Waller County
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Waller County Court at Law No. 1 — Local Rules of the Court, Policies, Procedures, and Rules of Decorum
The Waller County Court at Law No. 1’s own local rules, policies, procedures and rules of decorum (filed August 21, 2026), adopted to ensure uniformity of proceedings and public confidence. Section I governs behavior, decorum and dress — observance of the Texas Lawyer’s Creed and Code of Professional Responsibility by all participants (pro se litigants included), open proceedings except sealed juvenile/CPS matters, gallery conduct, use of attorney conference rooms, and silenced cell phones — with failure to comply subject to removal, sanctions or contempt.
Waller County Court at Law No. 1 Standing Restraining Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct
The Waller County Court at Law No. 1’s own standing restraining order regarding children, property and conduct (filed July 16, 2026), self-executing in every suit for dissolution of marriage and every SAPCR filed in Waller County. It orders both parties to refrain from disrupting the children (no removal from Texas, school withdrawal, hiding or changing residence without agreement or a court order) and from vulgar, threatening or harassing communication or unlawful action against any person while the suit is pending.
Local Rules of the 506th District Court and County Courts at Law of Waller County
The master local rules of the Waller County courts — the 506th Judicial District Court and the County Courts at Law, which share concurrent jurisdiction (Gov’t Code 25.0003, 25.2391–25.2392). This is the current edition filed March 2, 2026 (superseding the 2023 and 2025 editions). It covers application and jurisdiction, assignment of cases, the local administrative judge and board of judges, rules of decorum, and the civil, family and criminal tracks (settings, docket-control orders, ADR/mediation, dismissal dockets, jury charge, voir dire, grand juries and case assignment).
Waller County Court at Law No. 1 Standing Order Regarding Public Access to DFPS Court Records
The Waller County Court at Law No. 1’s standing order (May 13, 2024) restricting public access to pleadings, orders and documents filed in suits brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Family Code Chapters 261, 262 and 264. The court finds these are records of the judiciary and not public information (Gov’t Code 552.003(1)(B)), are not presumed open (TRCP 76a), and — given CAPTA and Family Code § 261.201 confidentiality of abuse/neglect records — orders that public access be restricted absent an in-camera inspection and finding of necessity.
Waller County Court at Law No. 2 Standing Order Regarding Mediation
The Waller County Court at Law No. 2’s standing order requiring mediation (signed October 4, 2023 by Judge Elton R. Mathis) before any contested final bench or jury trial, no more than 90 days before final trial. Each party must confer to schedule mediation and complete it before the court date, or move to compel at least 45 days before trial; mediation is not required for enumerated matters (criminal, juvenile, temporary orders, discovery motions, summary judgment, defaults, nonsuits, service motions, new-trial motions and TROs). Failure to comply may result in dismissal for want of prosecution.
Waller County Court at Law No. 2 Standing Trial Preparation Order
The Waller County Court at Law No. 2’s standing trial preparation order (signed October 2, 2023 by Judge Elton R. Mathis; TRCP 166). At least five working days before the pretrial hearing the parties must furnish opposing counsel and self-represented parties, and bring, a party/counsel and attorney list, a trial witness list, a draft jury charge (or findings and conclusions for a bench trial), a pre-marked exhibit list with inadmissible matters redacted, deposition designations, motions in limine, and trial scheduling and audio-visual requirements.
Waller County Justice Courts Rules of Administration and Court Decorum
The Waller County justice courts’ local rules of administration and court decorum (adopted November 12, 2019 by the JP judges): objective, scope, jurisdiction, organization, calendar, bench exchange and transfer of cases; rules of decorum (conduct, dress code, electronic devices); the civil track (filing, settings, jury demand, copies, continuances, conflicting engagements, dismissal for want of prosecution, drafts of orders); and the criminal track (filing, transfers, appearances, pleas, settings, appointed and withdrawing counsel, jury selection, conflicting engagements).
Waller County Courts at Law Standing Restraining Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct
The Waller County Courts at Law standing restraining order regarding children, property and conduct, self-executing in every divorce and SAPCR filed in Waller County. It orders both parties to refrain from disrupting the children (no removal from Texas, school withdrawal, hiding or secreting without agreement or a court order) and from harassing, threatening or vulgar communication with the other party while the case is pending. (County Court at Law No. 1 filed its own updated standing restraining order in 2026; see that instrument for CCL No. 1.)
Local Rules of the Courts of Waller County, Texas — 506th Judicial District and Waller County Courts at Law
Local rules of the 506th District Court and the Waller County Courts at Law: application, jurisdiction and assignment of cases, filing and setting procedures, discovery and pre-trial requirements, trial settings and continuances, and court administration.
Waller County Court at Law No. 2 — Rules of Decorum, Dress and Media Policy
The Waller County Court at Law No. 2’s rules of decorum, dress and media policy: observance of the Texas Lawyer’s Creed by all participants; no one under 17 in the courtroom without the judge’s leave; restrictions on gallery conversation; attorney-reserved conference rooms; cell phones on silent and usable only for reading (no games); permitted reading materials; and a requirement that defendants in CCL #2 cases arrive at 8:30 a.m. and check in with the assigned bailiff.
Second Administrative Judicial Region of Texas — Regional Rules of Administration
The Regional Rules of Administration governing the district and statutory county courts of the Second Administrative Judicial Region of Texas (adopted 1995, effective January 3, 1996; amended 2007 and 2016). Eleven rules: case-disposition time standards (felonies 12 months, misdemeanors 6, civil jury 18 / non-jury 12, contested family 6 / uncontested 3, and the juvenile deadlines); the duty to supply docket information to the Regional Presiding Judge; the requirement that each county adopt conforming local rules for civil, family/juvenile and criminal dispositions and a jury plan; judicial-absence plans; the rule-with-respect-to-rules (numbering and Supreme-Court/Presiding-Judge approval for effectiveness); local court administration including recusal-referral procedure to the Presiding Judge (Rule 18a) and recording/broadcasting standards; conflicting engagements of attorneys; and the four-week attorney-vacation rule.
Second Administrative Judicial Region — Rules for the Appeal of an Approval of or Failure to Act on a Request for Payment of Appointed Attorney’s Fees
The Second Administrative Judicial Region’s rules (Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.05(c)) for appointed counsel to appeal a trial court’s or Managed Assigned Counsel Director’s disapproval of, or failure to act on, a request for payment of appointed-attorney fees. Counsel files an original motion with the clerk and forwards copies to the Regional Presiding Judge and the payment authority within 20 days of a disapproval order (or within 80 days if the authority fails to act), setting out the enumerated case and billing details; the Presiding Judge abates ruling at least 10 days for the payment authority to reconsider, then rules under art. 26.05(c) on the form order in Appendix B, with the Judge’s/Director’s findings on the Appendix A forms.
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.