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Sherman County, TX

All 4 county-scoped rules

Every published instrument scoped to Sherman 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.

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Standing OrdersSherman County · Judge Brenda J. Acker

Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan - Sherman County Justice Court, Countywide (signed December 31, 2024; effective January 1, 2025)

Order of the Sherman County countywide justice court 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; the two types of diversion (intermediate diversion before a charge is filed and diversion by the judge); eligibility and when diversion is not available; the diversion agreement; coordinators; and the $50 local youth diversion administrative fee with a financial hardship waiver.

High confidence· verified September 25, 2026Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan - Sherman County Justice Court, Countywide (signed December 31, 2024; effective January 1, 2025), Sherman County, Texas; posted on the Sherman County website (https://www.shermancountytx.gov/upload/page/0092/Youth%20Diversion%20Plan.pdf), fetched 2026-09-24/25.
Local RulesSherman County

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.

High confidence· verified September 25, 2026Local Rules of Practice - 69th Judicial District Court, Dallam, Hartley, Moore and Sherman Counties (effective May 8, 2024). TOPICs registration 1909 (Sherman County, Local Rules, registered 05/09/2024).
Standing OrdersSherman County

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.

High confidence· verified September 25, 202669th District Court Standing Order Regarding Children, Property, and Conduct of Parties (divorce and SAPCR suits filed on or after May 1, 2024). TOPICs registration 2081 (Sherman County, Standing Orders, registered 09/16/2024).
Remote / Zoom HearingsSherman County

Remote Detention Hearing Procedures - Dallam-Hartley-Sherman Counties Juvenile Board Plan (submitted to OCA February 15, 2024)

Plan adopted by the Dallam-Hartley-Sherman Counties Juvenile Board under Family Code section 54.012 for conducting detention hearings as remote proceedings: definitions (detention hearings under section 54.01; remote proceedings); the hearing procedure, including participation, cross-examination, testimony and the handling of exhibits and evidence; and submission of the plan to the Office of Court Administration (February 15, 2024).

High confidence· verified September 25, 2026Remote Detention Hearing Procedures - Dallam-Hartley-Sherman Counties Juvenile Board Plan (submitted to OCA February 15, 2024). TOPICs registration 1834 (Dallam County, Forms, registered 02/27/2024).