Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Michael S. Williams: Filing

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026E-FilingThirteenth Judicial Circuit, procedures published by Michael S. Williams (Circuit Civil & Unified Family, Division P; Probate, Division O; Protective Injunction, Division Q) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14

Summary

5 verbatim courtroom requirements from Michael S. Williams's published procedures (filing).

Applies to

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit — Michael S. Williams's courtroom only. Procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

Every Order that is uploaded to e-portal as a result of a hearing MUST include the date of the hearing in the opening paragraph of the Order and SHOULD NOT be uploaded more than 2 days before the hearing.

Official source: 13th Circuit — Printable Directory by Division (PDF)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 14, 2026benchpath-judge-procedures-2026-09-14

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-14 (supplement pass, text-layer reflow) from the document(s) the judge's own official page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Williams) links: https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/Forms/pdfs/judges/ProceduresDivO_Williams.pdf (sha256 9d5c53258843, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/Forms/pdfs/judges/ProceduresDivP_Williams.pdf (sha256 a36186b8e303, pdf, 2 pages); https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/Forms/pdfs/judges/ProceduresDivQ_Williams.pdf (sha256 856e22b0c8ee, pdf, 1 pages). Whole sentences with mandatory language, verbatim, whitespace normalised only; scan-damage signals reject a sentence outright; grouped by topic as the 2026-08-02 judge-profile lane. Custody: BenchPath's private custody store.

Change history

July 8, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Circuit — Printable Directory by Division (PDF). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 5, 202613th Circuit full bench ingested from the official by-division directory PDF (69 judicial officers, 4 courthouses).

139th District Court (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law and civil documents from October 21, 2013 (signed October 18, 2013)

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County 139th district court regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County · Judge Sergio Valdez

County Court at Law No. 7 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law documents (District Clerk) and civil documents (County Clerk) from October 21, 2013

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 7 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County

County Court at Law No. 8 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for family-law and civil documents from December 2, 2013; valid e-mail addresses on all submitted orders

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged. Orders submitted for signature must carry the e-mail addresses of all parties to be notified and counsel must keep their electronic mailboxes able to receive the clerks' transmissions.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 8 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingSeminole County

Eighteenth Cir. — 09-19-s

3 verbatim mandatory provisions from 09-19-s.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 09-19-s — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

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