Oscar Kazen
Probate Judge · Probate Court No. 1
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026
Probate Judge · Probate Court No. 1
What applies in this courtroom
76 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 4 published by Judge Oscar Kazen · 59 county-wide · 2 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 — Probate Court No. 1, Bexar County
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth Court of Appeals.
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County-to-district assignment per Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(e), live-fetched registry.
4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 76 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.
Orders signed by the Probate Court No. 1 associate judge under Government Code § 54A.209(16) are final under § 54A.214(a) or (b); the associate judge may render and sign orders directing the clerk to issue letters testamentary, of administration or of guardianship, and Health and Safety Code orders; the associate judge files a report listing all orders signed, which, if accepted and signed by the referring court, becomes part of the original orders, is maintained by the County Clerk and the referring court, and is forwarded as part of the clerk's record on appeal.
Because parties were settling or abandoning docketed hearings (in person and by Zoom) without telling the court, from September 27, 2024 no hearing, setting or appearance may be dropped within 5 business days of the setting unless approved by the court, and unless the court waives the appearance all parties must appear as scheduled.
Judge Kazen's rules for court-appointed attorneys in Probate Court No. 1: a 10-business-day cure period; "the list" of eligible attorneys (good standing, current State Bar contact information, guardianship certification under Estates Code § 1054.201–.203, county-vendor registration, three sub-lists for guardian ad litem, attorney ad litem in guardianships and ad litem in estates, posted annually and refreshed every 90 days, sequential appointment with off-wheel discretion); declinations within three days by contact and filing; voluntary and involuntary suspension and removal with notice and a show-cause hearing; fee considerations under Rule 1.04; payment coordinated through the party's counsel; a base flat fee of no more than $600 plus costs, county-pay itemized rate $150 per hour and private-pay itemized rates by years of practice ($200 to $375–450 per hour); "pink sheets" required in every case (the county-pay payment order; a data-report mechanism in private-pay cases); itemized requests over $600 require an application, pink sheet, proposed order, fee affidavit and billing statement reviewed by the court's auditor (county pay: 90-day deadline after discharge; paralegal $25 county pay, $50–150 private pay; no clerical, secretarial or "I called Martin" time); no delay of duties over fees, with final orders held pending payment or jurisdiction retained; interim payments capped at $600 during disputes; fee-dispute procedure with in-person hearings (county-pay itemized disputes within ten days; private-pay objections seven business days before the underlying hearing); written Rule 11 fee agreements; the court's discretion to modify any fee; and a one-page plain-language summary.
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.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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last checked October 24, 2026
last checked October 8, 2026
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