District Judge · 462nd District Court
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50 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 2 published by Judge Lee Ann Breading · 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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District Judge — 462nd District Court, 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.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 50 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 Lee Ann Breading's criminal docket guidelines for the 462nd District Court (updated July 23, 2024): retained attorneys e-file a letter of representation with the District Clerk, and a motion to substitute counsel with the required signatures if the defendant is already represented; defendants must be present at all settings unless excused; arraignments and announcements on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., where the status of discovery and any plea offer is reported and bond conditions acknowledged, followed by three announcement settings 60 days apart, after which the case is set for disposition by plea or moves to the jury trial docket (extra settings by exception; cases may move to plea or trial earlier); pleas Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. and Fridays at 9 a.m. as scheduled with the court; docket calls Fridays at 10 a.m. ten days before jury trial; the 462nd Drug Treatment Court sits the first and third Thursdays 3–5 p.m.; all settings are scheduled by court administrator Stacy Fruth.
Judge Lee Ann Breading's hearings-and-trials policies for the 462nd District Court (updated June 28, 2022): a case set for jury trial is also set for docket call ten days before, where the order of trial is established and cases may or may not be released; agreement on motions is encouraged and the court does not hear motions on the day of jury trial without prior leave, reserving the right to take child, outcry or confrontation-issue witness testimony after jury selection; the State and defense are encouraged to exchange exhibits and are directed to produce a witness list and exhibit list (the court's forms) to court reporter Kimberly Tinsley by 5 p.m. the Friday before trial; final docket position may be confirmed with court administrator Stacy Fruth on the Friday before the Monday trial.
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 September 9, 2026
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District Judge — 462nd District Court, Denton Countycurrent
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