Bruce Dawsey

397th Judicial District Court, Additions to Grayson County Local Rules (Hon. Brian K. Gary), and Letter re Continuances in Criminal Cases (June 1, 2026)

The 397th District Court's court-specific additions to the Grayson County Local Rules (Hon. Brian K. Gary): the certificate-of-conference requirement (detailed, non-conclusory; no hearing set without it except dispositive motions), the mediate-before-trial rule with the CPRC §154 objection procedure, entry of orders with the 10-day written-objection window, conflicting-settings notice; the family-law additions (TROs default to the standing family order absent a supporting affidavit, 25-minute temporary-hearing time limits, mandatory social studies in custody cases, and required inventory and appraisement); and — by the court's June 1, 2026 directive — the criminal-continuances rule that a case stays on the trial docket unless a continuance is filed and ruled on before the pre-trial hearing.

Grayson County Courts at Law, Memorandum re Hearings on Misdemeanor Plea Agreements Incident to Felony Plea Agreements (Judges Henderson & Dunn) (Dec. 27, 2024)

The County Court at Law judges' procedures for misdemeanor pleas incident to felony plea agreements (Judges Henderson and Dunn, Dec. 27, 2024): the 'piggyback hearing' in which a CCL hears a misdemeanor plea immediately after the District Court felony plea — requiring notice to the CCL coordinators by 5:00 p.m. the prior business day — plus the misdemeanor jail-chain scheduling for in-custody defendants not disposed on a piggyback hearing, and the agreed-personal-bond option where the felony plea releases the defendant with a time-served misdemeanor agreement.

Grayson County Justice Court, Precinct 4 — Policy for Modifying or Terminating an Emergency Protective Order (EPO) — Grayson County, Texas — https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/upload/page/0270/docs/2024/JP4_EPO_Policy.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14

The court-published Grayson County Justice Court, Precinct 4 — Policy for Modifying or Terminating an Emergency Protective Order (EPO), quoted whole from the document as posted (5 page(s)).

Grayson County Justice of the Peace Courts — Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum (rev. Oct. 28, 2016) — Grayson County, Texas — https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/upload/page/0267/docs/JP3_Rules.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14

The court-published Grayson County Justice of the Peace Courts — Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum (rev. Oct. 28, 2016), quoted whole from the document as posted (14 page(s)).

Grayson County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 — Courtroom Policy and Proper Attire — Grayson County, Texas — https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/upload/page/0273/docs/Dresscode_POLICY.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14

The court-published Grayson County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 — Courtroom Policy and Proper Attire, quoted whole from the document as posted (1 page(s)).

Grayson County Local Rules (eff. Feb. 1, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2265)

The Grayson County Local Rules (effective Feb. 1, 2025), governing all Grayson County courts: the TRJA time standards (civil jury 18 months, nonjury 12; contested family 6 months, uncontested 3), conduct and decorum, continuance and conflict-setting rules, remote-hearing practice, and — as the headline — Rule 1.13 Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, the strongest AJR-1 AI regime: a signed certificate ATTACHED to every AI-generated pleading certifying human verification of all AI-created content against traditional legal sources, with sanctions exposure and an outright ban on AI use and recording/transcription devices in the courtroom and court offices; plus the civil-proceedings rules (uncontested docket, ex parte/TRO practice, pretrial/trial settings, mediation, DWOP, transfer/consolidation), court-appointed-counsel duties, and family-law rules.

Grayson County Standing Order for Family Law Cases (eff. Feb. 1, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2264)

The Grayson County family standing order (effective for all family cases filed on or after Feb. 1, 2025), a contempt-enforceable order in every divorce and SAPCR: orders about children (no hiding, no residence/school change absent agreement or order, no derogatory comments), orders about conduct (no threatening/harassing communication, no unlawful-action threats, no unreasonable-hour or anonymous contact, no mail diversion, no accessing the other's accounts, no intercepting communications), and divorce-specific orders about property and the use of money and about personal and business records.