Ward County, TX
All 5 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Ward 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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143rd District Court's Standing Order Regarding Mandatory Disclosures in Tax Cases Filed in Loving, Reeves and Ward Counties (signed July 21, 2026)
Standing order of the 143rd District Court exempting all parties in tax lawsuits filed in Loving, Reeves and Ward Counties under Property Tax Code chapters 31-34 from the automatic disclosures of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 194; a party served with discovery requests must still respond to them timely.
143rd District Court's Standing Order Regarding Criminal Waivers of Arraignment (signed June 25, 2025; from September 1, 2025)
Standing order of the 143rd District Court (Loving, Reeves and Ward Counties): from September 1, 2025 every waiver of arraignment must be signed by the defendant as well as defense counsel; a waiver without the defendant's signature is rejected and the matter set for arraignment.
143rd District Court Standing Order Establishing Confidentiality of DFPS Court Records - Ward County (August 4, 2025)
Standing order of the 143rd District Court for Ward County: affidavits, court reports and other documents filed in suits brought by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Family Code chapters 261, 262 and 264 are confidential and maintained as such by the Ward County District Clerk; access is limited to the court, an associate judge, DFPS employees, employees of a Single Source Continuum Contractor acting as DFPS's authorized agent, a party, a party's attorney, any attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem for the child, an adoptive parent, and the Office of the Attorney General. Others may request access with the attached Request for Access to Confidential DFPS Court Records (Exhibit "A"); e-filing under TRCP 21(f) is not affected.
143rd District Court Standing Order Regarding Divorce Suits (signed January 7, 2025)
Standing order of the 143rd District Court: no final contested divorce trial is set without a certified attempt at mediation or other ADR, or a joint request for final contested hearing stating the issues and time needed; the court may order mediation; in pro se divorces the court may appoint an amicus attorney, ADR attempts are required, and pro se parties share the cost of any amicus or court-ordered mediation.
143rd District Court's Standing Order Regarding Motions for Summary Judgment (signed January 7, 2025)
Standing order of the 143rd District Court: summary judgment motions are heard by submission unless the parties agree to oral argument (thirty minutes a side); a motion is set for the first Wednesday after thirty days from filing and responses are due seven days before; motions for continuance are in writing with a certificate of conference or an agreed order, and disputed ones are set for a Zoom hearing.