Bexar County
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County Courts at Law Family Violence Presiding Schedule, CY 2027 (Bexar County; 2026 SO 06)
The Family Violence Presiding Judge alternates monthly through 2027 and into early 2028 between County Court at Law No. 13 (Judge Perez: January, March, May, July, September, November 2027 and January and March 2028) and County Court at Law No. 7 (Judge Lira: February, April, June, August, October, December 2027 and February 2028).
County Courts at Law Criminal Presiding Schedule, CY 2027 (Bexar County; 2026 SO 05)
The month-by-month rotation of the Criminal Presiding Judge for 2027: CC1 Stowe (January), CC4 Ximenez (February), CC12 (March, judge TBD), CC5 Arevalos (April), CC6 Dominguez (May), CC8 (June, TBD), CC9 (July, TBD), CC6 Dominguez (August), CC11 Peña (September), CC15 Vara (October), CC2 Saenz (November), CC14 (December, TBD), then CC12 and CC9 (TBD) for January and February 2028.
Process for Setting Motions for Summary Judgment in the 57th District Court (Judge Antonia Arteaga; Bexar County; updated August 2026)
Until further notice all summary judgments filed in the 57th are set in the 57th, about 35 days from filing, at 11:30 or late afternoon with 15–30 minutes allowed; a motion not set within 50 days of filing is heard by submission; agreed resets must stay within 60 days of filing under HB 16 (effective December 4, 2025) and be approved by the clerk; written copies of the motion and all exhibits must reach opposing counsel and the court at least 7 days in advance, avoiding duplicative documents.
Notice Regarding Settings for Motions for Summary Judgment (438th Judicial District Court, Judge Rosie Alvarado; Bexar County; August 2026)
All motions for summary judgment filed in the 438th are set and heard by the 438th: the clerk selects a hearing date within 35–60 days of filing and e-mails notice (also entered in Odyssey); hearings at 3:30 p.m. or later, limited to 30 minutes (15 per side) unless more is approved; agreed resets must stay within the statutory 60-day deadline, resets within 90 days need the movant's consent or good cause, no setting may be dropped without leave and all resets must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice is filed (contact the clerk, confer, file a notice with the confirmed date, time announcement and reason); complete electronic courtesy copies of the motion, response, reply and exhibits are due by e-mail seven days before the hearing.
Standing Order of Referral to the Felony Pre-Indictment Court Associate Judges and the Criminal Law Magistrate regarding Chapter 47 Property Disposition Hearings and Article 51.13 Extradition Hearings (Bexar County Criminal District Courts; Special Order No. 73782, July 8, 2026)
Hearings under Article 47.01a (property disposition) and Article 51.13 (extradition) of the Code of Criminal Procedure are referred to Felony Pre-Indictment Courts 1 and 2 and/or the Criminal Law Magistrate Court as "necessary and proper" matters under Government Code §§ 54A.006(a)(11) and 54.906(a)(8); an associate judge's action becomes a decree of the assigned district court unless superseded within 30 days (§ 54A.013), and the magistrate's action is adopted unless superseded by the end of the term (§ 54.912); each referral continues until a district judge orders otherwise.
A.I. Certification required on all pleadings — Civil District Courts Local Rule 4.O.1 and the 225th District Court's Artificial Intelligence Certification (Bexar County; effective July 1, 2026)
All pleadings in the Bexar County civil district courts must include a certificate, on the form approved by the Civil District Court Judges and posted on the Presiding Court website, signed by counsel or the self-represented litigant, attesting (a) that all drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analyses produced by generative A.I. will be verified before submission by counsel licensed in Texas (or admitted to appear) or the self-represented litigant as accurate through traditional, non-A.I. legal sources, and (b) that the signer understands they are responsible for any failure to comply. The 225th District Court's own procedures repeat the requirement for pleadings filed in that court.
