Dallas County, 101st Judicial District Court, Court Policies and Procedures (rev. Nov. 6, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1677)
Court Policies and Procedures of the 101st Judicial District Court, Hon. Staci Williams (modified November 6, 2023), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 11/06/2023): scheduling-order contents, the 60-day dismissal-docket policy, emergency/TRO practice, discovery-dispute procedure, motion and courtesy-copy requirements, submission dockets, the two-week trial docket with announcement windows, continuance policy, voir dire and trial mechanics, ad litem appointments, and the court reporter's exhibit and transcript requirements.
Dallas County, Umpire Request (101st District Court) (TOPICs reg. doc 1346)
The Dallas County Umpire Request form registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 05/02/2023): the 101st District Court's channel for pre-suit appointment of a disinterested, neutral umpire under insurance-policy appraisal provisions, with the notification and decision deadlines the form itself imposes.
Dallas County, 101st District Court, Instructions for Motion for Substituted Service (Rule 106) and Order form (TOPICs reg. docs 1345 & 1344)
The 101st District Court's Rule 106 substituted-service regime as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 05/02/2023): the instructions prescribing the supporting affidavit's mandatory contents (doc 1345) and the court's proposed order form whose use the court's registered policies make mandatory (doc 1344).
Dallas County, 116th Judicial District Court, Policies and Procedures (TOPICs reg. doc 1208, posted 02/16/2023)
Policies and Procedures of the 116th Judicial District Court, Hon. Tonya Parker, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 02/16/2023): scheduling orders with 30-day dispositive/expert cutoffs, the 90-day dismissal setting, hearing-week structure, two-business-day filing lead, the working-charge format, continuance signing rules with the 30-day discovery-continuance cutoff, voir dire questionnaire pre-approval, and pre-trial exchange/meet-and-confer deadlines.
Dallas County, 134th District Court, Policies and Procedures (Sept. 23, 2025 ed.)
Policies and Procedures of the 134th District Court, Hon. Dale Tillery (the September 23, 2025 edition on the court's own page — an own-site-only instrument): the immediate trial-docket placement regime, daily submission and hearing structure including the Saturday MSTeams summary-judgment slot, the Monday discovery docket, the 18-month client-signature continuance rule, and the reporter's thumb-drive exhibit standards.
134th District Court, Motion for Substitute Service (Rule 106) Requirements and Order Granting Substitute Service (form)
The 134th District Court's Rule 106 substitute-service requirements (Hon. Dale B. Tillery): the four-part supporting affidavit (address-verification efforts, dated service attempts, statements of persons present, and a public-record or database printout confirming residence), the license-plate corroboration option, the mandatory proposed form order, and the form's dual-mailing/30-day-return perfection conditions.
Dallas County, 134th District Court, Standing Order Regarding Trial Exhibits (Dec. 28, 2021)
Standing Order Regarding Trial Exhibits of the 134th District Court, Hon. Dale B. Tillery (entered December 28, 2021; captured from the court's own page): the jump-drive exhibit regime for civil cases listing thirty or more exhibits collectively — joint preparation of an admitted-exhibits drive for jury deliberations and the appellate record.
Dallas County, 14th District Court, Uniform Scheduling Orders (Level 2; Level 3) (website editions Apr. 9, 2026)
The 14th District Court's current Uniform Scheduling Orders — Level 2 and Level 3 (website editions posted April 9, 2026; captured from the court's own page): the controlling pretrial deadline structure under TRCP 166, 190 and 192, with mandatory appearance at the Initial Trial Setting and the orders' own no-continuance term.
Dallas County, 160th District Court, Policies and Procedures (TOPICs reg. doc 844, posted 01/03/2023)
Policies and Procedures of the 160th District Court, Hon. Aiesha Redmond, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/03/2023): withdrawal compliance, brief and courtesy-copy requirements, certificate-of-conference enforcement, the 30-day summary-judgment cutoff, walk-in TRO review, settlement and dismissal dockets, scheduling-conference practice, the 45-day expert-challenge cutoff, working-charge format, and continuance rules (with the affidavit requirement).
Dallas County, 160th District Court, Uniform Scheduling Orders (Level 1 or 2; Level 3) (TOPICs reg. docs 847 & 848)
The 160th District Court's Uniform Scheduling Orders — Level 1/2 (reg. doc 847) and Level 3 (reg. doc 848), both registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/03/2023): the controlling pretrial deadline ladders under TRCP 166, 190 and 192, with the orders' own no-continuance and waiver terms.
Dallas County, 162nd District Court, Policies and Procedures (updated Jan. 28, 2026)
Policies and Procedures of the 162nd District Court, Hon. Kim Bailey Phipps (updated January 28, 2026; the court's own page — no TOPICs registration exists for this court's policies): continuance rules with the morning-of-trial bar, the Monday dismissal/status docket with its four DWOP triggers, the 45-day expert-challenge waiver, the submission-only summary-judgment regime with automatic setting and a 90-day ruling commitment, pretrial conference obligations, TUTSA protective-order captioning, and the associate-judge referral list.
162nd District Court, Uniform Scheduling Orders (Level 2; Level 1 or 2)
The 162nd District Court's uniform scheduling-order templates (Level 2 and Level 1-or-2): Tuesday 9:00 a.m. trial settings with carry-to-next-week, Rule 190.3 discovery with 50 deposition hours and 25 interrogatories, the 45-day expert-challenge and 30-day post-discovery motion-to-compel waiver rules, the 30-before/7-after amendment ladder, five-month joinder, TRCP 166a motions heard 30 days before trial, and mediation 30 days out under the county's standing civil-district mediation order.
Dallas County, 192nd Judicial District Court, Policies and Procedures (rev. Jan. 28, 2025; TOPICs reg. doc 1112 = the 2023 registered edition)
Policies and Procedures of the 192nd Judicial District Court, Hon. Maria Aceves, Presiding — composed to the CURRENT Revised 1/28/2025 own-site edition (the registered 2023 edition receipted as the registration of record): Local-Rules compliance enforcement, scheduling and continuance practice, motion-docket deadlines (7-day MSJ responses, leave required for late filings), TRO no-shopping with the associate-judge referral chain, the protective-order and substitute-service forms, DWOP notices at 30 days, the 30-day proposed-judgment obligation, and the Court's media-coverage adherence to Sup. Ct. Misc. Docket No. 92-0067.
Dallas County, 192nd District Court, Motion for Substitute Service (Rule 106) instructions and order form (TOPICs reg. doc 1114)
The 192nd District Court's Rule 106 substitute-service requirements and mandated order form, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/30/2023): the sworn-statement contents, the electronic-service evidentiary standard under TRCP 106(b)(2) and the Supreme Court's Misc. Docket Nos. 20-9148 and 20-9103, and the form-order mandate with denial for unexplained deviation.
Dallas County, 192nd District Court, Protective Order (standard form) (TOPICs reg. doc 1113)
The 192nd District Court's standard Protective Order template, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/30/2023) — the form the court's registered policies require parties to use when a protective order is necessary (variance only on good cause).
Dallas County, 193rd District Court, Policies and Procedures (June 25, 2025 edition; TOPICs reg. doc 1634 = the 2023 registered edition)
Policies and Procedures of the 193rd District Court, Hon. Bridgett N. Whitmore — composed to the CURRENT June 25, 2025 own-site edition (the registered 10/07/2023 edition receipted as the registration of record): the Tuesday one-week trial docket with no special settings, pre-trial exchange and expert-challenge deadlines, the mandatory Joint Pretrial Order for longer trials, the virtual-first motions docket, the temporary-injunction briefing timetable, the conference-default motion-to-compel rule, the service/default dismissal triggers, the 25-page brief limit, and courtroom decorum.
Dallas County, 193rd District Court, Protective Order (standard form) (TOPICs reg. doc 1635)
The 193rd District Court's standard Protective Order template, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 10/07/2023) — the same Dallas civil template family as the 192nd's (trade-secret/confidential-research definition, CONFIDENTIAL stamping, 72-hour deposition designation window), registered as this court's own form.
Dallas County, 193rd District Court, Standing Order in Limine for Trial of Cases (Feb. 5, 2024)
Standing Order in Limine of the 193rd District Court (posted Feb. 5, 2024 edition; captured from the court's own page): thirty standing limine prohibitions operating in every jury trial in the court unless suspended for the specific trial — counsel must approach the bench and secure a ruling before mentioning any covered matter, and must admonish clients and non-adverse witnesses to the same effect. The order is expressly not a final admissibility ruling.
193rd District Court, Standing Scheduling Order (signed Jan. 1, 2019; posted June 25, 2025) and Procedures for Zoom Proceedings
The 193rd District Court's Standing Scheduling Order (signed Jan. 1, 2019; posted in the court's June 2025 refresh): Tuesday 9:30 a.m. trial settings with DWOP at trial for silent plaintiffs, the 120/90/85-day pleading, responsible-third-party, joinder, and expert ladder, 45-day dispositive-motion and motion-to-compel deadlines, 30-day discovery close with the presumption against late supplements, the deposition-keyed Daubert clock with the affidavit-only direct-testimony hearing procedure, mediation 30 days out under the Standing Mediation Order, the 14/10/2-day pretrial exchange ladder (exchanged, not filed), day-of-trial appearance with witnesses on one-hour standby, automatic first continuances, Rule 299a judgment practice with the 30-day tender rule, and the court's Zoom exhibit procedures.
219th Judicial District Court, Policies and Procedures (Hon. Jennifer Edgeworth)
The 219th District Court's policies (Hon. Jennifer Edgeworth): the DWOP grounds, general trial procedures with the exhibit/witness/vocabulary-list and courtesy-copy practice, and the family-law regime — the notice-of-hearing-required setting process, requested-relief tender at the start of a hearing, the fixed time limits (temporary orders 20 minutes per side, bench trials 3 hours per side, jury trials 6 hours per side), interpreter notice, auto-setting for bench trial after the answer, the family Discovery Control Plan/Scheduling Order forms, mediation with the 30-day agreed-mediator designation, verified-motion continuances under TRCP 251/252, and §153.009 child interviews on prior written request.
Dallas County, 254th District Court, Pre-Trial Order (standard form)
The 254th District Court's standard Pre-Trial Order (Hon. Kimberly Brown; captured from the court's own page): the family-docket pretrial regime entered at the pre-trial conference — mediation and inventory obligations, the 30-day discovery close, day-before-trial filing deadlines, and Rule 165a/215 enforcement.
255th Judicial District Court, Court Policies (Hon. Vonda Bailey) with Associate Judge Jean Lee's Policies and Procedures
The 255th District Court's family-docket policies (Hon. Vonda Bailey; AJ Jean Lee): the DJ/AJ docket split with submission-only motion classes, mandatory child-custody evaluations with the 60-day post-CCE mediation rule, wage-withholding-required child-support orders, the AJ-run dismissal and 8.02 order-entry dockets (two settings each), the pre-admitted-exhibits-only rule for final trials with 48-hour reporter delivery, Monday pre-trials raising a ready-in-45-days presumption (two conferences maximum), the fixed non-negotiable trial time-limit table, mandatory FCS mediation with sanction exposure, the Dallas-County residency-restriction presumption, self-represented walk-in Wednesdays, and AJ Lee's electronic-hearing and 2-hour ex parte notice procedures.
Dallas County, 256th District Court, Pre-Trial Order (standard form, updated)
The 256th District Court's standard Pre-Trial Order (Hon. Sandre Streete; captured from the court's own page): the family-docket pretrial regime — 30-days-before-trial mediation completion, inventory exchange, the discovery close, five-day filing deadlines, and Rule 165a/215 enforcement.
Dallas County, 301st Judicial District Court, Court Policies (TOPICs reg. doc 1204, posted 02/16/2023)
Court Policies of the 301st Judicial District Court as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 02/16/2023, authored under then-presiding Judge Mary Brown with Associate Judge Ten Eyck's docket allocation; the court's presiding judge is now Hon. Ashley Elizabeth Wysocki per the May 2026 OCA roster and the county's live pages — the registered instrument remains the court's registration of record and is composed with that succession flagged). Docket division between the district judge and the associate judge, de novo appeal timing, custody-evaluation and child-support requirements, the dismissal docket, exhibit and interpreter procedure, mandatory mediation, residency-restriction presumption, and trial-setting prerequisites.
302nd Judicial District Court, Court Policies and Procedures (Hon. Sandra L. Jackson) (Mar. 11, 2025)
The 302nd District Court's family-docket policies (Hon. Sandra L. Jackson; AJ Tamika Jones Abendroth; Mar. 11, 2025): the DJ/AJ docket split, the annual July 1–Aug. 15 appointment-application window with the Sept. 1 list, wage-withholding-required child-support orders, the required pre-hearing contempt and commitment orders, the 30-day final-order deadline on pain of dismissal, mandatory mediation with written waiver motions, AJ-set pre-trials and special sets with Financial Information Statements, DJ prove-up windows, the ten-day-letter order-signing rule, and the 30-day withdrawal cutoff before final trial.
