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District Judge · 211th District Court
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125 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Brody Shanklin across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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No current assignment on record.
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second Court of Appeals.
● LiveCounty-to-district assignment per Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(c), live-fetched registry.
1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 125 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
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last checked September 6, 2026
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via Denton County District Courts — dentoncounty.gov (county site tree)
The 211th District Court's practice tips: to set a hearing, file the motion with a certificate of conference, wait for the District Clerk's acceptance, then e-mail court administrator Theresa Portales with the opposing side copied (cause number and style in the subject, the motions to be set, total time needed), agree on the offered dates with all parties (responding alone only if the other side is silent for 24–48 hours), and e-file the notice of hearing once confirmed; for every hearing or trial present one copy each of the witness list, exhibit list and pre-marked exhibits to Judge Shanklin, the court reporter and the opposing side at least ten minutes before the start, plus a thumb drive of the exhibits for the court reporter, and follow the county Standing Order Regarding Evidence; non-jury settings come in one-day, half-day and one-hour blocks, anything longer set as a backup to jury trials with docket call ten days before; TRO requests and protective-order applications are handled by submission with a Certificate of Ex Parte Relief attached and no appearance unless instructed; jury trials are set only after the jury fee is paid and a jury demand is on file, by e-mail with the other side copied; a trial or final hearing comes off the docket only by a heard or agreed continuance order signed by the judge, or a notice of settlement with the final order due within 30 days under the local rules.