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Gillespie County, TX

All 4 county-scoped rules

Every published instrument scoped to Gillespie County, newest effective date first. 1 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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Local RulesGillespie County

Remote Detention Hearing Procedures — Gillespie County Court at Law

The Gillespie County Court at Law's plan, adopted under Texas Family Code Section 54.012, for conducting juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings: definitions, the court's discretion to proceed remotely, cross-examination and unobstructed-camera requirements, and the presentation, e-mail submission, and retention of physical evidence. Submitted to the Office of Court Administration November 30, 2023.

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026Remote Detention Hearing Procedures for the Gillespie County Court at Law, adopted pursuant to Texas Family Code Section 54.012 and submitted to the Texas Office of Court Administration November 30, 2023; Judge Christopher G. Nevins; filed November 30, 2023 (Jan Davis, District Clerk, Gillespie County). TOPICs registration 1706 (Gillespie County, County).
Local RulesGillespie County

Rules of Practice in the 198th & 216th Judicial District Courts (Bandera, Gillespie & Kerr Counties) — Gillespie County registration

Local rules of practice for the 198th and 216th District Courts serving Bandera, Gillespie and Kerr Counties: conduct and courtroom decorum, civil case settings, dismissal, temporary restraining and protective orders, criminal-case settings and grand-jury schedule, family-law and ADR provisions, orders and decrees, and general filing rules. The 198th/216th instrument as filed in Gillespie County (same order also registered in Bandera and Kerr).

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026Rules of Practice in the 198th & 216th Judicial District Courts (Bandera, Gillespie & Kerr Counties), promulgated pursuant to Rule 3A, T.R.C.P.; signed and ordered filed January 4, 2023 by M. Patrick Maguire (Presiding Judge, 198th) and Albert D. Pattillo, III (Presiding Judge, 216th); filed in Gillespie County January 5, 2023 (Jan Davis, District Clerk). TOPICs registration 1218 (Gillespie County, Local Rules, District, registered 02/17/2023).
Standing OrdersGillespie County

Standing Discovery Control Order — 216th District Court (Gillespie & Kerr Counties), felony cases

A standing discovery control order of the 216th District Court that applies to all felony cases in Gillespie and Kerr Counties, pending or later filed; it supersedes similar prior orders in individual cases and sets the State's discovery obligations and the discovery process for felony matters. Effective January 4, 2023.

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026Standing Discovery Control Order, 216th Judicial District Court of Gillespie & Kerr Counties — governing all felony cases; effective January 4, 2023; signed January 4, 2023 by Albert D. Pattillo, III, 216th District Judge; filed in Gillespie County January 5, 2023 (Jan Davis, District Clerk). TOPICs registration 1219 (Gillespie County, Standing Orders, District, registered 02/17/2023).
Standing OrdersGillespie County

Standing Order Regarding Property and Conduct of Parties in Divorce and Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (198th & 216th District Courts; Kerr & Gillespie County Courts at Law) — Gillespie County registration

A standing order applying in every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in the 198th and 216th District Courts and the Kerr and Gillespie County Courts at Law: it restrains the parties from disrupting the children, from harmful conduct, and from dissipating or encumbering property while the case is pending, and attaches a Children's Bill of Rights. The instrument as filed in Gillespie County.

High confidence· verified September 12, 2026Standing Order Regarding Property and Conduct of Parties in Divorce and Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship — 198th & 216th District Courts, Kerr and Gillespie County Courts at Law; effective January 4, 2023; signed by M. Patrick Maguire (198th), Albert D. Pattillo, III (216th), Susan F. Harris (Kerr CCL) and Christopher G. Nevins (Gillespie CCL); filed in Gillespie County January 5, 2023 (Jan Davis, District Clerk). TOPICs registration 1220 (Gillespie County, Standing Orders, registered 02/17/2023).