Freestone County, TX
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Order Regarding Audio/Visual Evidence - Miscellaneous Standing Order of the District Courts of Freestone County (signed January 14, 2025)
Standing order of the two Freestone County district courts on audio and video exhibits: the sponsoring party must put the media in a format that the appropriate court of appeals will accept; audio exhibits may not exceed 100 Mb and video files 2 GB; the listed extensions (.avi, .wmv, .ogg, .oga, .ogv, .webm) need no conversion to .mp3 or .mp4 and any other format must be converted; only the segments offered may be on the media (for example, only the jail calls actually offered, not the whole disk); if the court of appeals later cannot open the exhibit, the sponsoring party must give the court reporter a copy in the required format.
Freestone County Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties (77th and 87th District Courts; effective January 1, 2025)
Freestone County's standing order for divorce and parent-child cases: no disruption of children (no removal from Texas, no school or day-care change, no hiding the children or changing their abode, no disparaging remarks about the other party or that party's family within the children's hearing); conduct of the parties (no vulgar or threatening communication including texts and electronic messages, no harassing calls, no interfering with mail, no bodily injury); preservation of property in a divorce (fifteen items, including obtaining credit in the other party's name); specific authorizations for ordinary business, attorney's fees, living expenses and authorized withdrawals; personal and business records including electronic data; insurance; the petitioner attaches the order to the petition, it operates as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days and then as a temporary injunction unless contested; the priority of protective orders; encouragement to mediate.
Remote Hearing Orders/Plan for Detention and Related Hearings - District Courts of Freestone County Sitting as a Juvenile Court (filed October 9, 2023)
The Freestone County district courts' orders and plan for remote juvenile detention and related hearings: whom to contact if a participant cannot take part remotely; parents, guardians or custodians present; an unobstructed view of any testifying party or witness; Zoom platform and preparation (join ten minutes early); each party compiles attendee contact details and forwards the Zoom invitation; no other devices or programs running except an attorney's working programs; courtroom demeanor, with possible live-streaming; no recording or screenshots except by the court, punishable by contempt; subpoenaed witnesses attend by Zoom unless the court permits otherwise, and subpoenas may be served by e-mail; exhibits are moved, e-mailed to opposing counsel, the judge and the court reporter with a prescribed subject line, in PDF or listed audio and video formats; physical evidence may be submitted by photograph; exhibits need not be disclosed in advance.
Rules Governing the Procedure for Making a Record of Civil and Criminal Court Proceedings by Electronic Recording - Freestone County Court (effective May 1, 2023)
The Freestone County Court's local rules on electronically recorded proceedings: no stenographic record is required of proceedings that are electronically recorded; the court designates court recorders and sets their duties (a complete and transcribable recording, a detailed log, filing the log and exhibits with the clerk after a proceeding ends, storage, restricted access to the original recording, certified copies on payment); the reporter's record on appeal is the certified recording with the designated exhibits, filed with the court of appeals within fifteen days after the appeal is perfected; each party files with its brief an appendix transcribing the portions of the record relevant to its issues; the appellate court may presume that nothing omitted is relevant and may order a supplemental appendix; the court recorder transcribes for a party unable to afford costs; disputes over accuracy are settled by agreement, by the appellate court's review of the recording, or by the trial court after notice and hearing; appendix costs are taxed as costs.
Rules Governing the Procedure for Making a Record of Civil and Criminal Court Proceedings by Electronic Recording - 77th and 87th District Courts of Freestone County (effective April 27, 2023)
The Freestone County district courts' local rules on electronically recorded proceedings: no stenographic record is required of proceedings that are electronically recorded; the court designates court recorders and sets their duties (a complete and transcribable recording, a detailed log, filing the log and exhibits with the clerk and delivering a certified copy of the recording to the court within ten days, storage, restricted access to the original recording, certified copies on payment); the reporter's record on appeal is the certified recording with the designated exhibits, filed with the court of appeals within fifteen days after the appeal is perfected; each party files with its brief an appendix transcribing the portions of the record relevant to its issues; the appellate court may presume that nothing omitted is relevant and may order a supplemental appendix; the court recorder transcribes for a party unable to afford costs; disputes over accuracy are settled by agreement, by the appellate court's review of the recording, or by the trial court after notice and hearing; appendix costs are taxed as costs.
Freestone County Justice of the Peace - Rules of Administration (effective January 1, 2012)
Rules of administration adopted by the four justices of the peace of Freestone County under Government Code Section 27.061, effective January 1, 2012: hours and places for holding court; time standards for disposition of civil cases; the annual dismissal docket; transfer of civil and criminal cases among precincts; exchange of benches; recusal and appointment of a temporary justice; quarterly judicial meetings and committee assignments; and the authority of each court to adopt further non-conflicting rules.