Kimberly McCary
Statutory County Judge · County Court at Law No. 1
High confidence· verified September 6, 2026
Statutory County Judge · County Court at Law No. 1
What applies in this courtroom
52 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 4 published by Judge Kimberly McCary · 36 county-wide · 1 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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Judge — County Court at Law No. 1, Denton County
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second Court of Appeals.
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County-to-district assignment per Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(c), live-fetched registry.
4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 52 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.
Judge Kimberly McCary's juvenile-court standing order JV-SO-2022-7 (Apr. 1, 2022): all persons dress in a manner reflecting the court's dignity — no hats, caps or other head wear without prior permission, no shorts, tank tops, bare midriffs, sagging pants or flip-flops; cameras and video or audio recording devices are not allowed; cell phones and electronic devices are turned off and stowed before entering, except court staff and officers of the court on silent for work; no food, gum or tobacco products, and no beverages other than water.
Judge Kimberly McCary's compiled standing orders for County Court at Law No. 1 sitting as the juvenile court (registered Feb. 18, 2026): all prior standing orders from 2011–March 2022 rescinded (JV-SO-2022-1); attorneys may not give respondents or their parents copies of social histories, psychiatric or psychological reports, behavioral or drug evaluations, Chapter 55 reports or diagnostic studies without prior court permission (2022-2); Probation provides records-sealing information (2022-3); occupational driver's license petitions arising from this court's adjudications are filed and heard here under a new cause number (2022-4); the docket-management order — one appearance, one announcement, one adjudication/disposition setting, a jury-trial announcement at which agreed adjudications close, and Supreme Court juvenile time standards (2022-5); pretrial matters not filed seven calendar days before the hearing are waived except venue or good cause, each motion with a proposed order (2022-6); dress code and decorum with no cameras or recording devices and phones off (2022-7); clerks may release listed documents to respondents with proper identification (2022-8); the Charlie J. Cole Building security screening policy (2022-9); Probation may provide the respondent's juvenile-justice summary, and to the military with written permission (2022-10); detention custody transports (2022-12); a discovery protective order under CCP arts. 39.152 and 39.153 barring copying or dissemination of invasive-visual-recording and forensic-exam material produced under art. 39.14, returned or destroyed at disposition (2025-1); and the Motions for Deferred procedure — evidence to the court and opposing counsel one week ahead, no live testimony, representations of counsel in a set order (2026-1, rescinding 2022-11).
Judge Kimberly McCary's Seventh Amended Remote Hearing Orders for County Court at Law No. 1 sitting as juvenile court (signed Sept. 18, 2023, responding to the JCIT Technology Standards v7.1 and the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals orders of Sept. 11, 2023, which are attached): contact the court if any participant cannot appear remotely; all parents, guardians and custodians present; hearings live-streamed in a public-access room or on YouTube unless a closed courtroom is obtained; for adjudications, modifications and dispositions, respondent's counsel obtains the probation terms and social history, the State's plea paperwork and signatures on the Adjudication Packet and e-mails or drops off everything one business day before; motions for deferred are decided on pre-submitted evidence and 'representations of counsel' without live testimony; attendees appear by Zoom on any video-capable device, join ten minutes early, and each party compiles attendee and witness names, e-mails and phone numbers and forwards the invite; no electronic passing of notes to a testifying witness; no other devices or programs during the hearing without permission; court is officially in session and dress and conduct apply; no recording of any kind by anyone but the court, on pain of contempt; subpoenaed witnesses attend by Zoom and subpoenas carry the prescribed notice, may be served by e-mail with proof filed, and the clerk attaches these orders to every subpoena; exhibits are moved and e-mailed to opposing counsel, the judge and the court reporter with respondent's initials, cause number and exhibit number in the subject, documents as PDF and audio/video per the approved technology standards, physical evidence by photograph; the court does not require advance exchange of exhibits but encourages cooperation.
Judge Kimberly McCary's First Amended Remote Hearing Orders/Plan for detention and related juvenile hearings (signed Sept. 18, 2023; responding to the JCIT Technology Standards v7.1 and the Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals orders of Sept. 11, 2023, which are attached): contact the court if any participant cannot appear remotely; all parents, guardians and custodians present; an unobstructed view of any testifying party or witness; hearings live-streamed on the court's YouTube channel unless a closed courtroom is obtained; for adjudications, modifications and dispositions on the detention docket, counsel obtains the probation terms and social history, the State's plea paperwork and the signatures on the Adjudication Packet and e-mails everything to the judge and court administrator at least one business day before; motions for deferred by representations of counsel without live testimony; Zoom hosted by the court, attendees joining ten minutes early with contact lists and invites forwarded to witnesses; no passing notes to a testifying witness, no other devices or programs during the hearing; no recording or screenshots on pain of contempt; subpoenaed witnesses attend by Zoom with a prescribed notice and may not share the meeting ID; exhibits e-mailed to opposing counsel, the judge and the court reporter with the respondent's initials, cause number and exhibit number in the subject line — documents as PDF, audio/video per the Technology Standards, physical evidence by photograph; the court does not require advance disclosure of exhibits.
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.
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last checked October 6, 2026
last checked October 24, 2026
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Judge — County Court at Law No. 1, Denton Countycurrent
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