302nd District Court, Docket Control / Court Rules, and Bench Trial Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order (posted July 20, 2022)
The 302nd District Court's docket rules and its bench-trial discovery-control-plan template: the weekly docket grid for both benches, AJ-report enforcement pending appeal (no contempt until the appeal resolves), Daubert challenges before pre-trial, the 30-day summary-judgment bar, the Rule 165a dismissal docket with in-person retention, the 24-hour temporary-hearing exhibit exchange, TRO-beyond-standing-order affidavit practice, written requested relief at every hearing, and the DCP template's fixed terms — the 3-hour-per-side bench-trial cap, the mediate-or-1-hour rule with the $3,000/8-hour court-appointed mediator cap, 10-day Daubert filing, 7-day exhibit stipulations and notebooks, and the child-interview waiver default.
Dallas County, 302nd District Court, Pre-Trial Order (updated 2022)
The 302nd District Court's standard Pre-Trial Order (Hon. Sandra L. Jackson; 2022 update, captured from the court's own page): the family-docket pretrial regime with seven-day filing deadlines, the mediation and inventory obligations, the 30-day discovery close, and Rule 165a/215 enforcement.
303rd District Court, Court Policies and Procedures (Hon. LaDeitra Adkins) (rev. Feb. 2, 2023)
The 303rd District Court's family-docket policies (Hon. LaDeitra Adkins, rev. Feb. 2, 2023): AJ temporary orders effective pending appeal (with the final-order-pending-appeal bar), affidavit-finalized agreed orders, wage-withholding-required child-support orders monitored by the county child-support office, Monday quarter-hour contempt settings with required proposed orders, the six-month dismissal docket with pre-date retain requests, the Local Rule 8.02 30-day final-order rule with dismissal on default, mandatory mediation with FCS/DMS referral for indigent parties, the marriage-date requirement in divorce orders, family-violence statements in all conservatorship orders, pre-trial-driven trial settings with completed studies and mediation, and the 30-day withdrawal cutoff.
303rd District Court, CPS Billing Guidelines (eff. Jan. 1, 2020)
The 303rd District Court's CPS billing guidelines for appointed counsel (effective Jan. 1, 2020): $100/hour billed in tenth-hour increments with segregated, never-doubled time; no reimbursement of routine expenses; pre-approved travel only (nothing within Dallas County; over 60 miles at $80/hour plus IRS mileage with mapping-printout proof); monthly Request-for-Payment billing on the county form with itemized invoices; second-Friday monthly pay consideration; and denial of supplemental bills for paid periods and of work older than ninety days.
304th and 305th Juvenile Courts, Standing Order — Detention Hearings (No. 2025/001, Mar. 21, 2025) and Standing Court Order — Transfer of Juvenile Delinquency Cases Involving Sibling Accomplices and Accomplices in Cases Resulting in Death (No. 2025/005, Aug. 12, 2025)
The joint standing orders of the 304th and 305th Juvenile District Courts (Hon. Andrea Martin; Hon. Cheryl Lee Shannon): Standing Order 2025/001 (Mar. 21, 2025) closing all detention hearings to the public under Family Code §54.08, and Standing Order 2025/005 (Aug. 12, 2025) requiring juvenile delinquency cases involving sibling accomplices, or accomplices in conduct resulting in a death, to be heard in the court of first filing, with DA notification duties and good-cause judicial discretion.
304th District Court, Amended Policies and Procedures (Hon. Andrea Martin) (Feb. 5, 2015)
The 304th District Court's (juvenile) amended policies (Hon. Andrea Martin, Feb. 5, 2015): CPS scheduling orders in every case, the no-continuances-without-exigency rule, 30-day final-order entry, mandatory mediation in all CPS cases, indigence review with 24-hour attorney-ad-litem contact and 72-hour responsive-pleading duties, ordered §262.102/§262.109 parental notices, CASA assignment at filing, jury elections by the first permanency hearing, certificate-of-conference enforcement, timed dockets with written exhibit lists, Wednesday/Thursday prove-up windows, and Certificate-of-Court attorney billing.
336th Judicial District Court & County Court at Law Standing Order Regarding Exhibits (Fannin Cty., entered Dec. 18, 2019) (TOPICs reg. doc 1372)
The joint exhibits order applying to ALL criminal and civil cases in both courts: uniform sequential numbering (Exhibit 1; subparts 1-A / 1-A1; redacted exhibits paired with an "R" original), label placement rules, 8.5×11 documents unless originals or unreasonable, per-image numbering for multi-photo media; digital audio/video in appellate-accepted formats per the Uniform Format Manual (audio ≤100 MB and video ≤5 GB per file, split into labeled subparts if larger; the enumerated accepted extensions with sponsoring-party conversion duty and appeal re-supply duty); ONLY offered files on tendered media; a duty to ensure digital evidence can be published in the courtroom BEFORE trial; physical-exhibit labeling incl. string tags and envelopes with advance arrangement for bulky items and biohazard/controlled-substance alerts; a FIREARMS section (unloaded, action open, no magazines, locking safety cord, physically incapacitated; no pointing or trigger-well contact; prior approval for function demonstrations; firearm-plus-ammunition never to a witness absent expert status and approval, and never to the jury during deliberations); reporter custody of admitted exhibits; and exclusion as the enforcement mechanism.
Blanket Order Regarding Withdraw of Capias by District Clerk upon Confirmation that Conditions of Bond Served on Defendant (336th Dist. Ct., Fannin Cty., ordered Sept. 2, 2020) (TOPICs reg. doc 1368)
The 336th's blanket criminal-bond mechanism: when the court adds Conditions of Bond after reviewing an indictment, a capias issues to serve those conditions on the defendant — and the District Clerk is authorized to WITHDRAW that capias upon receipt of information confirming the Conditions of Bond have in fact been served.
336th Judicial District Court General Order No. 2010-1 — Standing Order Regarding Payment of Attorneys Ad Litem in Tax Suits (eff. Jan. 19, 2010) (TOPICs reg. doc 2680)
The 336th's standing order in every tax case: attorneys ad litem appointed to represent unknown parties in tax suits submit their statements for services in the usual fashion for court appointments, subject to court approval; once approved, the fees are court costs — and they must be PAID BEFORE any tax suit is dismissed from the docket.
Standing Order Regarding Discovery and Mediation (336th Dist. Ct., Fannin Cty., signed Nov. 23, 2022; eff. Jan. 1, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1364)
The 336th's standing appointment of Fannin County Judge H.N. "Newt" Cunningham III as the court's Rule 171 Master in Chancery and mediator: discovery disputes in the 336th may be referred to the master for hearing and recommendation, Level-3 discovery-control-plan recommendations may be made through the master, and mediations assigned by the court to the master are WITHOUT CHARGE to the parties — while parties remain free to agree on their own mediator at their own expense.
Standing Order Regarding Public Access to DFPS Court Records (336th Dist. Ct., Fannin Cty., signed May 22, 2024) (TOPICs reg. doc 1936)
The 336th's confidentiality order for DFPS suits (Family Code chs. 261, 262, 264): finding that CAPTA (42 U.S.C.A. § 5106a(b)(2)(B)(viii)) and Family Code § 261.201 make child-abuse records confidential, the court restricts public access to all pleadings, orders, and documents in DFPS-brought suits — maintained restricted by the District Clerk, accessible only to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem, and the guardian ad litem unless specifically permitted by the court — with clerk directives to file the order, provide it to ad litem appointees, send it to the CASA agency, and submit it to the district judge.
366th District Court, Civil Case Policies (as of March 2023) and Information Related to Criminal Cases (eff. Jan. 31, 2021) (TOPICs reg. docs 1300, 1299, 1292)
The 366th District Court's policies (Hon. Tom Nowak): the civil/family case policies (proof-of-notice requirement, advance security requests, docket check-in, the fixed hearing/trial time limits — temporary orders 20 minutes per side, full-day bench trial 2.5 hours per side, 3-day jury trial 6 hours per side, bench trials without a scheduling order capped at 1 hour per side — the email-coordinator setting process with the form scheduling order, and the Wednesday-before-trial ready announcement and pre-trial deadlines) and the criminal case policies (three settings before final announcement, the 4-week-maximum interval, mandatory 9:00 a.m. appearance with limited waivers, the court's pass-slip form, and disposition after final announcement).
380th Judicial District Court, Court Policies for Criminal Cases (Hon. Benjamin N. Smith)
The 380th District Court's criminal-case policies (Hon. Benjamin N. Smith): the setting-contact chain and 9:00 a.m./1:30 p.m. hearing times (jury weeks Thursday/Friday, three days' notice to the State for writ or bond hearings), the Art. 17.151 90-day-detention writ procedure, proposed-order filing options, the two-announcement-settings-then-disposition rule (with two additional bond-case settings by agreement, 30-day intervals), mandatory personal appearance with bailiff check-in, and the bond-forfeiture times (noon for morning settings, 3:00 p.m. for afternoon).
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.
40th District Court Scheduling Order (Jury Trial) (rev. Sept. 15, 2025)
The 40th's standard civil jury-trial scheduling order (template revised Sept. 15, 2025, entered per case with dates): jury selection in person at the Waxahachie Civic Center central jury pool at 8:00 a.m.; final-pretrial filings e-filed 3 business days before the hearing (witness list, exhibit list, exhibits copies to reporter and judge, proposed jury charge in Word on flash drive, motion in limine, deposition designations, and a concise statement of significant issues); paper-discovery, deposition, responsible-third-party, joinder, and amended-pleading deadlines; summary-judgment motions due at least 45 days before final pretrial; expert designations with substance-and-basis disclosures plus documents and CV for controlled experts; and a mediation order requiring a NAMED mediator ("TBD" is unacceptable) with full-settlement-authority attendance.
40th District Court Scheduling Order (Non-Jury Bench Trial) (rev. Sept. 15, 2025)
The 40th's standard civil bench-trial scheduling order (template revised Sept. 15, 2025): instead of a final pretrial hearing, counsel must e-file a final-pretrial package by the specified date — witness list, exhibit list, a concise statement of significant issues, and a DETAILED set of Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law; the same paper-discovery, deposition, responsible-third-party, joinder, amended-pleading, expert-designation, and named-mediator requirements as the jury version — with the court's note that summary-judgment motions are DISCOURAGED in cases proceeding to a non-jury bench trial.
Standing Order Applicable to Delinquent Tax Collection Cases, No. CIV-40-001 (40th Dist. Ct., Ellis Cty., signed Nov. 12, 2021) (TOPICs reg. doc 629)
Standing order in every delinquent tax collection case in the 40th District Court (which holds all Ellis County tax delinquencies under the Court Rules of Administration): compliance with TRCP 194.1's automatic-disclosure requirements is WAIVED for taxing entities and their attorneys — the court found the compliance expense "greatly outweigh[s] any negligible benefit" and that everything needed to defend a Property Tax Code Subtitle E, Chapters 31–34 suit is in the pleadings and public records — but any party served with a party-initiated discovery request must still answer it fully under the TRCP.
416th District Court, Court Policies (as of June 3, 2025)
The 416th District Court's policies (Hon. Andrea Thompson, June 3, 2025): proof-of-notice and advance-security requirements, the fixed civil time limits (temporary orders 20 minutes per side, full-day bench trial 2.5 hours, jury trial 6 hours; bench trials without a scheduling order capped at 1 hour), the form scheduling order, the 9:30 a.m.-Thursday formal jury pre-trial, mandatory mediation with the 1-hour-bench/3-hour-jury non-mediation penalty, e-filed ex parte relief with the no-overlap-with-standing-orders rule, the over-one-year continuance rule, the courtroom cell-phone policy with the $50 jury-trial sound fine, the property-division Excel preference and financial-information-statement requirements, and §153.009 child-interview practice.
422nd District Court Court Rules and Procedures (posted on the court's official page)
Judge Shelton T.W. Gibbs, IV's court rules for the 422nd: certificate-of-conference gate on all motion settings (with the court's two-alternative certificate); a judge-approval list for show-cause, habeas, attachment, garnishment, injunctive, protective, and TRO-extension orders; the court's Notice of Hearing (2nd Floor) with the certificate required on every notice and coordinator-set hearings; TRCP 21 removal/reset; agreed final settings by scheduling order that MUST include mediation completed at least 5 weeks before trial; dilatory pleas heard ≥10 days pre-trial; mandatory scheduling conferences (contents list including a pre-trial-conference date; final trial date fixed at temporary orders); pre-trial attendance/authority rules where failure to conform "shall be ground for postponement… or other appropriate action"; conflicting-engagement and docket-call mediation-precedence rules; the DWOP regime (60-day inaction, 30-day notice, retention by contacting the Court, 30-day post-rendition judgment rule, 10-day objection letters); TRCP 10 withdrawals; ex parte presentment by e-filing with the enumerated contact certifications; 10-day-letter notice language; unagreed orders e-filed 5 business days before hearing (rejected if 30+ days early); criminal defendants attend every setting and check in with the bailiff; temporary orders carry trial dates with mediation required; Zoom evidence to the court reporter two days ahead via screen share; the Via-app A/V protocol tied to the standing A/V order; and professional-attire requirements.
Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order (422nd Dist. Ct., Kaufman Cty.)
The 422nd's standard Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order (Judge Gibbs; entered per case with dates): Daubert/Dupont challenges on file at least 10 days before hearing; dispositive motions filed and heard by the set date; MEDIATION REQUIRED IN ALL CASES, completed 5 weeks before trial — not an automatic continuance ground, with non-mediating parties limited to 30 minutes per side at trial; jury-trial pretrial production two weeks out (one-page trial summary, proposed charges, exhibits for stipulation, Rule 166a matters; pretrial motions filed 10 days before the formal conference); jury trial, jury announcement, and pretrial slots set per case, bench trials with a default-judgment warning; continuances filed and ruled on before trial absent extenuating circumstances.
