution of marriage and suits affecting the parent-child relationship (not adoptions, enforcement actions, writs of return, or suits by the Attorney General or DFPS), and the clerk asks the petitioner to correct a petition filed without it; no ex parte temporary restraining order should be filed in those suits except to attach a child, take a child into the court's possession or deny a parent possession pending hearing (with a supporting affidavit); requests for temporary relief under Family Code chapter 105 are made by filing a request for hearing.
47th District Court Rules (Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties)
Court rules of the 47th District Court for its cases in Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties, in addition to the three counties' local rules (these rules control in a conflict): children in the courtroom, cell phones, food, dress codes for counsel and for witnesses, parties and the gallery, interference with and recording of proceedings, illness; requesting settings with a time estimate and notice of settings; motions to withdraw, to substitute attorneys and for continuance; remote participation in hearings; notices of dismissal for want of prosecution and motions to retain; jury trials, exhibits and bench conferences; and benchmarks for moving cases.
47th District Court - Basic Information for Self-Represented Litigants
Information sheet posted by the 47th District Court for people representing themselves: a self-represented litigant must know and follow the law and court rules as an attorney would; court staff and opposing counsel cannot give legal advice; no ex parte communication with the judge (such communications are returned unread and the other side is notified); pleadings and motions are filed with the clerk with a copy to the other side and a signed certificate of service; the clerk and the other side must have a current address and telephone number; hearings are requested in writing; courtroom conduct rules; with a list of local and state resources.
Ninth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Regional Rules of Administration (adopted by the Council of Judges January 28, 2008)
Regional Rules of Administration of the Ninth Administrative Judicial Region, adopted by the region's Council of Judges on January 28, 2008 under Government Code chapter 74 (superseding the earlier regional rules): time standards for the disposition of criminal, civil, family law and juvenile cases (detention, adjudication or transfer, and disposition hearings), with an exception for complex cases; docket information for the Presiding Judge; the duty of each county's board of judges to adopt local rules for civil, family law and juvenile, and criminal cases (local rules take effect only when approved by the Presiding Judge and the Supreme Court of Texas), jury plans, judicial absences and meetings; conflicting engagements of attorneys and the priority of cases; attorney vacation letters filed at least 60 days ahead (up to four weeks a year in civil cases not specially set); and courtroom decorum under the Texas Lawyer's Creed.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.9 — Attorneys Not Admitted to Practice Before this Court
N.D. Tex. LR 83.9 — Attorneys Not Admitted to Practice Before this Court: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.8 — Loss of Membership and Discipline of Attorneys
N.D. Tex. LR 83.8 — Loss of Membership and Discipline of Attorneys: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.7 — Admission of Attorneys
N.D. Tex. LR 83.7 — Admission of Attorneys: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.6 — Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
N.D. Tex. LR 83.6 — Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4.1 — Compliance with Standards of Litigation Conduct
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4.1 — Compliance with Standards of Litigation Conduct: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4 — Conduct of Attorneys at Trial or Hearing
N.D. Tex. LR 83.4 — Conduct of Attorneys at Trial or Hearing: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.3 — Assignment of Cases
N.D. Tex. LR 83.3 — Assignment of Cases: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.2 — Miscellaneous and Special Orders
N.D. Tex. LR 83.2 — Miscellaneous and Special Orders: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.18 — Photographs, Broadcasting, Recording, and Television Forbidden
N.D. Tex. LR 83.18 — Photographs, Broadcasting, Recording, and Television Forbidden: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.17 — Weapons Forbidden
N.D. Tex. LR 83.17 — Weapons Forbidden: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.16 — Dress and Conduct
N.D. Tex. LR 83.16 — Dress and Conduct: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.14 — Parties Proceeding Pro Se
N.D. Tex. LR 83.14 — Parties Proceeding Pro Se: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.13 — Change of Contact Information or Name
N.D. Tex. LR 83.13 — Change of Contact Information or Name: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.12 — Withdrawal or Substitution of Attorney
N.D. Tex. LR 83.12 — Withdrawal or Substitution of Attorney: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.11 — Exemption from Admission to Practice, and from Requirement of Local Counsel, for Attorneys Appearing on Behalf of the United States Justice Department or the Attorney General of the State of Texas
N.D. Tex. LR 83.11 — Exemption from Admission to Practice, and from Requirement of Local Counsel, for Attorneys Appearing on Behalf of the United States Justice Department or the Attorney General of the State of Texas: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.10 — Requirement of Local Counsel
N.D. Tex. LR 83.10 — Requirement of Local Counsel: the court's own rule, verbatim from LOCAL CIVIL RULES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (Effective September 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.