District Judge · 300th District Court
What applies in this courtroom
35 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 5 published by Judge Chad Dwayne Bradshaw · 16 county-wide · 3 region-wide · 11 statewide — with 9 rule deadlines across those layers. Only the judge's own rules are specific to this courtroom; the other layers apply by court, county and state scope, and a court- or case-specific order can displace them.
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District Judge — 300th District Court, Brazoria County
Appeals from this courtroom go to the First Court of Appeals or the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
● LiveThat court's published bench (18): Amparo "Amy" Guerra, Andrew Johnson, Clint Morgan, David M. Gunn, Jennifer Caughey, Kristin Guiney, Susanna Dokupil, Terry Adams, Veronica Rivas-Molloy, Brad Hart, Chad Bridges, Katy Boatman, Ken Wise, Kevin Jewell, Maritza M. Antu, Randy Wilson, Tonya McLaughlin, Tracy Christopher
This county lies in the district the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals share; new appeals are assigned between them by random draw (Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.202(h)). County-to-district assignment per Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(b) and Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(o), live-fetched registry.
5 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 35 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.
The 300th's standing referral of criminal matters to its Associate Judge (January 5, 2023): the AJ may hear the referred criminal proceedings the order enumerates, subject to the parties' statutory rights.
The 300th's standing order for civil final trials (signed May 19, 2025; effective July 1, 2025; TOPICs reg. doc. 2401; byte-identical posting on the court page): trial-setting mechanics, discovery-compliance sanctions, jury pretrial conference requirements, five-day exhibit/witness exchange, in-person default, and For Kids Sake course compliance.
The 300th's standing order (June 14, 2023) sealing all filings and minutes in cases in which the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services appears as a party.
Judge Chad Bradshaw's six-page court guidelines (TOPICs reg. doc. 1356; also posted byte-identically on the court's own page): e-filing-only submissions, docket schedule and weekly rotation, Associate Judge Lehmann's dockets and the de novo waiver requirement for AJ final trials, Temporary Orders limits, custody evaluation OR amicus (not both), final-trial requirements, criminal off-docket plea protocol, and jury-week structure.
The 300th's qualification standards for appointment as attorney ad litem, amicus attorney, guardian ad litem and mediator in family/CPS cases: Brazoria County practice, 15 annual CLE hours (10 in family law/ad litem), registration with the court, and tiered experience requirements by appointment class.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 9 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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last checked October 24, 2026
last checked October 23, 2026
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District Judge — 300th District Court, Brazoria Countycurrent
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