Gaines County
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106th District Court Standing Order - District Courtroom Rules (signed April 3, 2026)
Courtroom rules of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties), effective immediately: no weapons without the judge's prior permission; no food and only water in a spill-proof container; attire rules for attorneys and a bar on head coverings (except for religious or medical reasons), sleeveless shirts and shorts; devices silenced; no video, audio or photographs without permission; violations may be punished as contempt.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding HB 1973 - Birth Certificates in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (signed September 19, 2025)
Standing order of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties): when a petition is filed in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the petitioner submits a certified copy of the child's birth certificate if available; the certificate is referenced in the filing but not e-filed, and is delivered in person to the court at the first available in-person hearing.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding Mental Health Condition - Sealing of Competency, Sanity and Mental Health Evaluations in Felony Cases (signed December 13, 2024)
Standing order of the 106th District Court directing the District Clerk of Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties to seal and keep confidential all written reports, assessments and mental health evaluations filed in felony cases in which competency, sanity or another mental health condition is at issue, subject to the exceptions in Code of Criminal Procedure chapters 46B and 46C; unsealing or disclosure requires an order of the court.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding Exhibits or Attachments Containing Sensitive Data (signed December 11, 2024)
Standing order of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties): an exhibit or attachment containing sensitive data - including photos of children or photos showing injuries - is referenced in the filing but not e-filed, and is instead forwarded to the court by email.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding Mandatory Disclosures in Tax Cases Filed in Gaines County (signed July 5, 2022)
Standing order of the 106th District Court exempting all parties in tax lawsuits filed in Gaines County under Property Tax Code Chapters 31-34 from the automatic (initial) disclosures of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194; a party served with discovery requests in such a suit must still respond to them timely.
106th District Court Pretrial Order (Revised as of January 21, 2022)
Pretrial order of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties), revised January 21, 2022: thirty minutes per side for temporary orders hearings; a certificate of conference on every motion for continuance; mediation of contested final divorce and SAPCR matters; a list of all relief requested furnished before any hearing; income evidence and last filed tax returns; notice of expert and public service witnesses; exhibit marking and exchange; proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law within ten days of a request; children available for in-chambers interviews; the prevailing party drafts the order; requirements for divorces served by publication; and a certificate of last known address and affidavit of military status before a default judgment.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding Community Supervision and Corrections Department Files and Officer Testimony (signed August 17, 2020)
Standing order of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties): Community Supervision and Corrections Department files are judicial records not subject to disclosure or production by subpoena without the prior written approval of the judge of the supervising court; department officers may not release a probationer's file without that judge's written consent, and may testify only to matters of public record unless the judge gives prior written authorization.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding Summary Judgments (signed January 2, 2019)
Standing order of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties): unless a written order for an exception has been submitted and granted, all summary judgment pleadings are heard by submission rather than by oral hearing.
106th District Court Standing Order Regarding Language in Pleadings (signed September 17, 2010)
Standing order of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties): all filings must be in English or include an English translation; the district clerk of each county returns any filing that does not comply, with a copy of the order.
Gaines County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Procedures for 48-Hour Cremation Waiver
Procedure of the Gaines County justice of the peace, Precinct 1, under Health and Safety Code section 716.004 for a waiver of the 48-hour waiting period for cremation: an application completed and signed by a family member and the funeral director, submitted by email, fax or through the funeral director; after-hours contact through the sheriff's office; an approved waiver is sent to the funeral director; the judge may grant a waiver only for an inquest the judge conducts.
Gaines County Remote Detention Hearing Procedures (County Court of Gaines County Sitting as a Juvenile Court)
Plan adopted by the County Court of Gaines County, sitting as a juvenile court, under Family Code section 54.012 for conducting juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings: the court may allow or require remote participation; parties may cross-examine witnesses; a testifying party or witness must be on camera with an unobstructed view; physical evidence is displayed to all participants, digital copies are emailed to the required parties beforehand when practicable, and evidence that cannot be digitized is tendered within 10 working days.
Seventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Rules of Administration (approved by the Supreme Court of Texas October 1, 2019; Misc. Docket No. 19-9089)
Rules of Administration of the Seventh Administrative Judicial Region, promulgated by the region's Council of Judges under Gov't Code § 74.048(c) and Rule 4(c) of the Rules of Judicial Administration and approved by the Supreme Court of Texas on October 1, 2019 (superseding Misc. Docket No. 96-9262). They apply to all district and statutory county courts of the region and cover the Council of Judges and the Presiding Judge's authority; service by senior, retired and former judges; assignment of judges; time standards for disposition of cases; local administrative judges; court administration and local rules (which yield to these rules and take effect only after approval by the Presiding Judge and the Supreme Court); recusal and disqualification; recording and broadcasting; conflicting engagements of attorneys and the priority of cases; attorney vacation designations filed at least sixty days ahead; and courtroom decorum.
Seventh Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Rules for the Appeal of a Trial Court's Disapproval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Court Appointed Attorney's Fees (20 days after a disapproval order; 80 days after an unanswered request)
The Presiding Judge's procedure for court-appointed attorneys' fee appeals under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.05: the attorney files a motion with the Presiding Judge of the Seventh Region within twenty (20) days of the trial court's order disapproving the fee, or within eighty (80) days of submitting the request if the trial court fails to act, stating the listed case and billing details and attaching the trial court's order and the county's fee schedule; the Presiding Judge abates ruling for ten days while the trial court may enter a revised payment order; a contested matter is noticed within five days and the trial court files written findings (Appendix A); otherwise the Presiding Judge rules under art. 26.05(c) by an order in the form of Appendix B, and the county pays the approved amount within 45 days.
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.