422nd District Court Time Standards (posted on the court's official page)
The 422nd's posted disposition time standards, parallel to the 86th's: criminal — revocations 6 months, state-jail felonies 90 days, third-degree 180 days, second-degree 9 months, first-degree 1 year; family — uncontested 3 months, contested 6–9 months, with modification and enforcement expectations in the same table.
2025 Accused's Instructions Regarding Court-Appointed Attorney for Felony Cases in the 443rd District Court
The instructions given to every defendant with appointed counsel in the 443rd's felony cases (at appointment or first announcement, per the court's rules): repayment exposure for appointed-counsel costs (including as a community-supervision condition); how appointment notice flows; the duty to contact the Indigent Defense Coordinator after posting bond; substitution requiring a motion signed by both attorneys before appointed counsel is released; the allocation of decisions (plea, jury waiver, testifying belong to the defendant; motions must be filed by counsel — no pro se filings while represented); scope and confidentiality limits; and the rule that dissatisfaction alone does not entitle a defendant to new counsel.
443rd District Court Felony Bond Conditions (eff. March 2025; filed Mar. 20, 2025)
The 443rd's standard felony bond conditions, entered by the clerk with the Standing Discovery and Pretrial Order when the indictment is filed: no new offenses; no controlled substances, alcohol, firearms, or ANY THC product (including over-the-counter and prescription products); ignition interlock with camera (or in-home deep-lung device) for alcohol-related felony charges with full monitoring compliance; discretionary drug/breath testing; no contact with victims plus 1,000-foot stay-away zones (and child-gathering-place zones for child sex charges); no co-actor contact; timely appearance at all noticed hearings; continuation of magistrate-set conditions — with violation exposing the defendant to bond revocation and an arrest warrant without further notice.
443rd District Court Instructions, Rules, and Procedures (rev. Jan. 15, 2026)
The 443rd District Court's comprehensive criminal-practice rules (revised Jan. 15, 2026, Judge Grace Pandithurai), applying "in every criminal case" in the court: attorney conduct and 30-day vacation letters; the three-announcement setting structure (first announcement 3 weeks after indictment for in-custody cases, ~40 days otherwise; second-announcement appearance waivable by e-filed waiver 2 business days ahead); the Standing Discovery and Pretrial Order and Conditions of Bond entered by the clerk at indictment; evidentiary motions due 10 business days before pretrial conference (duplicates of the standing order denied); plea timing; two-setting revocation/adjudication track; decorum, attire, refreshment, and a cell-phone/electronics policy that bans recording-capable smart glasses; a certificate-of-conference regime under which the coordinator sets certified motions for hearing; unilateral continuances requiring a contingent appearance date; 30-day suppression-hearing timing; voir dire time limits (45–60 minutes; 1:15 for child-abuse, multi-defense, causation, or death cases) and content restrictions; juror-card confidentiality; witness-readiness and bench-conference record rules.
Standing Discovery and Pretrial Order for Criminal Cases (443rd Dist. Ct., Ellis Cty., filed Mar. 20, 2025)
The 443rd's standing discovery order entered by the clerk in every criminal case at indictment: State production within 10 business days after first announcement (reports, statements, warrants, expert/lab/autopsy reports, records, Brady material), continuing Art. 39.14 supplementation, 404(b)/609/38.37 notice 10 days before trial, witness list on jury-selection day, jail calls, certified judgments, physical-evidence inspection, leniency promises 10 days out, and expert (TRE 702/703/705) disclosures in writing by the 20th day before jury selection for BOTH sides; mutual limine lists (11 State topics, 9 defense topics) that cannot be mentioned before the jury without a ruling; a ban on duplicative discovery motions (conflicting motions may be overruled without hearing; particularized motions require a certificate of conference); and a written discovery log from both sides before trial. Supersedes any prior discovery order of the court, including the Jan. 1, 2023 edition.
Dallas County, 44th District Court, Policies and Procedures (July 14, 2026 ed.)
Policies and Procedures of the 44th District Court, Hon. Veretta L. Frazier (the July 14, 2026 edition on the court's own page — the newest per-court policy instrument in the Dallas corpus, and the court's only policy document: no TOPICs registration exists for it): motion-docket and courtesy-copy practice, submission classes, Arial-preference formatting floors, the redline working-charge protocol, the 90-day summary-judgment filing regime implementing the March 2026 general order, walk-in TROs, default show-your-work standards, and continuance rules.
Dallas County, 44th District Court, Standing Order Regarding Trial Exhibits
Standing Order Regarding Trial Exhibits of the 44th District Court, Hon. Veretta L. Frazier (captured from the court's own page): the jump-drive admitted-exhibits regime for civil cases collectively listing thirty or more exhibits — the same Dallas civil template family as the 134th's order, with this court's video-format variant.
44th District Court, Uniform Scheduling Orders (Level 1 or 2; Level 3)
The 44th District Court's uniform scheduling-order templates (Level 1-or-2 and Level 3): 9:00 a.m. trial settings with carry-to-next-week, Rule 190.2/190.3 discovery with the disclosure-only rule, the 7-day post-discovery expert-challenge and motion-to-compel waiver rules, the 30-before/7-after amendment ladder with two-week responsive amendments, and TRCP 166a motions heard at least 30 days before trial absent leave.
468th District Court, CPS Policies and Procedures (rev. June 1, 2025)
The 468th District Court's CPS docket policies (Hon. Lindsey Wynne, rev. June 1, 2025): the ex parte temporary appointment of parents' attorneys ending at the adversary hearing, the affidavit-of-indigence requirement (English and Spanish) that must be filed and qualified before the adversary hearing for appointed counsel to continue, and the discharge of appointed counsel for non-indigent parents at the 14-day adversary hearing (who may then privately retain).
468th District Court, Policies and Procedures (rev. June 12, 2025)
The 468th District Court's family-docket policies (Hon. Lindsey Wynne, rev. June 12, 2025): the two-of-six-ISD weather trigger, the fixed hearing/trial time limits (temporary orders 20 minutes per side, full-day bench trial 2.5 hours per side, 2-day jury trial 5 hours per side including voir dire, modification trials 1.5 hours, most non-evidentiary hearings 10 minutes), mandatory mediation with the one-hour-per-side penalty for non-attendance and the 45-day post-MSA dismissal, the email-coordinator setting process requiring a filed notice or scheduling order, the mandatory in-person jury pre-trial with the Word-format proposed charge, and the DWOP regime (45 days after ruling/MSA; 90-day no-activity notices requiring a scheduling order 24 hours before the dismissal date).
470th District Court, Court Policies (Apr. 21, 2025)
The 470th District Court's policies (Hon. Brook Fulks, Apr. 21, 2025; no auxiliary court): in-person-default appearance (Zoom only by agreement and court approval), the §153.009 child-interview-on-the-day-of-trial procedure with the non-party-adult transport and no-discussion rules, the over-9-months continuance-hearing rule, the mandatory default-judgment checklist before scheduling with the same-residence final-trial exception, the in-person DWOP docket with mandatory appearance, courtroom cell-phone and technology rules, exhibit copy/labeling, and health-insurance/cash-medical-support requirements.
68th District Court, Standing Order for Disclosure of Information Before Hearing to Approve Transfer of Structured Settlement Payments (Hon. Martin Hoffman) (Oct. 24, 2020) (TOPICs reg. doc 1138)
The 68th District Court's Standing Order for Disclosure of Information Before Hearing to Approve Transfer of Structured Settlement Payments (Hon. Martin Hoffman, Oct. 24, 2020): implementing the CPRC §141.004 express findings, the annuitant/transferor and transferee must each file ten sworn disclosures at least five business days before the approval hearing — financial resources, debts, assets, foreseeable liabilities and needs, intended use of the lump sum, dependents, percentage assigned, and full prior-transfer and denied-application histories.
86th District Court Court Rules and Procedures (current edition, posted on the court's official page)
Judge Casey Blair's court rules for the 86th (the current edition posted on the court's page, which extends the Nov-2024 registered edition): the party setting a motion contacts the court for dates and e-files a separate notice of hearing with a certificate of conference; unagreed orders e-filed 5 business days before hearing (rejected if 30+ days early); certificate-of-conference regime with administrator-set hearings; a judge-approval list for show-cause, habeas, attachment, garnishment, injunctive, protective, and TRO-extension orders; TRCP 21 removal/reset; agreed final settings require a scheduling order that includes mediation, completed at least 5 weeks before trial; dilatory pleas heard ≥10 days pre-trial; summary-judgment motions set (in person or by submission) by the filing party; scheduling conferences mandatory absent an agreed order (trial date fixed at temporary orders); optional pretrial conferences with strict attendance/authority rules; a DWOP regime (60-day inaction, 30-day notice, retention by motion-to-retain, 30-day judgment-submission rule, 10-day objection letters); TRCP 10 withdrawals (not within 30 days of trial); TRO/ex-parte presentment with 2-hour notice or certified excuse plus the A–D contact certifications; 10-day letters with prescribed notice language; continuances in writing (one by agreement; others set for hearing with a certificate and proposed reset dates); Zoom rules (evidentiary Zoom needs prior approval, exhibits to the court reporter two days ahead, no in-person-to-Zoom conversion within 3 days of court, NO criminal Zoom settings); professional attire; criminal defendants attend every setting (appearances cannot be waived by agreement); trial dates required with temporary orders; and the court's A/V equipment familiarization request tied to its standing A/V order.
Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order (86th Dist. Ct., Kaufman Cty.) (TOPICs reg. doc 2114)
The 86th's standard Discovery Control Plan and Scheduling Order (entered per case with dates; the standing terms bind every case that receives it): Daubert/Dupont expert challenges on file at least 10 days before hearing; dispositive motions filed AND heard by the set date; MEDIATION REQUIRED IN ALL CASES, completed 5 weeks before trial — failure to mediate is not an automatic continuance ground, and parties who fail to mediate are limited to 30 minutes per side at trial; jury-trial pretrial production two weeks out (one-page trial summary, proposed charges, exhibits for stipulation, Rule 166a matters; limine and other pretrial motions filed 10 days before the formal pretrial conference); jury trials set Mondays at 9:00 a.m., bench trials Fridays at 9:00 a.m. with a default-judgment warning; continuances filed and ruled on before the trial date absent extenuating circumstances.
86th District Court Time Standards (posted on the court's official page)
The 86th's posted disposition time standards: criminal — revocations 6 months, state-jail felonies 90 days, third-degree 180 days, second-degree 9 months, first-degree 1 year; family — uncontested 3 months, contested 6–9 months, with the court's modification and enforcement expectations stated in the same table.
Dallas County, 95th District Court, Instructions for Associate Judge Craig's Docket (eff. July 15, 2024)
Instructions for Associate Judge Craig's docket for the 95th Court (effective July 15, 2024; captured from the court's own page): submission-based minor prove-ups and default prove-ups with their required e-filed papers, the Zoom channel for non-evidentiary hearings, and the DWOP and final-disposition docket procedures — the operative instrument of the civil associate judge's docket for this court.
Dallas County, 95th District Court, Policies and Procedures (May 2, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2396)
Policies and Procedures for the 95th District Court, Hon. Monica McCoy Purdy (May 2, 2025), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 05/07/2025): the in-person/virtual hearing docket structure, coordinator-vs-clerk setting channels, a trial-announcement policy that expressly overrides Local Rules 3.02 and 3.04, dismissal-hearing triggers, judge-copy and proposed-order requirements, pre-trial conference obligations, the mandatory protective-order form, and continuance rules.
Dallas County, Policies and Procedures for Proceedings in Judge Muñoz's Court (civil district associate judge)
Policies and Procedures for proceedings before Civil District Associate Judge Nicole Muñoz (captured from her county page): the seven-court assignment (14th, 68th, 116th, 162nd, 191st, 193rd, 298th District Courts), the direct-email communication protocol with mandatory copying, courtesy-copy expectations, and her strict Local Rule 2.02 TRO enforcement.
Dallas County, Judge Rachel Craig Policy and Procedures (civil district associate judge)
Policy and Procedures for proceedings before Civil District Associate Judge Rachel Craig (captured from her county page): the weekly per-court hearing rotation (192nd Mondays, 95th Tuesdays, 101st Wednesdays, 44th Thursdays, 160th Fridays, the Friday-afternoon prove-up docket), the no-assigned-reporter warning, daily TRO availability, and trial authority by referral without objection.
Dallas County, Civil District Courts General Order (page limits), Apr. 6, 2020 (TOPICs reg. doc 1633)
General Order of the Civil District Courts sitting in Dallas County (signed April 6, 2020 by the thirteen civil presiding judges), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 10/07/2023): the 25-page limit on motions and briefs with formatting floors — the instrument the individual courts' policies cite as the amended page-limit rule.
Dallas County, Civil District Courts General Order (Summary Judgments), Mar. 2, 2026 (TOPICs reg. doc 2851)
General Order of the Civil District Courts sitting in Dallas County (signed March 2, 2026 by the presiding judges of the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, 162nd, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, and 298th District Courts), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 03/06/2026): every motion for summary judgment must be filed at least 90 days before the trial setting, untimely motions are automatically denied absent leave, and the order supersedes contrary scheduling orders and Rule 11 agreements.
