Wood County, TX
All 6 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Wood 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 Order in Domestic Relations Cases - 402nd Judicial District Court, Wood County (as modified June 1, 2026)
Standing order of the 402nd District Court for divorce and parent-child cases, as modified June 1, 2026: applications for a TRO or other ex parte relief require notice and copies to the other side at least 2 hours before presentment unless a certificate of imminent irreparable harm or of defeat-by-notice is filed, plus a certificate that the case is not subject to transfer; temporary hearings (set by the court; parties confer about resolution; one hour per side at an initial temporary hearing and thirty minutes per side on other temporary matters; settled cases heard first; temporary orders may be signed without a hearing on a five-day objection letter or on signed consent); no disruption of children; protection of family pets and companion animals; conduct of the parties; preservation of property and use of funds in a divorce (26 items, including electronic data, metadata and social network content); personal and business records; insurance; specific authorizations; service with the petition, the 14-day temporary restraining order and its continuation as a temporary injunction; the priority of protective orders; encouragement to mediate; bond waived.
Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence - 402nd Judicial District Court of Wood County (signed April 29, 2026)
Standing order of the 402nd District Court on generative artificial intelligence: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of AI for legal research, drafting or analysis in a case before the court must, before using AI-generated information in a submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being, and that the filer understands they will be held responsible, and potentially sanctioned, for their own, their staff's or their co-counsel's failure to comply. The order relieves no one of existing legal or ethical obligations. The certification form (Exhibit A) is reproduced after the order.
Wood County Juvenile Court Remote Hearing Orders/Plan for Detention and Related Hearings (402nd District Judge; signed August 18, 2023)
The Wood County Juvenile Court's orders and plan for remote detention and related hearings: whom to contact if a participant cannot take part remotely; parents, guardians or custodians present; an unobstructed view of any testifying party or witness; the hearing is live-streamed to a public-access room unless a closed courtroom is asked for and granted; for adjudications, modifications and dispositions on the detention docket, respondent's counsel obtains the probation terms, social history and plea paperwork, gets signatures, and e-mails or drops off the signed paperwork at least one business day before the hearing; motions for deferred prosecution are decided on representations of counsel and argument without live testimony; Zoom platform, preparation (join ten minutes early), attendee lists and invitations, no electronic notes to a testifying witness, no other devices or programs running; courtroom demeanor; no recording or screenshots except by the court, punishable by contempt; every subpoena for a remote hearing carries a prescribed notice, may be served by e-mail, and the clerk attaches these orders; exhibits are moved, e-mailed to opposing counsel, the judge and the court reporter with a prescribed subject line, in PDF or listed audio and video formats up to 5GB; physical evidence may be submitted by photograph; exhibits need not be disclosed in advance.
Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum for the Justice of the Peace Courts in Wood County (effective January 1, 2012)
Local rules of procedure and rules of decorum for the Wood County justice of the peace courts, effective January 1, 2012: general provisions (objective, scope, jurisdiction, court organization by precinct, calendar, jury selection); civil cases (filing, mediation, settings, jury demands, continuances, preliminary matters, telephone hearings, dismissal for want of prosecution, drafts of judgments, motions to withdraw, holidays, authorization to serve citation); criminal cases (filing, first appearance, settings, pleas, appointment of counsel, withdrawal or substitution of counsel); courtroom procedure and conduct (opening, recess, general rules of conduct, attorneys, broadcast media); and appeals.
402nd District Court Order and Guidelines for Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting in Courtroom, Wood County
The 402nd Judicial District Court of Wood County's Order and Guidelines for Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting in the Courtroom: the policy statement; definitions; when media coverage is allowed in civil cases (Rule 18c) and criminal cases and the written-request procedure and factors the court weighs; prohibited coverage (chambers, closed proceedings, jury selection, attorney-client conferences, potential jurors, sexual-offense victims and participants under 18); equipment and personnel limits (one television camera, one still photographer, no distracting light/sound, fixed positions, concealed markings); no delay of proceedings for coverage; media pooling; other coverage prohibited without authorization; the official record; and sanctions for violations. Signed by Judge G. Timothy Boswell (January 2003) and approved by the Supreme Court of Texas.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Wood County) - Courtroom Reminders
Courtroom reminders of the Wood County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4: checking in with the clerk 15 minutes before the docketed time, waiting for the constable to open the courtroom, the ban on guns and the search policy, the dress code, silencing phones, the ban on food/drink/tobacco/vapes, identifying witnesses, labeling and numbering evidence, the handling of cell-phone and video evidence, and following the directives of the judge or constable.