285th District Court Local Rules and Court Procedures (Bexar County; effective July 1, 2026)
Random assignment by the District Clerk with cases staying in the 285th unless officially transferred (by agreed order with the receiving judge's consent, recusal, or consolidation in the court of the first-filed case); all settings coordinated through the court clerk, with a Notice of Setting stating the matter, contact details, date, hour and time announcement; a certificate of conference detailing efforts to resolve the dispute before any contested motion (dispositive motions, motions for new trial and ex parte matters excepted); temporary orders reduced to writing within 10 days and final judgments within 30 days or the case may be set or placed on the dismissal docket; summary judgments considered on submission with a hearing at the court's discretion and proposed granting and denying orders with each motion and response; agreed orders e-filed for staff-attorney review; unopposed orders lacking a signature presented at the morning docket; mediation of all contested issues before any jury trial with parties and settlement-authority agents attending; DWOP procedure; emergency matters through the clerk; the court honors all trials set through Monitoring Court for 2026, requires a docket control order, and passes settings only by announced settlement, agreed dismissal with court approval, or a granted continuance.
225th District Court Local Rules and Procedures (Bexar County; effective July 1, 2026)
Cases filed in the 225th stay there through disposition; counsel must confer (at least three legitimate attempts on non-emergency issues) before requesting a hearing; total time announcements; a docket control order within 45 days of the petition with trial within 18/12/6 months (civil jury/nonjury/family), amended agreed DCOs signable without a hearing if within those limits; hearings requested by e-mail to 225settings@bexar.org (under three hours: confirmed once all counsel reply; three hours or more: a brief Zoom or in-person conference, then confirmation the Thursday of the week before or the setting may be dropped); jury and multi-day bench trials set from the court's website with a docket call about three weeks out; motions for summary judgment set for submission 45 days from filing, hearing requests within 10 days; orders by submission with e-filing comments (staff-attorney review for substituted service, defaults and no-record relief); a DWOP docket the fourth Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.; emergency relief presented by calling (210) 335-2233 with notice to the other side; page numbers and complete signature blocks; the artificial-intelligence certification on all pleadings; ADA accommodations through Civil District Court Administration at (210) 335-2300.
Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — the approved certificate form required on all pleadings by Civil District Courts Local Rule 4.O.1 (Bexar County)
The one-paragraph certificate that Local Rule 4.O.1 requires on every pleading in the civil district courts: the signer certifies that all drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analyses produced by generative A.I. in the filing have been verified as accurate through traditional, non-A.I. legal sources, and that all attorneys of record or self-represented litigants submitting the filing understand and acknowledge that they are responsible for their failure to comply with the order; signed by the attorney or pro se litigant.
Bexar County Civil District Courts Local Rules (37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 150th, 166th, 224th, 225th, 285th, 288th, 407th, 408th and 438th Judicial District Courts; updated effective July 1, 2026)
The civil district courts' central-docket rules: public access and no recording without permission (Rule 1); every trial and hearing set on the Presiding Court nonjury dockets or the Monitoring Court jury docket except MSJ, DWOP and Rule 91a motions, which are set in the assigned court (Rules 2, 4.J); monthly rotation of the Presiding Judge (Rule 3); the 8:30, 9:00, 1:30 walk-up and 2:00 specialty dockets, announcements, multiple-setting conflicts, mandatory certificates of conference on date/time/format and on the substance of non-dispositive motions, orders due within two weeks with e-filing comment-section labels, approval blocks, separate documents, an agreed docket control order within 30 days of the first responsive pleading (motion to enter within 45 days), written-submission matters, Zoom protocols (8:30 by Zoom; 9:00 in person unless a joint notice agrees to a hearing of 2.5 hours or less by Zoom; Children's Court in-person rules), the A.I. certification required on all pleadings, Extended Assignments of a pretrial phase to one judge (up to 120 days) and the family-law policies (standing order attached to every petition, Helping Children Cope with Divorce, minors' testimony, default divorces, custody evaluations within 90 days, inventories and support itemizations, Domestic Relations Office) (Rule 4); the Monitoring Court jury docket, trial announcements due by noon the Monday two weeks before trial, carry-over week, motions heard by the Monitoring Judge, continuances, special settings, complex-case removal, proposed orders (Rule 5); scheduling (Rule 6); ex parte requests and TROs (Rule 7); post-trial hearings (Rule 8); mediation 45 days before trial with a mediator's report 30 days out (Rule 9); vacation letters (Rule 10); Attorney General Title IV-D deemed applications (Rule 11); interpreters (Rule 12); and supersession of all prior rules effective July 1, 2026 (Rule 13). The 225th and 285th District Courts do not participate in the Presiding/Monitoring dockets and append their own procedures.