Collin County, Requirements for Receiving District Court Appointments (with parallel County and Juvenile CAA Requirements)
The Collin County indigent-defense attorney-qualification requirements for the district, county, and juvenile appointment lists: majority-judge (or MHMC-director) approval, the twice-yearly July 1–14 and December 1–31 application windows, the minimum felony-list standards (two years' criminal-law experience, Collin County residence/office/80%-practice, TBLS certification or 10 hours annual criminal-law CLE, TIDC practice-time reporting by October 15, no public discipline within five years, office capabilities, and three Collin County bar-association reference letters), and the graduated list tiers (state jail/third-degree through the higher felony lists).
County Court at Law Judges in and for Collin County, Texas, Standing Orders Nos. 1 (Redacting of Videos), 2 (Compensation of Court Appointed Special Commissioners), 3 (Use of Artificial Intelligence for any Court Filing), and 4 (Required Fees for Monitoring Alcohol Detection Devices for ODL) (signed July 3, 2024) (TOPICs reg. docs 2028–2031)
The four standing orders adopted July 3, 2024 by all seven statutory County Court at Law judges of Collin County: No. 1 (video-redaction notice within 10 days of the trial-setting notice, deemed ORDERED absent specific State objection, waiver for untimely requests), No. 2 (court-appointed special commissioners in condemnation suits paid $250/hour with a 2-hour minimum), No. 3 (Use of Artificial Intelligence — mandatory disclosure and citation certification for any AI-assisted filing, with striking for non-compliance and a sample perjury-penalty certification), and No. 4 (a $60/month CSCD administrative fee under Gov't Code §76.015 to monitor ODL alcohol-detection devices, ODL revoked for non-payment).
District Courts and Statutory County Courts in and for Collin County, Courthouse Policies Order (Russell Steindam Courthouse) (adopted July 9, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2446)
The unanimous Courthouse Policies Order of the District and Statutory County Court judges for the Russell Steindam Courthouse (July 9, 2025): courtroom demeanor for all cases (silence, no signals of approval/disapproval, silenced devices, no immature children, no food/drink/gum, dress code, no signs/banners, no juror contact), the photography-and-recording prohibition (personal cell phones and computers excepted from the device ban but recording of individuals with matters before the courts barred without approval; absolute juror, minor, and court-staff protections; no recording of attorney conferences), the prohibited-weapons regime (no firearms, knives, chemical agents, Tasers, or batons — applying even to off-duty officers on personal business, who secure weapons at the security desk), and sanctions.
Local Rules of Administration, District Courts of Collin County, Texas (Tex. Gov't Code §74.093) (adopted July 7, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2441)
The §74.093 Local Rules of Administration for the District Courts of Collin County (adopted July 7, 2025): TRJA time standards, random assignment with the first-court/same-parties rule and the Notice of Administrative Transfer and Case Transfer policies, continuing-exclusive-jurisdiction precedence, consolidation into the first-filed court, successive weekly terms with 8–5 M–F hours, the two-of-six-ISD inclement-weather closure trigger, settlement weeks under CPRC §155, the §37.003 ad litem/GAL/mediator/guardian lists and §36.004 monthly appointment reporting, and the local administrative district judge's biennial election and duties (with the 417th's judge chairing the Juvenile Board).
Local Rules of Practice, District Courts of Collin County, Texas (approved May 6, 2026; eff. July 1, 2026) (TOPICs reg. doc 3015)
The Local Rules of Practice for the District Courts of Collin County (approved by all sixteen district judges May 6, 2026): conduct and decorum with the TRCP 18c recording ban (adoptions excepted), contact-information and vacation-letter duties, the anti-forum-shopping related-filings rule, electronic-filing and TRCP 21c sensitive-data/initials requirements, the district clerk's ministerial limits and the court-registry disbursement-order drafting rules with the 30-day waiver language, the conference requirement for setting hearings (two-attempt), continuances only by consent on a verified motion, ex parte relief mechanics with the 2-hour notice rule and its Title 4 / imminent-harm exceptions, the 20-minute-per-side family-law temporary-orders limit, motion-practice certificate-of-conference in three forms, the non-party government-employee subpoena conference/certificate rule, discovery-motion single-document rule, the form protective order, attorney-withdrawal mechanics, DWOP grounds, the 30-day final-judgment rule, and the §4.8 AI accuracy-verification requirement.
District Courts of Collin County, Notice of Administrative Transfer Policy (Tex. Gov't Code §§24.003, 74.094) (TOPICs reg. doc 2332)
The district judges' Notice of Administrative Transfer Policy (Gov't Code §§24.003 and 74.094): conflict-based cases are administratively transferred and randomly reassigned by the local administrative district judge (or assigned by the district clerk on filing) away from the court with the conflict — covering specified law firms appearing as lead counsel or counsel of record, the District Attorney's office (away from the 429th), USAF-Reserve-unit parties tied to the 366th's presiding judge, and family-relationship counsel conflicts.
District Courts of Collin County, Standing Orders Regarding Online Publication of Sensitive Data (Jan. 8, 2021), Sealing of Records (May 3, 2017), Sealing Birth Certificates Filed in CPS Cases (Sept. 12, 2025), and HIPAA/Texas Medical Privacy Act/Drug Testing Records (Jan. 8, 2021) (TOPICs reg. docs 1116, 551, 2605, 1118)
Four district-court standing orders on court records: the Online Publication order (Jan. 8, 2021) restricting six categories of sensitive documents from internet posting under TRCP 21c; the Rule 76a order (May 3, 2017) voiding any sealing provision that does not comply with TRCP 76a; the CPS Birth Certificates order (Sept. 12, 2025) sealing birth certificates and alternative parent-identity proof in governmental SAPCRs under Family Code §102.008(c-1); and the HIPAA/Drug-Testing order (Jan. 8, 2021) authorizing litigation participants to disclose and use drug-test records in Family Code suits without further authorization.
District Courts of Collin County, Standing Discovery Order for Criminal Cases (eff. May 1, 2021) (TOPICs reg. doc 550)
The district courts' self-executing criminal discovery standing order (effective May 1, 2021, applying in every criminal case unless otherwise ordered): the State's first-announcement-setting production (reports, statements, Art. 38.22 defendant statements, warrants, expert/lab reports, records, and all Brady/exculpatory material), the 20-days-before-trial production (404(b)/609/38.37 notice, witness lists, jail-call recordings, inspection of seized/physical evidence, impeachment convictions, benefit/leniency promises), the defense's 20-day expert-witness list, the on-the-record 'last best' plea-offer announcement at the pre-trial hearing, and expert voir-dire practice.
District Courts of Collin County, Standing Order on Children, Property & Conduct of Parties (reg. Oct. 21, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2638)
The district judges' family standing order applying in every divorce and SAPCR (signed by the full current bench, reg. Oct. 21, 2025): property-preservation prohibitions (no harassment, threats, or bodily injury; no destroying/transferring/encumbering property; no signing the other's negotiable instruments; no altering financial records or electronically stored information/metadata; no deleting social-network content or accessing the other's accounts; no cutting off utilities/insurance/withholding), the children provisions (no removal, no disparagement, no discussing the litigation in a child's presence), the distinctive §4 mandatory 30-day information exchange (net-resources data, two years' tax returns, pay stubs, and each child's health and dental insurance details), and the standard TRO-to-temporary-injunction 14-day mechanics.
Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum for the Justice of the Peace Courts, Collin County, Texas (eff. Aug. 11, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1547)
The Local Rules of Procedure and Rules of Decorum for the Justice of the Peace Courts of Collin County (eff. Aug. 11, 2023, under Gov't Code §27.061): the courts' jurisdiction ($20,000 civil, evictions/reentry, license-revocation and other administrative hearings, fine-only Class C criminal, animal cruelty, peace bonds, emergency mental-health commitments), inclement-weather closure, civil mediation-referral with a 10-day objection window (no ADR-caused eviction delay), continuances (7 days for jury trials), the criminal venue/first-appearance/setting/plea regime with the 21-day pretrial-motion deadline and standard-fine lists, and the rules of decorum.
Court Policy on In Person/WebEx Hearings as of November 3, 2023 (Ellis Cty. Ct. at Law No. 1)
CCL No. 1's hearing-format policy: all matters returned to in-person hearings for all counsel, parties, and witnesses — with exactly three WebEx exceptions (a non-party witness residing or served with a subpoena more than 150 miles from Ellis County; a person with a doctor's letter stating a medical issue necessitates remote appearance; ALL mental-health proceedings), remote appearance remaining subject to objection under CPRC § 30.012, and a 72-hour advance contact with the court coordinator to obtain a WebEx link when an exception applies.
Dallas County Court at Law No. 1, Court Procedures (May 2025)
County Court at Law No. 1's procedures (May 2025): the 120-day dismissal docket with the once-only Motion to Retain, the 30-day disposition docket, coordinator-set motion dockets with 48-hour email response windows, Wednesday/Friday motion days, courtesy-copy binders for 10-plus-page motions, the two-MSJ-per-side limit, no telephone hearings, Thursday trial announcements, Monday jury and Thursday non-jury trials, the mandatory Agreed Scheduling Order regime with the approved-mediator requirement and mediation-before-MSJ rule, continuance requirements, and mediation attendance sanctions.
Dallas County, County Court at Law No. 1, Court Procedures (TOPICs reg. doc 2251; approved-mediator list reg. doc 1262)
Court Procedures of Dallas County Court at Law No. 1 as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/17/2025; the court's approved-mediator list is its companion registration, posted 03/03/2023): the 120-day dismissal regime with its single Motion-to-Retain, disposition-docket paperwork deadlines, the Wednesday/Friday motion dockets, the two-MSJ-per-side limit, mandatory Agreed Scheduling Orders with approved-list mediation 45 days before trial, and mediation attendance requirements backed by sanctions.
Information Letter for Eviction Appeals from Justice Court (Ellis Cty. Ct. at Law No. 1)
CCL No. 1's procedures for eviction appeals from the JP courts (the court that hears Ellis County's JP civil appeals): trial de novo — nothing from the JP trial carries up; the Texas Rules of Evidence apply and the official court reporter makes a record; entities must appear through counsel except the statutory multifamily nonpayment-of-rent exception, which requires a WRITTEN agent designation filed when the trial setting is requested; the case is set for trial within 21 days of docketing with the County Clerk; and if both parties fail to appear, the appeal is dismissed and bond/rent funds on deposit are paid to the property owner.
County Court at Law No. 2 Court Rules and Procedures (Kaufman Cty., posted on the court's official page)
Judge Bobby L. Rich, Jr.'s court rules for CCL No. 2 (the court holding misdemeanors and DWI felonies L–Z, contested probate, mental health, property tax, and half the county civil docket under the county assignment rules): the certificate-of-conference gate and two-alternative certificate; the judge-approval list for show-cause, habeas, attachment, garnishment, injunctive, protective, and TRO-extension orders; the court's Notice of Hearing (County Court at Law #2, 2nd Floor) with the certificate required on all notices and administrator-set hearings; TRCP 21 removal/reset with cost exposure; agreed final settings by scheduling order that must include mediation completed at least 5 weeks before trial; dilatory pleas heard ≥10 days pre-trial; mandatory scheduling conferences with the contents list and the trial-date-at-temporary-orders rule; optional pretrial conferences with attendance/authority rules and no-show consequences; conflicting-engagement and mediation-precedence rules; and the DWOP regime — the court's civil-practice framework in the 86th/422nd family, adapted to the county court at law.
Dallas County Court at Law No. 2, FAQs Policies and Procedures (eff. Jan. 1, 2024)
County Court at Law No. 2's posted FAQs/policies (effective Jan. 1, 2024): Zoom for remote proceedings, Tuesday–Wednesday jury trials, party-conferred Tuesday scheduling-order dates, agreed-or-hearing rule for scheduling orders and continuances, Thursday trial announcements by email, minor prove-ups in all minor cases, no-appearance dismissal/disposition hearings, and the submission docket's e-filed proposed-order requirement.
Public Notice & Court Order (Ellis Cty. Ct. at Law No. 2 — courtroom decorum)
CCL No. 2's standing decorum order: open courts with limited exceptions; a complete ban on photographic, audio, or video recording while court is in session (cell phones silent, no courtroom phone conversations without approval, no selfies — attorneys may quietly use laptops and check email/texts); an enumerated dress code; no food or drink without approval; courtesy and conduct requirements including a ban on distributing flyers or materials without consent — with violations exposing a person to fine, jail, device confiscation, contempt, or exclusion from the courtroom.
WebEx Plea Procedures for Time Served or Fine Only Offenses (Ellis Cty. Ct. at Law No. 2, rev. May 21, 2020)
CCL No. 2's court-approved remote-plea protocol for time-served or fine-only misdemeanor resolutions, run through the DA's Adobe e-signature packet: an 18-step sequence from defense-DA agreement through document assembly, defendant e-signature, in-person fingerprinting at the Courts Building security station, DA final signature, coordinator review, and a scheduled WebEx video plea — with the scheduling deadline of 11:30 a.m. the day before the hearing and no hearing scheduled until the coordinator has every document.
