Jesus E. Nevarez, Jr.

231st District Court (Tarrant County) — Court Rules & Procedures (rev. Oct. 25, 2023)

The 231st District Court's posted Court Rules & Procedures (revised Oct. 25, 2023): no children in court without prior approval; a detailed dress code; phones off and no recording (devices may be confiscated); no conferences or gum in the courtroom; pretrials conducted by the coordinator with backup trial dates that must be honored; scheduling orders required in all contested cases; mediation ordered in most cases absent abuse allegations; social/home studies in contested custody cases; 180-day dismissal dockets cleared only by a Motion and Order to Retain walked through before the dismissal date; ex parte mail returned; ad litem list by résumé and conflict statement; 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. dockets; telephonic appearances by agreement set up in advance; proposed jury charges in Word on a thumb drive, proposed property divisions and witness lists on the day of trial; exhibits pre-marked numerically with .mp4 video; income and expense statements before contested temporary-orders hearings per the Local Rules.