DeWitt County, TX
All 12 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to DeWitt County, newest effective date first. 2 region-wide and 1,248 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Published rules, newest effective date first
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Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence — the required form under the six-county AI Standing Order (DeWitt County)
The certification that the six-county Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence requires every attorney or self-represented litigant to sign and submit before using AI-generated information in a submission or proceeding: that the signer has reviewed and will comply with the order, that all AI-created or AI-contributed content was independently verified through traditional non-AI legal sources by a human being, and that the signer remains personally responsible and subject to sanctions or contempt for non-compliance.
Standing Order Regarding Cell Phones, Electronic Devices and Electronic Recording Devices (District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties; DeWitt County edition)
Cell phones and electronic devices may be brought into district courtrooms subject to courthouse security policies but must be turned off inside any courtroom; photographing, recording, posting, broadcasting or televising any person, object, document or proceeding in a courtroom (in person, on Zoom or YouTube, or by any other means) is prohibited unless the Court authorizes it, on pain of removal, temporary forfeiture of the device, and fines up to $500 or up to six months' jail for contempt; the device-use restrictions do not apply to attorneys and their staff, but the recording prohibition does.
Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties; DeWitt County edition)
Every self-represented litigant and attorney who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting or analysis in a case before the district courts of the six counties must, before using AI-generated information in a submission or proceeding, sign and file the attached certification that all AI-created or AI-contributed language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate by a human being through traditional non-AI legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for any failure to comply.
Standing Order Regarding Public Access to DFPS Court Records (24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts; DeWitt County)
Public access to pleadings, orders and documents filed in suits brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Chapters 261, 262 and 264 of the Texas Family Code is restricted; the District Clerks of the six counties may release them only to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem unless the Court specifically permits access for good cause shown.
Joint Standing Order Exempting Tax Suits from Mandatory Disclosures under Rule 194 (24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts; DeWitt County)
Parties in tax lawsuits filed under Texas Tax Code Chapters 31-34 in the 24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts are exempt from the mandatory initial-disclosure requirements of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194, but must still timely respond to party-initiated discovery requests.
Instructions to Pro Se Litigants in Divorce Cases (District Courts of DeWitt County)
Ten court rules that a self-represented party must satisfy before the district courts will grant a divorce in DeWitt County: clean and fully completed pleadings and decrees on letter-size paper, vehicle and real-property descriptions, mandatory child provisions (custody, possession schedule, health insurance, guideline child support that cannot be waived without court approval, paternity and prior orders by certified copy), the Bureau of Vital Statistics form, decree submission to the judge on the final-hearing date, and settings obtained through the DeWitt County District Clerk.
Standing Order Requiring a Parent Education and Stabilization Course in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (District Courts of DeWitt County)
In every suit affecting the parent-child relationship (original or modification) filed on or after September 1, 2003, the parties must complete a Parent Education and Stabilization Course meeting Texas Family Code § 105.009 and file proof before the final hearing, with six enumerated exceptions; contested SAPCR issues are heard only on written request for the Contested SAPCR Docket, set on 45 days' notice.
Standing Order Referring Title IV-D Matters to the Associate Judge for Title IV-D Cases (24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts; DeWitt County)
Every aspect of a Title 5 or Chapter 45 Texas Family Code case, including ancillary matters, in which the Title IV-D agency is the moving party is referred to the Associate Judge for Title IV-D Cases appointed to serve the Fourth Administrative Judicial Region.
Order Amending Local Rules for the 24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts — Rules 1.14 and 1.15, Requests for Settings (DeWitt County edition; signed December 31, 2014)
Local Rules 1.14 and 1.15 of the 24th, 135th, 267th and 377th District Courts are amended so that every request for a motion hearing, non-jury trial or jury trial goes to the Court Coordinator by e-mail or in writing with a copy to all counsel and a certification that the requesting attorney conferred with every party and that the date is agreed — or, if not agreed, that a good-faith effort to agree failed, in which case the Court sets a telephonic or in-chambers docket control conference to fix the date; the rules bind self-represented litigants directly. Effective immediately on signing, December 31, 2014.
Standing Order on Summary-Judgment Setting Notices: 15-Minute Argument Limit per Side (District Courts of DeWitt County)
By standing order of the Local Administrative Judge, every setting notice (or order setting hearing) on a motion for summary judgment must state that argument on the motion is limited to 15 minutes per side.
Rules of Court of the 24th, 135th and 267th District Courts (DeWitt County edition; promulgated June 11, 1990; Rules 1.14 and 1.15 as amended December 31, 2014)
The local rules of the district courts serving DeWitt County (24th, 135th and 267th Judicial Districts, promulgated jointly with the 377th of Victoria County under Rule 3a): case assignment and bench exchange, settings (as amended in 2014 to require conferral and certification of agreed or non-agreed dates through the Court Coordinator), preferential settings, docket calls, dismissal and suspense dockets, pre-trial and scheduling conferences and sanctions for non-compliance, discovery, settlements, conflicting engagements, witnesses and exhibits, voir dire, jury charges and motions in limine, family-law preparation requirements, default and liquidated claims, a 1990 appointed-counsel fee schedule, jury management, attorney vacations, lead counsel, withdrawal, courtroom decorum and local administration.
DeWitt County Court — Court Rules for Remote Hearings (public viewing on YouTube; recording prohibited)
The DeWitt County Court conducts hearings remotely where the parties have the technology and agree; courtroom-hearing requests are considered but likely postponed; proceedings are streamed for public viewing on YouTube under "DeWitt County Court", and video or audio recording by the public is strictly prohibited.