Dallas County Court at Law No. 3, Court Procedures (Hon. Sally Montgomery)
County Court at Law No. 3's court procedures (Hon. Sally Montgomery): scheduling orders in every case keyed to the Initial Trial Date, discovery-motion docket times, hearing and fiat mechanics with the 5-day order-objection hold, detailed summary-judgment book and default-judgment proof requirements (including DOD non-military confirmation), Rule 106 substituted-service standards with the registered-agent path, mediation-before-temporary-injunction practice, automatic mediation with random assignment and the 30-day substitution window, trial-conduct rules including the deposition impeachment predicate, and minor prove-up/ad litem practice.
Dallas County Court at Law No. 3, Procedures for Scheduling Orders and Uniform Scheduling Orders (Levels 1, 2, and 3)
County Court at Law No. 3's uniform scheduling-order regime: every scheduling order must include the Daubert/Robinson deadlines (expert challenges within 7 days after expert discovery closes and heard within 30 days of trial; motions to compel within 7 days after fact discovery closes or waived), with level-specific templates — Level 1 (Rule 190.2 discovery, 3-month joinder, the 21/14/7-day pretrial exchange ladder), Level 2 (150/120/105/90/60-day deadline ladder, 5-month joinder), and Level 3 (the same ladder with separate fact and expert discovery closes, 8-month joinder, 18-month trial setting, and negotiated deposition-hour/interrogatory caps).
Dallas County, County Court at Law No. 4, Policies and Procedures (ed. Mar. 4, 2026)
Policies and Procedures of Dallas County Court at Law No. 4, Hon. Dianne K. Jones (the March 4, 2026 edition on the court's page): the hearing-request-form scheduling process (effective 3/1/2025 — hearings no longer set by the Clerk's Office), scheduling-order and mediation regimes, DWOP timing, continuance limits, courtesy-notebook deadlines, submission-docket mechanics, Zoom election, Robinson timing, and the summary-judgment discovery-completion practice; the edition also carries the court's AI standing order, composed as its own rule.
Dallas County, County Court at Law No. 4, Standing Order — The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings (Policies & Procedures ed. Mar. 4, 2026)
Standing Order governing the use of artificial intelligence tools in matters filed in or presented to County Court at Law No. 4, Hon. Dianne K. Jones (published in the court's Policies & Procedures, 2026-03-04 edition; captured from the court's own page) — the fourth AI regime identified in the First Administrative Judicial Region and Dallas County's first bench AI rule in this corpus: a verification duty grounded in Disciplinary Rule 1.01 and Texas Ethics Opinion No. 705 (2025), a certification imposed by the act of filing, submission standards treating AI output as non-authoritative, and enforcement through striking, sanctions, and disciplinary referral.
Dallas County Court at Law No. 4, Zoom Notice and Procedures (posted Feb. 17, 2025)
County Court at Law No. 4's Zoom notice and procedures (posted Feb. 17, 2025): waiting-room practice with case-number renaming, the no-recording rule, the noon-business-day-before exhibit deadline to the court reporter with numeric premarking, submission-docket and special-set requests by email, pass-by-setting-party-only cancellations, and proposed orders e-filed before hearings.
Dallas County Civil Court at Law No. 5, Policies & Procedures (approved Jan. 5, 2026)
County Court at Law No. 5's policies and procedures (approved Jan. 5, 2026): Zoom oral-hearing dockets with registration-language notice requirements and 3-day/21-day notice rules, the oral-hearing and off-docket motion taxonomies (including HB16-era submission-default summary judgments on the Friday 8 a.m. docket), detailed default-judgment and substituted-service proof requirements with the 30-day SCRA search window, Thursday non-jury trials and scheduling-order-driven jury settings, mandatory Monday pre-trial conferences with the Wednesday e-file deadline, the 24-juror panel default, the automatic first 30-day uncontested continuance, vacation-letter practice, the 60-day final-disposition flow, and the 90-day service/30-day-ASO dismissal triggers.
County Court at Law No. 5, Revised Criminal Docket Control Policy (Hon. Randy Johnson)
County Court at Law No. 5's revised criminal docket-control policy (Hon. Randy Johnson): the 8:30–11:30 a.m. Tuesday–Friday docket with mandatory 8:30 check-in (an 11:30 plea cutoff), the four-stage setting sequence (First Appearance, 1st and 2nd Announcement, Plea or Set for Trial) at ~30-day intervals for bond defendants, the two-stage revocation/adjudication sequence, the two-week jail-case intervals with same-day counsel visits, the plea-timing rules (pleas unlikely after arraignment), mandatory defendant appearance with next-setting-only waivers, noon bond forfeiture, the Thursday 10:00 a.m. pre-trial conference, and Chapter 29 continuances ('Agreed does not mean granted').
County Court at Law No. 7, Standing Order Regarding Proposed Jury Charges (July 9, 2026)
County Court at Law No. 7's standing order on proposed jury charges (July 9, 2026): counsel confer within 14 days of a jury-trial setting to prepare an agreed proposed charge, an agreed charge is submitted by the arraignment/pretrial conference, disputed charges are each submitted (with questions, instructions, definitions, and objections) by that conference, the court may modify any proposed charge before submission to the jury, and non-compliance may remove the case from the jury-trial docket.
Dallas County Criminal Court No. 11, Court Policies (rev. Jan. 5, 2016), Court Docket Call Policy, and Continuance/Reset Policy
County Criminal Court No. 11's posted court policies (Hon. Shequitta Kelly): the 8:30 a.m. docket call with assigned call times, bond-forfeiture docket, pass-slip signature requirements, the one-month bond-case and 5-day jail-chain announcement limits, plea and revocation setting days, the Monday–Wednesday trial docket with jail-case priority, the no-automatic-continuance rule with three pass dates for regular settings, written continuance motions, and courtroom decorum.
Dallas County Criminal Court No. 11, Paperless Plea Policy, Virtual Hearing Policy, Language Access Policy, Emergency Operations Policy, and Communication Policy
County Criminal Court No. 11's operations policy suite (Hon. Shequitta Kelly): the tablet-based paperless plea process, Court Call virtual hearings (including the in-custody kiosk procedure and subconference privacy), the language-access regime (OCA Spanish interpreters, contracted providers for other languages and ASL), emergency continuity on Court Call during courthouse closures, and the communications policies barring ex parte contact across media, social media, Microsoft Teams, and in-chambers settings.
Court Rules of Administration for Ellis County, Texas, eff. Dec. 1, 2025 (filed Oct. 7, 2025; TOPICs reg. doc 2654)
The county-wide Court Rules of Administration adopted by unanimous vote of the Ellis County district and statutory county court judges (signed Oct. 7, 2025; effective Dec. 1, 2025; superseding the Nov. 15, 2022 edition): the complete docket-assignment map for the 40th, 378th, 443rd, and 504th District Courts and County Courts at Law Nos. 1–3 — which court takes civil, family, juvenile, felony, misdemeanor, probate, mental-health, appeal, occupational-license, expunction, and warrant work — plus the bench-exchange, transfer, and recusal mechanics that route Motions to Recuse to the Presiding Judge of the First Administrative Judicial Region, and the rule that all family-law and juvenile cases are filed with the District Clerk.
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 5, Court Policy
Criminal District Court No. 5's posted court policy: the three-settings disposition expectation, standing availability for pleas (including transfer pleas from other courts), SB 7 wheel appointments alongside public defenders, chambers pre-trial practice with no ex parte bond rulings, pre-trial admonishment of jail defendants requesting jury trials, oldest-jail-cases-first trial priority, Monday jury selection with 9:00–4:00 trial days, and one-hour-per-side voir dire.
Criminal Efile Rules Consent Form (Fannin Cty. Dist. Ct., signed Jan. 19, 2017, implementing SCOTX Misc. Docket No. 15-9205) (TOPICs reg. doc 1375)
The consent that implemented criminal-case electronic filing in the Fannin County district court: under Rule 1.2 of the Supreme Court's Rules Governing Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases (Misc. Docket No. 15-9205, eff. Nov. 1, 2015), the District Clerk requested and the district judge gave written consent to implement criminal e-filing — so filers in criminal cases in the 336th may file and serve documents through the electronic filing system or by paper. The statewide rules text accompanies the consent in the registered filing.
In the District Courts of Dallas County, Omnibus Order of Referral (eff. Jan. 1, 2015; signed by Hon. Bonnie Goldstein, 44th District Court, and Hon. Staci Williams, 101st District Court)
The Civil District Courts' Omnibus Order of Referral under Gov't Code §54A.101 et seq. (effective Jan. 1, 2015): all matters referred to the civil associate judges with §54A.108 powers, trial-on-the-merits referrals subject to a written objection filed within 10 days of notice, no objection to other referrals, de novo requests within seven working days of notice of the decision, and associate-judge orders in full force pending de novo except receiver appointments.
Dallas County, Standard Mediation Order (ADR program), Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 154.001 et seq.
The Dallas County Standard Mediation Order (the ADR program's standing form under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 154.001 et seq., captured from the county's ADR page) — the instrument the civil courts' uniform scheduling orders incorporate as "the Standing Dallas County Civil District Court Order Regarding Mediation": mediator appointment and contact deadlines, the objection window, confidentiality and process-service protections, fee allocation, mandatory attendance with settlement authority, scheduling mechanics, and the sanctions backstop.
Dallas County, Dallas County Criminal Court Local Rules (rev. Aug. 20, 2025) (TOPICs reg. doc 2613, posted 10/07/2025)
Dallas County Criminal Court Local Rules (revised August 20, 2025), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 10/07/2025): transfers between courts, initial settings after jail release, recusal and disqualification procedure, misdemeanor case assignments among the County Criminal Courts, writ-bond procedure, judges and the magistrate acting for absent judges, occupational driver's license practice, appointed-counsel compensation, decorum and professionalism, the magistrate's appointment and duties, and the Local Administrative Judge's duties and selection.
Dallas County Court Plan (Misdemeanor Indigent Defense Plan), Tex. Indigent Defense Comm'n Plan ID 287 (preamble dated June 9, 2025)
The Dallas County Court (misdemeanor) indigent defense plan adopted by the County Criminal Court and County Criminal Court of Appeals judges under CCP Art. 26.04 (TIDC-registered; preamble dated June 9, 2025): 48-hour magistration and 24-hour transmission deadlines, the 150%-of-poverty/$15,000-asset indigence standard with benefits-based eligibility, one-working-day appointment, wheel qualifications (CLE with the immigration requirement, experience tracks, quarterly list updates, the 250-appointments-per-year ceiling), the confirm-receipt and initial-contact clocks, no case trading, removal and reinstatement procedures, and the electronic voucher regime with fee appeals to the First Administrative Judicial Region's presiding judge.
Dallas County Criminal District Courts, Schedule of Fees for the Compensation of Appointed Counsel (July 2026; adopted Feb. 10, 2026; appointments on or after July 6, 2026) (registered May 2023 edition: TOPICs reg. doc 1453)
The felony appointed-counsel fee schedule adopted under CCP art. 26.05 by the Criminal District Court judges and the district judges giving preference to criminal cases — composed to the CURRENT July 2026 edition (adopted by majority vote Feb. 10, 2026; applying to all appointments on or after July 6, 2026; certified by Presiding Judge Audra Riley), with the registered May 2023 edition receipted: the fixed-rate-or-itemized ($135/hour) election, disposition rates from $400 (probation violation) through $1,250 (first-degree or non-death capital) with state-jail and third-degree tiers split, trial-day and competency-hearing rates, appellate rates, the $750 no-prior-approval cap on expert and investigative expenses, Defense Portal voucher and tenth-hour time-documentation requirements, and the written-findings dispute procedure with §26.05 appeals.
Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center, Cancellation Policy (posted Nov. 29, 2016)
The Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center's cancellation and rescheduling policy for court-ordered mediations (posted Nov. 29, 2016): cancellation only on all-party agreement confirmed by the Center, documented medical emergency, or pre-mediation settlement; rescheduling on all-party agreement with 72-hour advance notice or documented medical emergency; and the report-back rule for unexcused non-appearance.
Dallas County District Courts, Attorney Ad Litem Appointment Application (Non-Family Code Disputes) (TOPICs reg. doc 2856)
The Attorney Ad Litem Appointment Application for non-Family-Code disputes in the Dallas County District Courts, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 03/06/2026): the eligibility application for the district courts' ad litem appointment wheel, returned to District Court Administration, capturing licensure, experience classes, board certifications, language and expertise skills, and the applicant's binding acceptance and responsiveness certifications.
Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center, DCDRC Referral Criteria (posted on the 302nd District Court's page)
The referral criteria the Dallas County judiciary uses to send cases to the Dispute Resolution Center for subsidized mediation: county residents/litigants only; pro se cases eligible without limitation; Level 1 cases under $50,000 eligible; contingent-fee, insurer-retained, and all-retained-counsel cases excluded (absent a means finding); family cases requiring 24-hour family-mediation-certified mediators with SAPCR conservatorship/possession/support cases eligible; and JP/small-claims appeals eligible.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Administrative Order 2013-1 — Publication of Court Records on the Internet (ordered May 2, 2013)
The Probate Courts' Administrative Order 2013-1 (effective May 2, 2013): the County Clerk must ensure fourteen categories of court records — sealed records, mental-illness records, medical and psychiatric certificates, TRE 902(10)(a) medical records, inventories, accounts, annual reports, investigator and visitor reports, death and birth certificates, identification-document copies, guardianship cover sheets, and court-designated records — are not published via the Internet, for open cases and cases closed less than seven years, without restricting party/counsel electronic access or other lawful public access.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Administrative Order 2023-1 — Order Regarding Deposits of Fees for Attorneys Ad Litem (signed Oct. 2, 2023; applications filed on or after Nov. 1, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1630)
The Dallas County Probate Courts' Administrative Order 2023-1 (signed Oct. 2, 2023 by the judges of all three statutory probate courts): for applications filed on or after November 1, 2023, the attorney ad litem fee deposit payable at filing is $600 for both Applications for Guardianship and Applications for Determination of Heirship — the third step in the deposit lineage (AO 2011-2 set $400 effective 2012; AO 2021-6 raised it to $500; AO 2023-1 to $600), held by the County Clerk for court-ordered disbursement to the appointed ad litem.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Administrative Orders 2011-3 (Oct. 2011), 2014-3 (June 13, 2014), 2021-2, and 2021-4 (Apr. 9, 2021)
Four standing administrative orders of the Dallas County Probate Courts composed together: AO 2011-3 (eff. Nov. 1, 2011 — a $100 cash bond for guardians of the person only, deposit collected at filing), AO 2014-3 (June 13, 2014 — party name changes by motion and order with certified basis documents, submission default), AO 2021-2 (the Clerk issues notice by posting when a Final Account is filed, with seven prescribed notice elements, first-Monday-after-service hearings, and 10-day return dates), and AO 2021-4 (citation by publication runs in the Daily Commercial Record AND on the OCA public website, posted by the Clerk at no charge with matching return dates, for applications served on or after July 1, 2020).
Dallas County Probate Courts, Bond Specifications & Best Practice Tips (Probate Court and Probate Court No. 3 editions)
The Dallas County Probate Courts' fiduciary-bond specifications (captured in the Probate Court and Probate Court No. 3 variants): approved-surety-list requirement, the 20-day submission deadline after appointment, mandatory bond language tracking TEC §305.108/§1105.109 payable to the appointing court's judge, exact-name and cause-number requirements, wet-signature rules for bonds over $100,000, the no-alterations/no-riders rule, and the separate oath and separate bond-approval-order filing flow.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Guidelines for Court Approval of Attorney Fee Petitions (Revised and Modified — Spring 2025; signed May 2025; effective for billing on or after June 1, 2025)
The Dallas County Probate Courts' fee-petition guidelines (revised Spring 2025, applying to all billing on or after June 1, 2025): the experience-banded attorney rate table (up to $250–$600/hour with board-certification gates at the top), outside-attorney supporting-affidavit thresholds at $1,000 and $5,000, ad litem compensation ($150/hour county-pay; $600 typical solvent-estate fee), dual-compensation disclosure rules for attorney-fiduciaries, the paralegal rate table with the single $25 enhancement, tenth-hour billing, travel and research reimbursement limits, the $.15 copy cap, application content requirements including the no-block-billing rule, personal responsibility for misfeasance costs, and the file-as-application-not-claim rule with its mandatory-hearing consequence.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Guidelines for Muniment of Title Applications (signed Apr. 6, 2009; effective immediately)
The Dallas County Probate Courts' guidelines for muniment-of-title applications (signed Apr. 6, 2009, effective immediately): because MERP may hold a claim against the estate of a decedent who received Medicaid benefits after March 1, 2005, the will cannot be probated as a muniment of title until all estate debts are satisfied — the Proof of Death and Other Facts must include the prescribed sworn no-Medicaid statement, reflected in the order admitting the will.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Policy Guidelines and Requirements for Application for Court Created Independent Administrations Pursuant to Texas Estates Code §§401.002 and 401.003
The Dallas County Probate Courts' policy guidelines for applications to create independent administrations under Texas Estates Code §§401.002 and 401.003: the minor/incapacitated-distributee bar (bond required if excepted), the seven required application elements, the compliance-review-then-special-setting flow, ad-litem appointment timing tied to the return of published notice, the pre-hearing waiver/consent filings, the two-disinterested-witness heirship proof, and the insolvency bar.
Dallas County Probate Courts, Policy Regarding Litigants Not Represented by Counsel (Version 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2020)
The Dallas County Probate Courts' policy on self-represented litigants (eff. Sept. 1, 2020, Version 13): when representation by counsel is mandatory (executor/administrator applications, guardianship applications for another, third-party representation, or when the court requires counsel), the five limited categories where pro se appearance is permitted subject to court approval, the standards binding authorized pro se litigants, the constructive-receipt mail rule, the immediate-copies service duty, and the courts' legal-assistance referral list.
Dallas County Procedures for Appointment of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases (as amended May 3, 2007) (Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.052)
The CCP art. 26.052 plan of the Criminal District Court judges and district judges giving preference to criminal cases for appointing and paying counsel in death-penalty cases (amended by unanimous vote May 3, 2007; signed by then-Presiding Judge John Creuzot): the First Administrative Judicial Region selection-committee standards incorporated by reference with automatic conformity to future amendments, Dallas's additional four-hour capital CLE requirement (sixteen hours over two years) for first chairs, two-attorney appointment with at least one list attorney unless the State waives death in writing, the Public Defender alternative, the capital fee schedule ($500/half-day and $1,000/full-day voir dire, $1,500 per trial day, $150/hour other documented work, $125/hour capital appeals and writs), and the art. 26.052 confidential ex parte advance-expense procedure with sealed denials.
Dallas County, Standing Order Regarding Children, Pets, Property and Conduct of the Parties, eff. Jan. 4, 2023 (TOPICs reg. doc 1033; current edition F2026/05, eff. Jan. 31, 2026, hosted on the county site)
Dallas County Standing Order Regarding Children, Pets, Property and Conduct of the Parties (Family District Courts General Orders, current edition F2026/05, revised Jan. 31, 2026 — a re-adoption of the same operative text by the current bench: Hon. Kim Brown (254th), Vonda Bailey (255th), Sandre Streete (256th), Ashley Wysocki (301st), Sandra Jackson (302nd), LaDeitra Adkins (303rd), and Andrea D. Plumlee (330th)), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/11/2023). The order "applies in every divorce suit and every suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed in Dallas County" automatically, without request: child-disruption prohibitions, pet protection, party-conduct restraints, divorce-case property/records/insurance freezes with specific authorizations, mandatory petition attachment, and its TRO-to-temporary-injunction lifecycle.
Dallas County Tax Court (Civil District Courts), Standing Order Concerning Disclosures, Apr. 13, 2021
Standing Order Concerning Disclosures entered April 13, 2021 for the Dallas County Tax Court docket of the Civil District Courts — signed "Carl Ginsberg, Former Judge of the 193rd Judicial District Court, Sitting by Assignment for the Civil District Courts of Dallas County As the Dallas County Tax Court Judge" (captured from the county's tax-court page): every delinquent ad valorem tax collection suit is exempted from the Rule 194 disclosure regime, restorable only by motion for leave.
Dallas County Temporary Overflow Court Instructions (Hon. Dianne Jones, Judge, County Court at Law No. 4)
The Temporary Overflow Court instructions issued over Judge Dianne Jones's signature for the county courts' backlog/overflow trial docket (the docket to which eviction and backlog trials are routed): Rule 21a cross-service of the notice, the five-day exhibit deadline to the backlog court reporter, in-person or Zoom appearance, the no-automatic-continuance rule even for first settings, and the dismissal/default consequence for non-appearance.
Rules of Administration for Dallas Criminal District Courts and District Courts Giving Preference to Criminal Cases (Tex. Gov't Code §74.093) (adopted Jan. 12, 2012)
The Rules of Administration adopted by majority vote of the Criminal District Courts and the district courts giving preference to criminal cases under Gov't Code §74.093 (adopted Jan. 12, 2012, effective on approval): rotating-basis filing, judge-controlled docket calls, speedy-disposition duties with oldest-jail-case priority, the thirteen-rule transfer regime (probation court, earliest-filed case, companion cases, pending appeals, work release, pre-indictment assignments, magistration-date rules, alias probation, the Monday State-Jail-Felony transfer mechanics through the Court Manager, and sequential capital-murder distribution by the Local Administrative Judge that overrules all other transfer policies), residual presiding/LAJ transfers, Frank Crowley venue, the at-least-one-judge-available absence rule, monthly judicial meetings, presiding-judge election mechanics, and each court's authority to adopt consistent supplemental rules.
Amended Order Establishing Court Appointed Attorney Fee Schedule (Ellis Cty. Dist. Cts., ordered and effective Oct. 1, 2020)
The amended order establishing compensation for court-appointed counsel in Ellis County district-court criminal matters (ordered and effective Oct. 1, 2020; originally entered by Judge Knize on Jan. 1, 2005 and subsequently revised): non-capital rates ($400 agreed plea, $50 per additional same-defendant plea capped at $600, $50 court appearances, $90/hr for jury trials/TBCs/contested revocations/evidentiary hearings, $68/hr out-of-court, $100/hr appellate capped at $4,900 absent written approval, $90/hr for Health & Safety Code § 81.164 appointments and contempt), a $100 per-defendant supplement for Spanish-only clients with bilingual counsel, capital-case rates ($150/hr, with $100/hr appellate when the State waived death), and prior-approval requirements for investigation and expert expenses.
336th District Court & Fannin County Court at Law General Order No. 2010-1 Regarding Family Law Cases — Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties (eff. July 25, 2010) (TOPICs reg. doc 1385)
General Order 2010-1 — the standing order in every divorce and SAPCR filed in the 336th District Court and Fannin County Court at Law: child protections (no removal from Texas, no school/day-care disruption, no hiding or moving the child, no disparagement of the other party or their family, no discussing litigation with or near the child, and no romantic partner overnight — 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. — during possession); conduct rules (no vulgar or threatening communications, no unreasonable-hour or anonymous calls, no opening or diverting the other party's mail, no intercepting, deleting, or recording electronic communications); fifteen property-preservation prohibitions in divorce cases (no destroying/concealing/encumbering property, no misrepresentation on proper request, no new debt except case expenses, no account withdrawals or cash spending except as authorized, no retirement borrowing, no signing the other's name on instruments, no credit-card termination, no taking the other party's vehicle, no altering tax withholding, no terminating utilities or contractual services); records preservation (family/property/financial/business records including e-mail and stored digital data; no falsification); insurance protections; specific authorizations (usual business, reasonable attorney's fees and living expenses, authorized withdrawals); attach-to-petition service with 14-day TRO effect continuing as a temporary injunction if uncontested; protective-order supremacy; mediation encouragement.
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 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.
Joint Local Administrative Order of the 336th District Court and County Court at Law (Fannin Cty., signed Oct. 31, 2019) (TOPICs reg. doc 1374)
The joint local administrative order under which the 336th District Court and the Fannin County Court at Law may exchange benches in cases where the two courts have concurrent jurisdiction — the county's standing bench-flexibility mechanism between its district and statutory county courts.
General Rules for In Person Trials (Fannin Cty. JP Precinct 1)
JP Precinct 1's posted trial rules: proceedings are governed by TRCP Part V; any Fannin County justice may sit for any other justice court through a bench-exchange agreement (recusal, absence, or necessity); decorum; brief opening statements; the Rule invoked on request or the court's initiative; evidence requires copies for the court's file, the other side, and yourself (irrelevant evidence excluded); orderly presentation with plaintiff first and objections ruled on; the judge may question or summon witnesses to ensure a correct judgment and speedy disposition; closing statements; judgment announced in open court — with 21 days to appeal civil/small-claims judgments and 5 days for evictions.
Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 1/1, signed Dec. 30, 2024; eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
JP Precinct 1's order adopting the Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct #1 Youth Diversion Plan under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 45.306(b) — the court's framework for diverting child (Class C) cases: strategies and services are not limited by the plan and may be tailored per case by the Judge, Prosecutor, and Youth Diversion Coordinator after assessment; the plan's procedures, components, and applicable law are maintained on file for public inspection; effective Jan. 1, 2025 with the plan document attached to the order.
Courtroom Dress Code (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 1)
JP Precinct 1's enforced courtroom dress code: the court may refuse entry to anyone it deems inappropriately dressed — no offensive-slogan T-shirts, halter/tank/spaghetti-strap/sleeveless tops, shorts, hats, sunglasses, bandanas, sagging pants, backpacks, or weapons, plus a judge's catch-all — and no food or drink in the courtroom.
Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 2, signed Dec. 3, 2024)
JP Precinct 2's order adopting the Ellis County Youth Diversion Program for Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 45.306(b): strategies and services are not limited by the program and may be tailored per case by the Judge, City Prosecutor, and Youth Diversion Coordinator after assessment; the program's procedures, components, and applicable law are maintained on file for public inspection.
Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 3, signed Dec. 12, 2024; eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
JP Precinct 3's order adopting the Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct Three Youth Diversion Plan under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 45.306(b): strategies and services are not limited by the plan and may be tailored per case by the Judge, Prosecutor, and Youth Diversion Coordinator after assessment; the plan's procedures, components, and applicable law are maintained on file for public inspection; effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Ellis County JP Precinct 3 court & clerk's office rules (updated July 14, 2026)
The current edition (updated July 14, 2026) of the rules posted for the Ellis County JP Precinct 3 court and clerk's office: in-person appearances only (no Zoom/WebEx), one-sided filings with service copies attached or the filing is rejected, eviction cases must be filed in the proper precinct (the court will not determine it for you), parties bring their own evidence copies for all parties and the judge, exact-change cash, written agency-authorization letters, firearm disclosure to the Constable's Office, enforced dress code, hallway negotiations, no recordings, security searches, written continuance/translator requests at least 3 working days before the court date, autopsy-inquiry limits, and 8 a.m.–4 p.m. weekday hours.
