Wharton County, TX
All 11 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Wharton County, newest effective date first. 3 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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Standing Order Regarding Juveniles Arrested for Delinquent Conduct — 329th District Court (Wharton County Juvenile Court)
The current juvenile conditions-of-release standing order (filed July 14, 2026; replaces the November 18, 2025 order by its own terms): automatic release conditions for every juvenile arrested for delinquent conduct and the responsible persons to whom they are released — next-business-day reporting to Juvenile Probation, travel restriction, and home confinement subject to the stated exceptions.
Standing Orders in All Child Protection Cases — 329th District Court and the Child Protection Court of Wharton County
The child-protection placement order (effective December 4, 2025; signed by Judge Randy Clapp and regional Child Protection Court Associate Judge Jamie Rawlinson): absent an emergency, a child's placement shall not change unless agreed to by the guardian ad litem/CASA or ordered by the court.
23rd District Court — Standing Orders Regarding Business Records and Change in Placement or Visitation in CPS Cases
Judge John C. Maher, Jr.'s CPS case-management standing orders (signed May 12, 2025): DFPS lab-result routing and five-business-day documentation duties (A-H), drug-test filing with a seven-day objection waiver, redacted-file and two-month supplement duties, seven-day placement-change notice (three-hour emergency notice), and visitation changes only by motion and hearing.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Wharton County) — Courtroom Rules
Judge Jared L. Cullar's courtroom rules (signed, posted August 1, 2024): thirteen attire/device/conduct requirements with removal as the stated enforcement.
329th District Court — Courtroom Rules
Judge Randy M. Clapp's courtroom rules (registered March 6, 2023): device, attire, food, communication and decorum requirements, with the photography/recording prohibition absent permission, enforced by the bailiff.
Information for Filing a Divorce Pro Se — Wharton County District Courts
The district courts' published pro-se divorce procedures (registered March 6, 2023): self-representation responsibilities, form sources, the mandatory Families and Divorce Seminar with certificates on file, the 60-day waiting period, pregnancy finalization bar, and setting mechanics in the 23rd or 329th.
Local Rules of Practice — District Courts of Wharton County (23rd and 329th)
The district courts' local rules (signed January 3, 2023 by Judges Randy M. Clapp (329th) and Ben Hardin (23rd)): ONE GENERAL DOCKET — odd-numbered cases to the 23rd, even-numbered to the 329th, either judge may hear any matter without transfer; active-trial-docket setting mechanics with ten certifications; docket-call priority and loss on continuance; Rule 166 pretrial; mediation referral for half-day-plus evidentiary hearings; domestic-relations requirements (parenting education before final judgment; FIS before show-cause and merits hearings); open weeks; courtroom conduct; and adoption of the 11th AJR Regional Rules by reference.
Wharton County Court — Criminal Docket Policy
Judge Phillip Spenrath's criminal docket policy (signed July 23, 2014, effective immediately): arraignment/bond-out first settings with initial not-guilty pleas and State discovery readiness, the six-requirement arraignment-waiver checklist, Criminal Case Scheduling Orders (three status settings at two-month intervals plus a plea-negotiation deadline), Art. 28.01 pretrial with a seven-day motion cutoff, the active-trial-docket priority ladder (with a dedicated DWI setting in multi-trial months), conflicting-engagement resolution, and pro-se defendant handling.
Administrative Order — Weapons and Security, Historic Wharton County Courthouse
The presiding judge's standing security order for the Historic Wharton County Courthouse (signed January 2, 2008; registered 2023): weapons and explosives prohibited, administrative searches authorized, Sheriff implementation.
Wharton County Court — Courtroom Rules
The county court's ten-point courtroom rules (Judge Spenrath): attire, device, conduct and decorum requirements, with removal as the stated enforcement.
Wharton County Standing Discovery Order (County Court)
The standing criminal discovery order posted on the county court's page under the County Judge's letterhead: open-file-based witness-list, physical-evidence/Brady, statement, prior-record, expert, exculpatory and extraneous-offense duties applying in every criminal case absent further order. (The instrument's recital reads "329th County District Court" — a template artifact noted in custody; it is posted and maintained as the county court's discovery order.)