Randall County, TX
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47th, 181st and 251st District Courts, Randall County - Order Sealing Certified Copies of a Child's Birth Certificate (Family Code 102.008(c-1); effective October 1, 2025)
Order of the 47th, 181st and 251st District Courts for cases filed in Randall County: in any Family Code suit in which compliance with Family Code section 102.008(c-1) is required, the Randall County District Clerk seals all certified copies of children's birth certificates or other proof of the identity of the children's parents; effective October 1, 2025.
Randall County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2 - Order Sealing Certified Copies of a Child's Birth Certificate (Family Code 102.008(c-1); effective October 1, 2025)
Order of the Randall County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2, for cases filed in Randall County: in any Family Code suit in which compliance with Family Code section 102.008(c-1) is required, the Randall County District Clerk seals all certified copies of children's birth certificates or other proof of the identity of the children's parents; effective October 1, 2025.
Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of the Parties - District Courts and County Courts at Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (suits filed on or after April 8, 2020; updated January 21, 2025)
Standing order of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties for every divorce suit and suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after April 8, 2020 (updated January 21, 2025): the parties are ordered not to disrupt the children (removal from Texas, school or residence changes, hiding them, disparaging remarks, discussing the litigation with them) and not to harass or threaten each other; in divorce cases they must preserve property, funds, records and insurance, with specific authority for ordinary business, attorney's fees, living expenses and authorized withdrawals. The petitioner attaches the order to the petition; it acts as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days and then as a temporary injunction until further order, final order or dismissal; protective orders prevail over it. It also encourages mediation, orders a parent education and stabilization program within 60 days, states what counsel represents by presenting an ex parte application, sets time limits for temporary hearings, lists the documents required for temporary support hearings, requires a proposed property division form and waives bond.
Order Adopting a Youth/Juvenile Diversion Plan - Randall County Justice Court, Precinct 1 (signed January 1, 2025)
Order of the Randall County justice court, Precinct 1, adopting a youth/juvenile diversion plan under Code of Criminal Procedure chapter 45, subchapter E, effective January 1, 2025: strategies and services tailored to the child; eligibility; the diversion agreement; coordinators; the local youth diversion administrative fee with a hardship waiver; and a list of approved class providers.
Local Administrative Rules - District Courts & County Courts-at-Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (effective November 1, 2024)
Local administrative rules of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, adopted by the judges effective November 1, 2024: general rules (title, scope and application; the Texas Lawyer's Creed; self-represented litigants; random assignment of cases; virtual hearings; filing papers, with pleadings and motions complying with the courts' standing order on the use of artificial intelligence and carrying its certification; conflicting settings; attorney and judicial vacations; hearings; TRO and other ex parte applications; proposed orders; conflicting engagements; decorum; inclement weather and emergency scheduling); civil cases (trial weeks, expert reports, certificates of conference, uncontested and agreed matters, depositions, dismissal for want of prosecution); family law cases (the standing order in divorce and parent-child suits); and bankruptcy proceedings. The rules' appendices - the AI standing order and certification (published as a separate rule), the Ninth Region's rules and the 2020 family standing order - are described in an editorial note.
Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, with the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence - District Courts & County Courts-at-Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (Appendices A-B to the Local Administrative Rules)
Standing order of the district courts and county courts at law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, effective immediately for every pending or later-filed case: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission, sign and file the Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Appendix B, printed with the order) that all AI-generated language, quotations, citations, arguments and legal analysis were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and possible sanctions; the local rules require every pleading and motion to comply with the order and contain the certification.
Remote Detention Hearing Procedures - Randall County Juvenile Court (approved by the Randall County Juvenile Board April 17, 2024)
Plan of the Randall County Juvenile Court under Family Code section 54.012 for detention hearings conducted as remote proceedings: consent of the parties is not required unless constitutionally required; parties may cross-examine witnesses; the court may allow or require remote participation; the handling of exhibits and physical evidence; unobstructed audio and view of testifying participants; recording of the hearing; and the circumstances in which a hearing is held in person in the juvenile court's courtroom. Approved by the Randall County Juvenile Board on April 17, 2024 and submitted to OCA on April 18, 2024.
Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties District Courts' Standing Order Regarding Mandatory Disclosures in Tax Cases (signed May 25, 2022)
Standing order of the district courts of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties: all parties in tax lawsuits filed under Tax Code chapters 31-34 in those courts are exempt from the automatic disclosures of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194; a party duly served with discovery requests must still respond to them timely.