Courtroom Dress Code (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 3)
JP Precinct 3's enforced courtroom dress code (referenced by the precinct's posted court rules, which state the approved dress code "will be enforced"): the court may refuse entry to anyone it deems inappropriately dressed — no offensive-slogan T-shirts, halter/tank/spaghetti-strap/sleeveless tops, shorts, hats, sunglasses, bandanas, sagging pants, backpacks, or weapons, plus a judge's catch-all — and no food or drink in the courtroom.
Order Adopting a Youth Diversion Plan (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 4/1, signed Dec. 13, 2024; eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
JP Precinct 4/1's order adopting the Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4/1 Youth Diversion Plan under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 45.306(b): strategies and services are not limited by the plan and may be tailored per case by the Judge, Prosecutor, and Youth Diversion Coordinator after assessment; the plan's procedures, components, and applicable law are maintained on file for public inspection; effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Request for Time Served — procedures and Defendant's Motion (Ellis Cty. JP Precinct 4)
JP Precinct 4's procedure for discharging Class C fines and costs through jail-time credit: the court considers time served only on a WRITTEN request (mail or in person — no oral requests) after a plea or finding of guilt/no contest, supported by evidence of incarceration such as a book-in/book-out sheet; a granted request does NOT automatically release a driver's-license hold (an Omni fee may be required); if denied, written requests for alternatives such as community service will be considered. The posted packet includes the court's Defendant's Motion for Time Served form, which incorporates a guilty/no-contest plea and jury-trial waiver.
Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1, Justice Court Appeals (Appeal Bond Cover Sheet)
Justice Court Precinct 1, Place 1's posted appeal instructions (Hon. Thomas G. Jones): appeals to the County Court at Law where the amount in controversy exceeds $250, the Rule 506.1 bond regime (21-day deadline; defendant's bond at twice the judgment with approved sureties; plaintiff's $500 bond), the $64 justice-court appeal filing fee with the County Clerk's 21-day fee requirement, and the statement-of-inability alternative with its 7-day contest window.
Dallas County Justice Court, Precinct 1, Place 1, Local Rule — Electronic Filing (dated Jan. 17, 2025; eff. Mar. 1, 2025)
Justice Court Precinct 1, Place 1's local rule mandating electronic filing of all cases effective March 1, 2025 (signed by Judge Thomas G. Jones, Jan. 17, 2025): paper filings are no longer accepted, with pro se litigants and attorneys filing through E-File Texas Self Help or E-File Texas, and in-person submission reserved for cases the e-filing systems will not accept.
Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2, Repair & Remedy fee schedule (eff. Mar. 19, 2019)
Justice Court Precinct 1, Place 2's repair-and-remedy fee schedule (Hon. Valencia Nash, effective Mar. 19, 2019): the $66 filing fee (service extra), $80 per-defendant Dallas County service, subpoena service with cash witness tenders, certified and plain copy rates, the $25 appeal transcript, the $5 abstract of judgment, and in/out-of-county writ-of-execution fees, with one original petition plus a copy per defendant.
Dallas County Justice Court, Precinct 2, Place 2, Requirements for Requesting a Hearing for Unlawful Towing or Booting
Justice Court Precinct 2, Place 2's posted requirements for Occupations Code chapter 2308 unlawful-towing/booting hearings (Hon. KaTina Whitfield): county-of-tow venue, the $54 filing fee plus applicable state costs, the 14-business-day request deadline with its information-provision tolling rule, and the eight statutory request contents.
Dallas County Justice Court, Precinct 3, Place 1, Appeal Policy Explainer (posted Dec. 6, 2023), adopting Hunt v. The Trellis at Lake Highlands, No. CC-22-02457-E (Dallas Cnty. Ct. at Law No. 5, Sept. 19, 2022)
Justice Court Precinct 3, Place 1's standing policy (adopted from the declaratory judgment in Hunt v. The Trellis at Lake Highlands, Dallas County Court at Law No. 5, No. CC-22-02457-E, decided Sept. 19, 2022): no writ of possession issues where an eviction appeal has been perfected by bond or by a statement of inability to afford the appeal bond; non-payment-of-rent appeals are processed like holdover appeals, jurisdiction passes to the County Courts at Law, and the writ issues only where no appeal is perfected.
Dallas County Justice Court, Precinct 3, Place 1, Requirements for Requesting a Towing/Booting Hearing and Justice Court Fees (fees eff. Jan. 1, 2022)
Justice Court Precinct 3, Place 1's posted requirements for Occupations Code chapter 2308 towing/booting hearings: venue in the county of tow (or of the parking facility for boots), the 14-business-day written-request deadline with its statutory tolling rules, the eight required request contents, waiver on late delivery, and the court's fee schedule effective Jan. 1, 2022 ($54 filing, $64 appeal, certified and plain copy rates).
Dallas County Justice Court, Precinct 4, Place 1, Local Rule — Electronic Communications (dated Jan. 13, 2023; eff. May 1, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1069)
Justice Court Precinct 4, Place 1's local rule mandating electronic communications for all cases effective May 1, 2023 (signed Jan. 13, 2023, Judge Michael Jones Jr.): all litigant-court communications via E-File Texas (preferred), email, or fax, every communication carrying a valid email address, with the court's outbound channels identified and litigants responsible for keeping their email current.
Dallas County Justice Court, Precinct 4, Place 1, Local Rule — Electronic Filing (eff. June 1, 2023; modified Mar. 4, 2026) (TOPICs reg. doc 2849; original June 2023 edition reg. doc 1339)
Justice Court Precinct 4, Place 1's local rule mandating e-filing of all cases (original effective June 1, 2023; modified March 4, 2026): paper filings ended May 31, 2023, all filings through E-File Texas or E-File Texas Self-Help with a lobby kiosk for litigants without computer access — and, per the March 2026 modification, appeals in all cases and immediate-possession bonds must be filed in person.
Dallas County, JP Precinct 1 Place 2, Justice Court Appeal Rules (Apr. 2026 ed.), Tex. R. Civ. P. 506.1
The Justice Court Appeal Rules sheet posted by JP Precinct 1 Place 2 (April 2026 edition, captured from the court's own page): the TRCP 506.1 appeal-perfection requirements from justice court to the County Courts at Law — bond amounts and the 21-day window, filing fees, and the inability-to-pay alternative; the composition also carries the court's Repair & Remedy appeal sheet (Rule 509.8): 21-day written notice of appeal, enforcement stayed on timely notice with no bond required, appellant pays county-court costs, the $64 justice-court appeal fee, and the County Clerk's 20-day fee window.
Administrative Order Establishing Procedure for Bail Review under Article 17.029, Code of Criminal Procedure (Kaufman Cty. dist. cts., signed Dec. 17, 2025) (Index-25-485)
The district courts' SB 9 (Art. 17.029 CCP) bail-review procedure, signed Dec. 17, 2025 by Judge Casey Blair as Local Administrative District Judge: in every felony case where the initial bail was set by a magistrate who is not a district judge, a written request (a "Motion for Review of Bail" preferred, no form required) filed with the District Clerk triggers immediate time-stamping, assignment to the district judge who would receive the indicted case (any available district judge if unavailable), and immediate email-and-telephone notice to the reviewing judge with the defendant's name, filing time, the motion, current bail and conditions, and custody status; the clerk logs every request. The reviewing judge must rule "as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day" after the clerk received the request, complying with Art. 17.09 and all bail rules, considering the offense reports, affidavits, criminal history, and any evidence, with a discretionary hearing (video or in person for in-custody defendants). To increase bail or add conditions for an out-of-custody defendant, the judge must first issue a summons to a bail hearing and may issue an arrest warrant only if the defendant fails to appear.
Rules for Assignment of Cases for District and County Clerk (Kaufman Cty., eff. Apr. 5, 2024) (Index-24-458)
The county's case-assignment map, signed by Judge Casey Blair as Administrative District Judge (effective 04/05/2024) and directed to the District and County Clerks: CCL No. 2 (Judge Rich) takes all misdemeanors and DWI felonies for last names L–Z, all contested probate, all mental-health hearings, all property-tax cases, and half the county civil docket; the CCL (Judge Russell) takes misdemeanors and DWI felonies A–K, juvenile, CPS, condemnation, and the other half of county civil; each district court (86th Blair, 422nd Gibbs, 489th Gray) takes one-third of district civil, one-third of family, and one-third of non-DWI felonies split by defendant last name (A–F Blair, G–M Gibbs, N–Z Gray).
Kaufman County Standing Order for Family Law Cases (eff. filings on/after July 18, 2024) (TOPICs reg. doc 2111)
The county-wide family standing order of the Kaufman County District and County Courts at Law (signed July 15, 2024 by all five judges; effective for every divorce and SAPCR filed on or after July 18, 2024; adopted under Family Code §§ 6.501–6.503, 105.001, 105.009): contempt-enforceable (up to $500 and six months' county jail per violation plus fee judgments), it operates as a 14-day TRO after filing and continues as a temporary injunction unless contested; the petitioner must attach it to the Original Petition. It orders the familiar protections: TRO/ex-parte applications require 2-hour advance notice to the other side (with irreparable-harm certificate exceptions); children may not be hidden, moved from Texas, or withdrawn from school absent written agreement or court order; no derogatory comments, litigation talk in a child's hearing, alcohol within 12 hours of possession, illegal drugs, or overnight dating partners during possession (divorces); conduct rules against harassment, mail diversion, account access, and pet interference; property/records/insurance preservation in divorces (including a metadata/native-format preservation clause and a no-social-media-deletion clause); mediation REQUIRED in all contested family cases (≥45 days before trial, rotating-list assignment if not agreed, sanctions up to dismissal or default for non-participation, and no continuance for failure to mediate); bond waived.
Standing Order Regarding Audio/Visual Evidence (Kaufman Cty. dist. and county courts, signed July 1, 2024) (TOPICs reg. doc 2112)
The county-wide media-exhibit order signed by all five Kaufman County district and county-court-at-law judges: audio/video exhibits must be in a format the court of appeals can upload and accept — audio files capped at 100 MB, video at 2 GB, valid extensions MP3, MP4, and WAV (the sponsoring party converts anything else); ONLY the offered segments may be on the tendered media (a 50-call jail DVD must be cut down to the offered calls); and if the 5th Court of Appeals cannot open an exhibit on appeal, the sponsoring party must re-supply it in the acceptable format.
Dallas County, Local Rules of the Civil Courts of Dallas County, approved Sup. Ct. Misc. Docket No. 14-9023 (TOPICs reg. docs 2852 & 908)
Local Rules of the Civil Courts of Dallas County — the Supreme Court-approved combined rulebook (Misc. Docket No. 14-9023, Tex. R. Civ. P. 3a) governing the thirteen Civil District Courts (14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, 162nd, 191st, 192nd, 193rd, and 298th) and County Courts at Law Nos. 1–5, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (registered twice: 01/05/2023 under the County Civil Courts listing, doc 908, and 03/06/2026 with appendixes, doc 2852 — byte-distinct scans, text-identical instrument). Filing, assignment and transfer; motions, conference and proposed-order practice; trial announcements; attorney obligations; County Court at Law modifications.
Local Rules of the Statutory Probate Courts of Dallas County, Texas, approved, Sup. Ct. of Tex. Misc. Docket No. 19-9079 (Aug. 23, 2019)
The Supreme Court-approved Local Rules of the Statutory Probate Courts of Dallas County (Misc. Docket No. 19-9079, Aug. 23, 2019), governing all three statutory probate courts as standing orders enforceable by contempt: random assignment (mental-illness cases to Probate Court No. 3), transfer and consolidation practice, the submission-ruling regime with its 14-day objection window, the 2-hour TRO notice rule, the four verbatim certificate-of-conference forms with the three-attempt/two-business-day conference duty, Rule 91a motion mechanics, brief deadlines, the motion-to-quash deposition stay, self-represented-litigant restrictions, ad litem answer deadlines, vacation letters, remote testimony, the two-disinterested-witness heirship preference, Medicaid muniment statements, personal-representative signature requirements, and temporary-administration accounting.
Orders Referring Certain Matters to Associate Judge for Title IV-D Cases (336th Dist. Ct. & Fannin Cty. Ct. at Law, Jan. 2016) (TOPICs reg. docs 1377 & 1378)
The paired referral orders under which both Fannin courts with Title IV-D jurisdiction route child-support-agency cases to the regional associate judge: any aspect of a case under Family Code Title 5 or Chapter 45 in which the moving party is the Title IV-D agency — including ancillary matters — is referred to the Associate Judge for Title IV-D Cases appointed to serve the First Administrative Judicial Region, with the clerk recording the order in the court's minutes. The 336th's order was signed Jan. 26, 2016 (Judge Blake) and the County Court at Law's parallel order Jan. 20, 2016 (Judge Butler).
