Trinity County, TX
All 5 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Trinity County, newest effective date first. 2 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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258th/411th District Courts & Polk CCL — Standing Order Regarding Electronic Devices in the Courthouse (Trinity County edition; eff. May 9, 2024)
The shared standing order (Judges Kitchens 258th, Wells 411th, and Brown Polk CCL; eff. May 9, 2024) on electronic devices in the Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity County courthouses, as registered for Trinity County: photographing, video/audio recording, broadcasting, or televising any person, object, or proceeding in the courtrooms is strictly prohibited; violators (any individual or agency) may be removed from the courthouse and have their devices forfeited to the county Sheriff’s courthouse security; devices must be off or silent inside any courtroom and may not be used without prior court approval; and devices may be used for non-restricted purposes outside the courtrooms if reasonable and non-disruptive.
258th District Court (Polk/San Jacinto/Trinity) — Standing Discovery Order in Criminal Cases (Trinity County)
The 258th Judicial District’s standing criminal discovery order (Judge Kitchens, eff. Jan. 1, 2023), applying in all criminal cases until ordered otherwise: the State must furnish all Michael Morton Act (CCP art. 39.14) discovery plus a written trial-witness list (including experts) with addresses, supplemented within 30 days of arraignment; all written/recorded defendant statements and confessions (CCP art. 38.22), any jail conversations it intends to use and any known Brady evidence (with the defense entitled to listen to the defendant’s jail calls in the State’s possession on request); written notice of intent to use extraneous-offense evidence (TRE 404(b)); and inspection of items seized from the defendant and any co-defendant/accomplice.
258th District Court (Polk/San Jacinto/Trinity) — Standing Order on Default Judgments (Trinity County)
The 258th Judicial District’s standing order on default judgments (Judge Travis E. Kitchens, Jr., eff. Jan. 1, 2023): after the answer period, the plaintiff files a Motion for Default Judgment requesting a hearing, with the defendant’s last known address; the court sets a hearing and sends the defendant notice; if the defendant fails to appear, the court will consider granting the motion without plaintiff’s counsel appearing; and if the defendant appears, the appearance is treated as an answer, the default motion is denied, and the case proceeds under the TRCP.
Polk/San Jacinto/Trinity Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties (Trinity County)
The three-county family standing order of the 258th and 411th District Courts and the Polk County Court at Law, applying in every divorce and SAPCR (including modification/enforcement) filed in the county: binding on the parties, their agents/attorneys, and anyone acting in concert with notice, and ENFORCEABLE BY CONTEMPT (up to $500 fine and/or six months in jail per violation, plus a money judgment for attorney’s fees and costs). It protects the children (no removal from Texas to change residence, no disruption of school/day-care, no hiding, no disparagement, no involving children in the litigation, and — in an original divorce — no overnight dating-partner presence 10 p.m.–7 a.m.), and (per the standard form) the parties’ property, electronic data, and insurance, with the usual authorizations.
Rules of Judicial Administration for the Justice of the Peace Courts of Trinity County
The Trinity County justice courts’ rules of judicial administration (Gov’t Code § 27.061, four JP courts): general information (each court may adopt non-conflicting rules; the rules do not supersede statute or the Code of Judicial Conduct); organization into four precincts each with its own clerks; hours/places for holding court (each JP sets expedient times; remote participation allowed or required as authorized by statute, rule, or Supreme Court order); and civil disposition time standards (jury cases within 18 months of the answer date, non-jury cases within a shorter period), plus the JP courts’ disposition practice.