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Statutory County Judge · County Court at Law No. 3
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359 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Mike Hrabal across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Judge Mike Hrabal's standing order for jury trials in Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 (Misc. Order 2023-9002, adopted Apr. 26, 2023, effective May 1, 2023): no continuances of jury trials absent extenuating circumstances (agreed continuances require a hearing; multi-attorney firms must justify why an associate cannot try the case); a pre-trial proceeding for at least three cases is held not less than one business day before trial, where all pre-voir-dire matters must be raised — motions in limine and exhibits not taken up there are not considered in the case in chief absent agreement or leave; attorneys and witnesses for at least two cases must appear ready on the morning of voir dire (settled cases must contact the coordinator; failure to appear risks dismissal for want of prosecution or default); remote participation by witnesses and parties requires prior approval sought at the pre-trial (CPRC § 30.012(b)) or a Rule 11 agreement.
County Court at Law No. 3's trial procedures (page last modified Feb. 6, 2026): all cases on the trial docket are generally reached; continuances under Local Rule 3.02 and TRCP 251–254 with the site controlling any conflict; an agreed continuance of the first setting is generally granted in cases under a year old; expert objections filed the Wednesday before trial for a Thursday hearing, late ones heard at the court's discretion; motion in limine, exhibit list, witness list and proposed charge or findings filed and exchanged by the morning of trial, the charge e-mailed to court reporter Breck C. Record by noon Friday (noon Tuesday for Wednesday trials) or tendered on a flash drive before voir dire.
Judge Mike Hrabal's standing order for remote hearings in Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 (Misc. Order 2023-9001, adopted Apr. 26, 2023, effective May 1, 2023): the court conducts Rule 21d proceedings by Zoom with the court reporter hosting; parties must keep a current e-mail on file, alert the coordinator two business days ahead if appearing by phone only, and witnesses in evidentiary matters may not appear without video absent agreement or approval; exhibits must be e-mailed to all parties, the court reporter and the judge by 4 p.m. the business day before the hearing (and may be filed by noon that day) in .pdf with a prescribed subject line, or they will not be considered; responses e-filed less than two business days before a proceeding must also be e-mailed to the judge and opposing counsel; proceedings remain open through YouTube; recording is prohibited. In any conflict with the Tarrant County Local Rules this order governs.
Judge Mike Hrabal's standing order for bench trials in Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 (Misc. Order 2023-9003, adopted Apr. 26, 2023, effective May 1, 2023): trials before the court are conducted virtually by Zoom unless the parties agree or the case is particularly complex — a party objecting to a remote TBC must file more than seven days before trial and obtain a hearing at least three business days before; audio-only attorneys must alert the reporter and coordinator 48 hours ahead; exhibits must be e-mailed to all parties, the court reporter and the judge by 4 p.m. the day before in .pdf with a prescribed subject line or the court cannot consider them; witnesses must appear by video (with state-issued identification) unless alternate arrangements are made more than 24 hours before trial, and the offering attorney is responsible for the witness's technology and exhibit access; proceedings stay open via YouTube and recording is prohibited.
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