A defendant or attorney who appears at the clerk's window before pending-warrant status gets a court setting without an appearance bond unless there was a prior bond default; a defendant who misses a properly noticed setting must post an appearance bond (cash after a judgment nisi) to be reset. Motions for continuance must be written and filed three calendar days before the setting; one timely, noticed continuance is available without the other side's agreement or a bond, window requests must carry a proposed order, and further continuances need the court's approval.
Applies to cases before the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Aransas County (Judge Vada "Diane" Dupnik). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Aransas County TX — Judicial Standing Order No. 2 – Docket Settings and Continuances (Revised January 05, 2023). DOCKET SETTINGS. IT IS ORDERED that a defendant, or his attorney, who appears at the Court Clerk's Window anytime prior to "Pending Warrant Status," may obtain a court setting without the requirement of posting an appearance bond if there has not been a pri
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody file (one text-layer page read in full). Single current signer — Justice of the Peace Vada Dupnik, who signs the order as Diane Dupnik (the OCA roster carries Vada Dupnik) — so the rule is judge-joined. The order is dated January 9, 2023 although the revision line reads January 5, 2023; transcribed as registered.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
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