Moore County
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Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan - Moore County Justice Court, Precinct 2 (signed December 6, 2024; effective January 1, 2025)
Order of the Moore County justice court, Precinct 2, adopting a youth diversion plan under Code of Criminal Procedure chapter 45, subchapter E, effective January 1, 2025: strategies and services tailored to the child; eligibility and when diversion is not available; the intermediate diversion agreement and its conditions; coordinators; and the $50 local youth diversion administrative fee with a financial hardship waiver.
Moore County Court Administrative Order 2024-1 - Required Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits (signed August 30, 2024)
Administrative order of the County Court of Moore County: small estate affidavits under Estates Code chapter 205 filed with the County Clerk after August 30, 2024 must use the court's approved small estate affidavit form (or a later posted modification of it), posted on the probate page of the court's website, because incomplete affidavits waste the resources of the court and the applicants.
Local Rules of Practice - 69th Judicial District Court, Dallam, Hartley, Moore and Sherman Counties (effective May 8, 2024)
Local rules of practice of the 69th District Court (Dallam, Hartley, Moore and Sherman Counties), effective May 8, 2024: conduct and courtroom decorum (the Texas Lawyer's Creed; conduct of counsel, self-represented litigants and all persons), continuances, interpreters, withdrawal of counsel, remote hearings, attorney vacations; civil ex parte applications, pretrial and trial settings, alternative dispute resolution, orders and decrees; criminal proceedings (duties of appointed counsel, priority of trial settings, continuances, grand jury); temporary hearings in family cases; and miscellaneous provisions.
69th District Court Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of Parties (divorce and SAPCR suits filed on or after May 1, 2024)
Standing order of the 69th District Court for every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after May 1, 2024 in Dallam, Hartley, Moore and Sherman Counties, binding on the parties and those acting in concert with them and enforceable by contempt: no disruption of the children; conduct of the parties; preservation of property and use of funds, records and insurance in divorce cases; service and application of the order; ex parte applications; temporary hearings; standard visitation schedules for young children; bond waived.
Remote Hearing Orders/Plan for Detention and Related Hearings - Moore County Court at Law (signed April 25, 2024)
Standing orders and plan of the Moore County Court at Law, as juvenile court, for detention and related hearings conducted remotely: when hearings proceed by videoconference and who may appear remotely; the parties' and counsel's obligations before and during a remote hearing; exhibits and physical evidence; subpoenas (the clerk includes a copy of the orders with each subpoena issued); decorum; and the court's contact details for filings and exhibits. A violation may be punished as contempt.
Moore County Court at Law Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of the Parties (divorce and SAPCR suits filed on or after August 1, 2022)
Standing order of the Moore County Court at Law in every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in that court on or after August 1, 2022, binding on the parties and those acting in concert with them and enforceable by contempt: no disruption of the children; conduct of the parties; preservation of property and use of funds, personal and business records, insurance and specific authorizations in divorce cases; service and effect of the order; ex parte applications; time limits and documents required in temporary hearings; a proposed property division form; standard visitation schedules for children under three; bond waived.
Moore County Court at Law Local Rules of Practice (effective August 1, 2022)
Local rules of practice of the Moore County Court at Law: cases are set for trial in the order requests are filed with the court administrator, each request stating the time required (a confirming letter or order setting must be filed within ten days or the time is vacated); jury weeks begin Monday with 8:30 a.m. docket call, and the party requesting a jury setting certifies that discovery is complete (objections within 14 days); suggested special issues and a brief summation are due two weeks before trial; pre-trial motions must be set at least 14 days before trial or are waived, and criminal jury settings have pre-trial hearings; financial information statements precede temporary support hearings; motions for continuance are written, detailed and signed by or certified to the client; stale civil cases may be dismissed for want of prosecution; with the court's and clerks' contact details.
Ninth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Regional Rules of Administration (adopted by the Council of Judges January 28, 2008)
Regional Rules of Administration of the Ninth Administrative Judicial Region, adopted by the region's Council of Judges on January 28, 2008 under Government Code chapter 74 (superseding the earlier regional rules): time standards for the disposition of criminal, civil, family law and juvenile cases (detention, adjudication or transfer, and disposition hearings), with an exception for complex cases; docket information for the Presiding Judge; the duty of each county's board of judges to adopt local rules for civil, family law and juvenile, and criminal cases (local rules take effect only when approved by the Presiding Judge and the Supreme Court of Texas), jury plans, judicial absences and meetings; conflicting engagements of attorneys and the priority of cases; attorney vacation letters filed at least 60 days ahead (up to four weeks a year in civil cases not specially set); and courtroom decorum under the Texas Lawyer's Creed.
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.
N.D. Tex. LR 83.13 — Change of Contact Information or Name
N.D. Tex. LR 83.13 — Change of Contact Information or Name: 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 83.12 — Withdrawal or Substitution of Attorney
N.D. Tex. LR 83.12 — Withdrawal or Substitution of Attorney: 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 83.11 — Exemption from Admission to Practice, and from Requirement of Local Counsel, for Attorneys Appearing on Behalf of the United States Justice Department or the Attorney General of the State of Texas
N.D. Tex. LR 83.11 — Exemption from Admission to Practice, and from Requirement of Local Counsel, for Attorneys Appearing on Behalf of the United States Justice Department or the Attorney General of the State of Texas: 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 83.10 — Requirement of Local Counsel
N.D. Tex. LR 83.10 — Requirement of Local Counsel: 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 83.1 — Application of Rules by a Presiding Judge
N.D. Tex. LR 83.1 — Application of Rules by a Presiding Judge: 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.