Notice Regarding Requirement to Attach Standing Orders in Certain Family Law Cases - District and County Courts at Law of Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties (April 21, 2020)
Order of the district courts and county courts at law of Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties: the standing order regarding children, property and conduct of the parties must be attached to initial pleadings filed on or after April 17, 2020 in suits for dissolution of marriage and suits affecting the parent-child relationship (not adoptions, enforcement actions, writs of return, or suits by the Attorney General or DFPS), and the clerk asks the petitioner to correct a petition filed without it; no ex parte temporary restraining order should be filed in those suits except to attach a child, take a child into the court's possession or deny a parent possession pending hearing (with a supporting affidavit); requests for temporary relief under Family Code chapter 105 are made by filing a request for hearing.
Rules of Practice in Civil Cases in the District Courts of Potter and Randall Counties, Texas (adopted August 23, 1978)
Rules of practice for civil cases adopted by the district judges of Potter and Randall Counties on August 23, 1978 (effective December 1, 1978 in Potter County and January 1, 1979 in Randall County): written requests for jury and contested non-jury settings, in the form of Appendix "A" and served on all parties, reach the District Judge fourteen days before the bimonthly docket Monday; trial docket sheets; a Thursday announcement docket call at which attorneys for all parties appear in person, with dismissal where no party announces; notice of settlements; instruments for signature left with the court's secretary; continuance grounds not raised at the call are waived; vacations; withdrawal of counsel on written motion and order; a certificate of conference and an order setting hearing for motions; the Financial Information Statement (Appendix "B") in contested domestic relations cases; dismissal for want of prosecution after notice (12 months in domestic relations cases, 18 months in other civil cases); and the preference of criminal trials over civil trials.
181st District Court Rules (Potter and Randall Counties)
Court rules of the 181st District Court for its cases in Potter and Randall Counties, in addition to the Armstrong, Potter and Randall County local rules (these rules control in a conflict): e-mail as the court's preferred means of communication, copying all parties; children in the courtroom, cell phones, food, dress codes, recording of proceedings; requesting settings with a time estimate and notice of settings; motions to withdraw, to substitute attorneys and for continuance; time allowed and remote participation in hearings; notices of dismissal for want of prosecution and motions to retain. The court's site also posts a Spanish version marked "Machine Translated by Google".
181st District Court's PR Bond Protocol (Potter and Randall Counties)
Protocol of the 181st District Court for defendants released on personal recognizance bonds: check in by telephone with the court between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month (failure to check in results in bond forfeiture and a warrant); report any change of address or contact information; docket and setting notices are mailed (or e-mailed on request).
47th District Court - Basic Information for Self-Represented Litigants
Information sheet posted by the 47th District Court for people representing themselves: a self-represented litigant must know and follow the law and court rules as an attorney would; court staff and opposing counsel cannot give legal advice; no ex parte communication with the judge (such communications are returned unread and the other side is notified); pleadings and motions are filed with the clerk with a copy to the other side and a signed certificate of service; the clerk and the other side must have a current address and telephone number; hearings are requested in writing; courtroom conduct rules; with a list of local and state resources.
47th District Court Rules (Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties)
Court rules of the 47th District Court for its cases in Potter, Randall and Armstrong Counties, in addition to the three counties' local rules (these rules control in a conflict): children in the courtroom, cell phones, food, dress codes for counsel and for witnesses, parties and the gallery, interference with and recording of proceedings, illness; requesting settings with a time estimate and notice of settings; motions to withdraw, to substitute attorneys and for continuance; remote participation in hearings; notices of dismissal for want of prosecution and motions to retain; jury trials, exhibits and bench conferences; and benchmarks for moving cases.
General Rules of Attire and Courtroom Conduct - Randall County Justice Court (JP 4A office)
Attire and courtroom conduct rules posted for a Randall County justice court: clean, neat and respectful dress (listed unacceptable items include shorts, hats, muscle shirts and T-shirts, clothing with offensive words or pictures, torn clothing and provocative clothing; shirts tucked in); the courtroom includes the reception area, jury room and office space; no weapons and all parties subject to search; punctuality (late arrival results in a new court date), rising for the judge, forms of address, and the other listed rules.
Limited English Proficiency Plan - 181st Judicial District Court, Randall and Potter Counties
Language access plan of the 181st District Court (Randall and Potter Counties) for persons with limited English proficiency: legal basis and needs assessment; interpreters in the courtroom and language services outside it; translated forms; bilingual staff and volunteers; judicial and staff training; public outreach; and notification, evaluation and review of the plan.