Joint Order Adopting Civil District Courts' Ad Litem Fee Schedule (Criminal District Courts of Bexar County; Special Order No. 73722, March 2, 2026)
Under Family Code Chapter 107 and TRCP 173.6 the criminal district judges adopt the Bexar County Civil District Courts' Ad Litem Fee Schedule for vouchers submitted after March 2, 2026: attorney fees $110 per hour in court (maximum 7 hours), $85 per hour out of court (maximum 5 hours) or a $1,000 flat fee; paralegal/legal assistant time $75 per hour out of court; citation by publication a $500 flat fee; guidelines — no billing beyond the hourly limits without prior approval, no delegation or subcontracting of the appointment, out-of-court time in real time and in-court time in quarter hours, n/a categories unpaid, out-of-county mileage at county rates from the courthouse with documentation, and vouchers within 60 calendar days of the hearing or service.
Motion for Summary Judgment Procedures (408th Judicial District Court, Judge Angelica I. Jimenez; Bexar County; effective March 1, 2026)
All motions for summary judgment filed in the 408th are heard in the 408th by submission without a hearing, taken up at 4:30 p.m. on the hearing date; a movant may withdraw before the hearing date; a hearing may be requested in writing before the listed date after conferring, by e-mailing the clerk (Clerk.408THCourt@Bexar.org, copying all counsel and self-represented litigants) for an approved date — settings made without prior approval may not be honored; oral argument is heard at 4:00 p.m. with no more than 15 minutes per side unless the court permits more.
3rd Amended Standing Order on Special Conditions of Bond for Select Cases in County Court at Law No. 2 (Bexar County; 2026 SO 03, January 8, 2026)
Judge Saenz requests that magistrates, associate judges and Pre-Trial Services impose, at a minimum, for persons arrested on or after January 9, 2026 who are assigned to County Court at Law No. 2 and charged with DWI, assault bodily injury, evading arrest or detention, prostitution, possession of marijuana or possession of a controlled substance: no drugs or alcohol, a chemical-dependency screening with a licensed counselor, compliance with the screening recommendation, and monthly UAs with Pre-Trial Services (UA fees waived); the request does not displace the magistrate's independent assessment under Code of Criminal Procedure arts. 17.15(a) and 17.40, and screenings and recommended counseling are free to the defendant.
Election of the Presiding Civil Judges for the Year 2026 (Bexar County District Courts; Special Order No. 73681, July 23, 2025)
Under Government Code § 75.012 the district judges elected the 2026 Civil Presiding Judge rotation: January 288th (Chapa), February 407th (Torres), March 408th (Jimenez), April 438th (Alvarado), May 37th (Garza), June 45th (Alvarez), July 57th (Arteaga), August 73rd (Martinez), September 131st (Gonzales), October 150th (Diaz), November 166th (Salinas), December 224th (Flores).
285th District Court Procedures — the court's own-site edition with the 2026 and 2027 jury trial weeks (Bexar County)
The 285th's settings, conference, orders, summary-judgment, agreed and unopposed orders, ADR, dismissal-docket, emergency and trial procedures (the same text the court appended to the July 2026 Civil District Courts Local Rules) together with the jury trial weeks the local-rules appendix refers to: 2026 — April 6 and 13, May 4 and 18, June 1, 8, 15 and 22, July 6, 13 and 20, August 3, 17 and 24, September 14 and 21, October 5, 12 and 19, November 2 and 16, December 7; 2027 — January 11 and 19, February 8 and 16, March 1 and 22, April 12, May 3 and 17, June 7 and 21, July 19, August 9 and 23, September 13 and 20, October 4 and 11, November 1 and 15, December 6.
County Courts at Law Civil Presiding Schedule, CY 2026 (Bexar County)
The month-by-month rotation of the Civil Presiding Judge for 2026 under CCL Local Rule Part 2 B.I: County Court at Law No. 10 (Judge Garcia) in January, March, May, June and December; No. 3 (Judge Rodriguez) in February, April, July, August and November; No. 15 (Judge Vara) in September; No. 9 (Judge Saldana) in October.