Dallas County Probate Court No. 3, Agreed Scheduling Order (template)
Probate Court No. 3's Agreed Scheduling Order template (TRCP 190.4 Level 3), required before pre-trial and trial dates are set: fixed discovery limits (25 interrogatories; 50 deposition hours per side including 12 expert hours), the 7-day post-discovery motion-to-compel waiver, disclosure-only discovery of Rule 194 material, expert designation with written reports, the pretrial exchange list, and mandatory mediation with court-appointment fallback.
Dallas County Probate Court No. 3, Court Procedures, Judicial Preferences & Requirements (rev. Jan. 24, 2025)
Probate Court No. 3's Court Procedures, Judicial Preferences & Requirements (rev. Jan. 24, 2025; posted Mar. 2026): Zoom testimony mechanics with the notarization rule for call-in witnesses, the $600 registry deposit for safe-deposit-box motions, three-signature substitution motions, small-estate-affidavit review flow, the 60-day annual-account deadline with TEC §309.057 sanctions, hard-copy delivery of 15-plus-page audit filings, summary-judgment titling and submission-default, the mediation-before-setting rule for contested matters, the Agreed Scheduling Order gate on trial settings, and pre-hearing exhibit delivery with PII/HIPAA redaction.
Random Assignment of Family Law Cases, Standing Order 2011-1 (Fannin Cty., signed Jan. 3, 2011) (TOPICs reg. doc 1381)
Fannin County's family-law docketing rules (Standing Order 2011-1, signed Jan. 3, 2011): family cases are docketed numerically and randomly assigned by the District Clerk between the 336th District Court and the County Court at Law; juvenile and child-protective cases go to the 336th (as modified by the 2023 juvenile-courts designation); continuing-jurisdiction requests are filed in that court; bills of review go to the rendering court; ancillary and post-judgment collection actions follow the judgment; Rule 174(a) transfer/consolidation motions are filed in the earliest case (with the SAPCR-into-divorce exception); a 180-day refile-after-dismissal transfer rule prevents court-shopping; incoming transfers from other counties are assigned under these rules regardless of the transferring order's specification; severed claims stay in the same court as new cases; ex parte applications go first to the pending court; and ad litem appointees must receive all pleadings within five days of appointment notice.
Dallas County Juvenile Courts (304th & 305th Dist. Cts.), Remote Detention Hearing Procedures, Tex. Fam. Code § 54.012 (OCA submission Sept. 27, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1632)
Remote Detention Hearing Procedures adopted under Texas Family Code § 54.012 by the 304th and 305th District Courts (the Dallas County Juvenile Courts; signed by Presiding Judge Cheryl Lee Shannon; submitted to the Office of Court Administration September 27, 2023), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 10/07/2023): the statutory plan governing juvenile detention hearings conducted as remote proceedings — participation, confrontation-compliant camera requirements, and evidence handling.
Rockwall County Court at Law No. 2 (Juvenile Court), Remote Detention Hearing Procedures (eff. May 1, 2024) (TOPICs reg. doc 1896)
County Court at Law No. 2 (sitting as the juvenile court)'s plan for conducting juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings under Texas Family Code §54.012 (eff. May 1, 2024): the court's discretion to hold remote detention hearings, the parties' cross-examination right, and the unobstructed-view camera requirement (a witness not clearly seen may not testify), consistent with constitutional confrontation requirements.
Rockwall County Courts, Audio/Video/Media in Rockwall County Courthouse (updating the March 9, 2012 Media Coverage Guidelines)
The Rockwall County Courts' audio/video/media order for the courthouse (all district, county-court-at-law, and justice courts; updating the March 9, 2012 media guidelines): cameras and recording equipment barred from any court floor (allowed only in the designated first-floor outside covered area), cell phones may be possessed but not used to record on a court floor, interviews confined to the designated area, strict juror-photography prohibition, and courtroom camera coverage only by the individual judge's approval (never of attorney-client or counsel conferences).
Rockwall County District Courts and County Courts at Law, Standing Order Directing Issuance of Alias Capias Warrant (doc 518), Order Regarding Bond (doc 521), and Order Pursuant to Article 17.027 CCP (doc 523)
Three Rockwall criminal-bail standing orders of the District Courts and County Courts at Law: the Alias Capias order directing the clerks to issue an alias capias when a surety surrenders the accused or the accused is in federal custody; the magistrate bond order on arraignment and bond-setting after a felony arrest; and the Article 17.027 order designating the four Justices of the Peace to set bail on a new felony charged against a person already on felony bail before the district courts.
Rockwall County District and County Courts at Law, Rules of Judicial Administration (doc 514), Administrative Rule of District Courts (May 8, 2020) (doc 517), and Administrative Order (doc 515)
The Rockwall County multi-court Rules of Judicial Administration (TRJA Rule 10) and the district courts' administrative rules: fair caseload distribution among the two district courts (382nd, 439th) and two county courts at law, emergency and vacation coverage, and the §74.093(b) requirements — plus the district courts' administrative rule (May 8, 2020) governing assignment of cases docketed with County Court at Law No. 1, and the Administrative Order on court operations.
Rockwall County District Courts and County Courts at Law, General Orders — Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence for any Court Filing (signed and entered June 22, 2026)
The Rockwall County District Courts and statutory County Courts at Law's general standing order on AI (signed and entered June 22, 2026 by all district and CCL judges): any attorney or self-represented party who used AI in any way to prepare a filed document SHALL disclose that use in a clear, concise sworn factual statement AND certify that every citation to the law or the record has been verified and is accurate, on penalty of the court's discretion (including striking the non-compliant filing); the order supplies a sample penalty-of-perjury certification.
Rockwall County Justice of the Peace Courts, Rules of Judicial Administration (Tex. Gov't Code §27.061) (TOPICs reg. doc 497)
The Rockwall County Justice of the Peace Courts' Rules of Judicial Administration (Gov't Code §27.061): the objective of fair, impartial, and prompt disposition, and the general administration of the four justice courts (precinct filing, docketing, and administration).
Rockwall County District Courts and County Courts at Law, General Orders — Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of the Parties (TOPICs reg. doc 520)
The Rockwall County District Courts and County Courts at Law's family standing order (children, property, and conduct), applying in every divorce and SAPCR to protect the parties and children and preserve property: the standard children provisions (no removal/hiding, no residence or school change, no disparagement), conduct prohibitions (no threats/harassment, no unlawful-action threats, no offensive contact, no mail diversion, no accessing the other's accounts), and divorce property/records preservation (no destroying/transferring/concealing property, no falsifying or altering financial records or ESI/metadata).
Rockwall County Standing Order Regarding Parenting Class (eff. June 7, 2019) (TOPICs reg. doc 519)
The Rockwall County standing order requiring parties to divorce and original SAPCR cases involving children to complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization course complying with the Texas Family Code (effective June 7, 2019, by the 382nd, 439th, and County Court at Law).
Dallas County, Rules Governing the Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings in the Civil Courts of Dallas County, Sup. Ct. Misc. Docket No. 92-0067 (approved Mar. 11, 1992; clerk transmittal Mar. 16, 1992) (TOPICs reg. doc 2855)
The Supreme Court-adopted Rules Governing the Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings in the Civil Courts of Dallas County (Misc. Docket No. 92-0067, signed March 11, 1992, adopted under TRCP 18c at the civil courts’ request): prior-day written media notice with binding-guidelines acknowledgment, objection hearings with written allow/deny/limit orders, prohibited-coverage classes (chambers, closed proceedings, jury selection, privileged conferences, jurors), the one-TV/one-still-camera equipment standard with a three-person crew cap, no-delay and pooling rules, the not-official-record rule, and judicial-order enforcement with access bars.
Dallas County, Rules of Administration for Dallas Criminal District Courts and District Courts Giving Preference to Criminal Cases, Tex. Gov't Code § 74.093 (TOPICs reg. doc 1454)
Rules of Administration adopted under Tex. Gov't Code § 74.093 by the Criminal District Courts and the District Courts giving preference to criminal cases of Dallas County (adopted January 2012; Rule 2.2(13) amended by majority vote June 7, 2018, effective June 14, 2018, signed March 11, 2020), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 06/22/2023): rotating criminal filings, the thirteen transfer rules, State Jail Felony jury-week transfers, hours and the Frank Crowley venue, judicial absences, monthly meetings, the Presiding Criminal District Judge's election, and each court's authority to adopt supplemental rules.
Dallas County, Rules of Decorum for the Courts of Dallas County, App. 2 to the Local Rules (rev. Dec. 7, 2005) (TOPICs reg. doc 2853)
Rules of Decorum for the Courts of Dallas County (Appendix 2 to the Local Rules, rev. 12/7/05), as registered standalone in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 03/06/2026; also embedded in the registered Local Rules book): scope, formal opening and closing, conduct required of all persons attending court, counsel and court-officer conduct including the attire code, and the bailiff's duties. Compliance is acknowledged by entering an appearance under Local Rule 4.07.
Standing Order — Provision of Current Address of Party in Civil Action, Express Authorization of Courts in Fannin County (336th & 6th Dist. Cts., signed Sept. 22, 1997; eff. Sept. 1, 1997) (TOPICs reg. doc 2747)
The district courts' standing directive to the clerk implementing CPRC § 30.015 party-address notices: the § 30.015 notice must be placed on a separate clerk-approved document or card, distinct from the pleadings, maintained by the clerk in a location not subject to public disclosure and never filed in the papers of the cause — while the courts expressly authorize that names and addresses appearing IN pleadings, motions, and filed documents are NOT confidential under § 30.015 and may be disclosed as otherwise allowed by law.
Standing Order for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Ellis County (eff. Jan. 1, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 704)
JP Precinct 1's standing order: the court is open to the public during regular business hours; a person who feels symptomatic or ill is required to wear a face mask (the court provides one); all proceedings are IN PERSON ONLY — the court no longer holds videoconference, teleconference, or other electronic proceedings; one written continuance request with good cause shown will still be granted, but it must be made at least 48 hours before the hearing.
Standing Order for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 in Ellis County (eff. Jan. 1, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 568)
JP Precinct 2's standing order: the court is open to the public during regular business hours; a person who feels symptomatic or ill is required to wear a face mask (the court provides one); all proceedings are IN PERSON ONLY — no videoconference, teleconference, or other electronic proceedings; one written continuance request with good cause shown will still be granted, with the order's own timing phrase "must be done within 48 hours of court hearing."
Standing Order Regarding Family Stabilization Course Requirement — 2010 (Fannin Cty., eff. Jan. 1, 2011) (TOPICs reg. doc 1383)
The family-seminar mandate of the courts with family jurisdiction: all SAPCR parties must complete a court-approved seminar on the issues confronting children in divorce, custody, and support litigation — within 60 days of the petition/motion filing or notice (whichever first), or before any temporary-orders hearing — filing the original completion certificate with the district clerk; attorneys must facilitate client compliance; failure exposes a party to contempt, stricken pleadings, or TRCP 215 sanctions; good-cause waivers allowed; parties with a certificate from the prior two years are exempt.
Standing Order Regarding Juvenile Cases #10-2023 (Fannin Cty., signed Oct. 18, 2023) (TOPICs reg. doc 1657)
The three-court juvenile-structure order signed by all three Fannin County judges: to increase court time for juvenile administration, the County Court at Law and the County Court are designated juvenile courts alongside the 336th District Court; the CCL hears juvenile detention hearings, release/probation-condition compliance, adjudication hearings, pretrial and jury-trial hearings and related matters; the County Judge serves as back-up to the District Court and CCL; and the District Court retains counsel appointments, the Juvenile Appointment Wheel, and fee-voucher payment, with concurrent participation preserved — effective immediately.
Standing Order Regarding Restriction of Online Publication of Sensitive Data (336th Dist. Ct. & Fannin Cty. Ct. at Law, eff. Jan. 1, 2026) (TOPICs reg. doc 2770)
The current-bench joint order on TRCP 21c sensitive data: filings must have sensitive data redacted (with 21c(e) resubmission when violated); six recognized at-risk document classes — custody evaluations, psychological evaluations, drug-test results, full DFPS case records, mental-health records, and medical records — may be restricted by the District Clerk from internet posting without further order (though not sealed absent a sealing order); and a document that must contain unredacted sensitive data is marked "NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA," which the clerk may likewise restrict from online posting. Effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Standing Order Regarding Sealing of Birth Certificates in Compliance with Texas Family Code Section 102.008(c-1) (336th Dist. Ct. & Fannin Cty. Ct. at Law, eff. Jan. 1, 2026) (TOPICs reg. doc 2769)
The current-bench joint standing order implementing Family Code § 102.008(c-1) in Fannin County: in any Family Code suit where § 102.008(c-1) compliance is required, the District Clerk seals all birth certificates and alternate proofs of the identity of the child's parents. Effective Jan. 1, 2026; signed by Presiding Judges Christina Tillett (336th) and Charles Butler (CCL).
Dallas County, The Texas Lawyer's Creed, App. 3 to the Local Rules for the Courts of Dallas County (TOPICs reg. doc 2854)
The Texas Lawyer's Creed — A Mandate for Professionalism (the statewide creed promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals, Nov. 7, 1989), registered as Appendix 3 to the Local Rules for the Courts of Dallas County in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 03/06/2026). Its local force in Dallas County: every appearance in the civil courts acknowledges familiarity with the Creed under Local Rule 4.07, and the County Criminal Court Local Rules incorporate the disciplinary framework by reference.