Statutory County Judge · County Court at Law No. 3
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66 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 6 published by Judge Mike Hrabal · 48 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. 3, Tarrant County
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second Court of Appeals.
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6 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 66 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.
County Court at Law No. 3's reporting rule for occupational-license holders ordered to attend alcohol counseling (page last modified Aug. 30, 2023): weekly attendance is reported by 5 p.m. on the Monday after the week attended and monthly attendance by 5 p.m. on the first day of the following month; a late report revokes the occupational license without further notice and bars any license for at least 60 days; any personal, church or secular recovery program qualifies.
County Court at Law No. 3's occupational driver's license procedures (page last modified Oct. 31, 2023): no jurisdiction over DWI-conviction suspensions; Tarrant residency for local suspensions; most unopposed petitions granted without a hearing, but pro se litigants and petitioners under 25 require one and fill-in-the-blank forms are not accepted; a separate affidavit with the listed contents; since Sept. 1, 2023 a certified abstract of the petitioner's complete driving record under Transportation Code § 521.2421; interlock and log-book clauses; hearings required for safety-responsibility, habitual-violator, under-25 alcohol suspensions, all pro se applications and on the District Attorney's request; the court's Preferred Order with the standard conditions; ALR-appeal clause; five business days for signature; the petitioner forwards the certified order to DPS.
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.
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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Judge — County Court at Law No. 3, Tarrant Countycurrent
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