County Courts at Law 1st Amended Criminal Presiding Schedule, CY 2026 (Bexar County; 2026 SO 04)
The amended month-by-month rotation of the Criminal Presiding Judge for 2026: CC7 Lira (January), CC4 Ximenez (February), CC2 Saenz (March), CC6 Dominguez (April), CC1 Stowe (May), CC8 Roman (June), CC5 Arevalos (July), CC14 Key (August), CC11 Peña (September), CC15 Vara (October), CC12 Huff (November), CC9 Saldaña (December), and CC1 Stowe for January 2027.
Summary Judgment Procedure for the 37th District Court (Judge Nicole Garza; Bexar County)
All motions for summary judgment filed in the 37th are heard in the 37th, not Presiding Court; the court e-mails the parties a hearing date 35–45 days from filing, usually between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m.; the parties have 30 minutes to present and respond; the filing party must file a notice of hearing within 3 days of receiving the date; the court advises after the hearing when to expect a ruling.
Summary Judgment Procedure for the 131st District Court (Judge Norma Gonzales; Bexar County)
All motions for summary judgment filed in the 131st are heard in the 131st, not Presiding Court; the court e-mails a hearing date 35–45 days from filing, usually between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m.; the parties have 30 minutes to present and respond; the filing party files a notice of hearing within 3 days of receiving the date; the court advises when to expect a ruling.
Procedures for Motions for Summary Judgment in the 73rd District Court (Bexar County; effective December 4, 2025)
Under Government Code § 23.303 the 73rd's clerk sets each motion for summary judgment on filing, within the 60-day window, at 4:30 p.m.; all motions are heard by submission; a party wanting an in-person or Zoom hearing must contact the clerk for dates within the statutory deadlines, confer with opposing counsel, file a notice of hearing stating the time needed and why, and keeps the submission date if the request is denied; responses and amendments follow the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Notice Regarding Settings for Motions for Summary Judgment (224th Judicial District Court, Judge Marisa Flores; Bexar County)
All motions for summary judgment filed in the 224th are set and heard by the 224th: the clerk selects a date 35–60 days from filing and e-mails notice (also entered in Odyssey); hearings at 3:30 p.m. or later, 30 minutes total (15 per side) unless more is approved; agreed resets must stay within the 60-day deadline and 90-day resets need the movant's consent or good cause; no setting may be dropped without leave; a party wanting a different date contacts the clerk, confers, and files a notice with the confirmed date, time announcement and reason; complete electronic courtesy copies of the motion, response, reply and exhibits are due by e-mail seven days before the hearing.
Motions for Summary Judgment Procedure for the 166th Judicial District Court (Judge Laura Salinas; Bexar County)
All motions for summary judgment filed in the 166th are heard in the 166th and ruled on by submission within the statutory deadlines; the court e-mails the parties the date the motion will be considered; a hearing may be requested in writing before that date after conferring on mutually available dates, and every setting must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed; hearings are in the afternoons, never at 8:30 a.m., with no more than 30 minutes per side.
Motion for Summary Judgment Procedures in the 407th District Court (Judge Tina Torres; Bexar County)
Motions for summary judgment filed in the 407th are ruled on by submission within the statutory deadlines; the court e-mails the parties the date the motion will be considered; a hearing may be requested in writing before that date after all parties confer on mutual availability, and every setting must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed; hearings are scheduled after 3:00 p.m. with 30 minutes of argument per side unless the court permits more.
Standing Order Regarding Interim Court Appointed Attorney Invoices in competency and sanity cases (Bexar County Criminal Law Magistrate Court; Special Order No. 73665, November 14, 2025)
Appointed attorneys representing defendants in matters involving competency or sanity evaluations are pre-approved to submit interim invoices; interim invoices must comply with Guidelines #21 and #22 of the Fee Schedule Guidelines; and because competency and sanity cases are "extraordinary circumstances" under Guideline #21, more than one interim voucher may be submitted as necessary and appropriate.
Summary Judgment Procedures — 288th District Court (Bexar County; effective November 13, 2025)
From November 13, 2025 all motions for summary judgment filed in the 288th are heard in the 288th rather than Presiding Court; motions already set in Presiding must be reset in the 288th after all parties confer on mutual availability and obtain an approved date from the clerk by e-mail, and settings made without prior approval may not be honored (the court sets its own submission date otherwise); for motions filed on or after December 4, 2025 the § 23.303(a) 60-day setting deadline is strictly enforced; MSJs are heard in the afternoons, never at 8:30 a.m., and by submission unless a hearing is requested.