Statutory County Judge · County Court at Law
What applies in this courtroom
24 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 5 published by Judge Richard R. (Trey) Hicks III · 5 county-wide · 3 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, Caldwell County
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third Court of Appeals.
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County-to-district assignment per Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(d), live-fetched registry.
5 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 24 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.
The Caldwell County Court at Law's guardianship docket procedures: before requesting a setting, counsel must confirm the proposed guardian's JBCC registration, training certificate and criminal background check (unless the guardian is an attorney, certified guardian or corporate fiduciary), the filed Physician's Certificate of Medical Examination (September 2015 version or later) or Determination of Intellectual Disability report, and the attorney ad litem's report; settings are requested from the Court Administrator, and proposed orders and the oath are turned in at least one week before the hearing.
The Caldwell County Court at Law's policy for probate hearings: settings by e-mail to the Court Administrator with an approved, e-filed notice of hearing; confirmation that any attorney ad litem is ready and paid before the hearing; and, at least one week before the hearing, e-filed proposed documents — proof of death and other facts, order and oath for a will prove-up; proof of death, two disinterested-witness statements, oath, judgment declaring heirship and administration order for an heirship.
The Caldwell County Court at Law's instruction sheet for title-change suits: obtain the 68-A vehicle inspection from the Sheriff's Combined Auto Theft Task Force (second and fourth Tuesdays, by appointment), choose the correct TxDMV sample petition, file the petition with the County Clerk and serve TxDMV, send the unopposed judgment to TxDMV for review, set the case with the coordinator, and send the file-stamped signed judgment to TxDMV and the Tax Assessor-Collector.
The Caldwell County Court at Law's probate policy (January 3, 2023): applicants for letters testamentary, letters of administration, determinations of heirship and guardianships must be represented by a licensed attorney; a self-represented applicant may proceed only when truly representing only himself or herself (for example probating a will as a muniment of title as sole beneficiary with no unsecured debts, or a small estate affidavit); the Court takes no action on a pro se fiduciary application without an attorney of record; and the filing, document-delivery and hearing requirements for a pro se muniment-of-title application.
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 14, 2026
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