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Courtroom attire and conduct rules for every proceeding of the Precinct 1 justice court: no shorts, tank tops, offensive clothing, dirty or immodest dress or hats (medical and religious exceptions), business attire for attorneys; self-represented litigants must be prepared because the court cannot assist them; be on time (the courtroom opens 15 minutes before docket call), address the court as Judge or Your Honor, no first names, reading, talking over others, offensive language, wandering, approaching the bench or clerk without permission, food, drink or phone use; rise for the judge. Violations may be punished as contempt by a $100 fine or up to three days in jail.
Applies to every proceeding of the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Aransas County (Judge Vada "Diane" Dupnik), civil and criminal. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Aransas County, TX — Judicial Standing Order No. 23 - Rules of Attire and Conduct (Revised January 6, 2023). The following general rules of attire and conduct shall apply to all proceedings when the Justice of the Peace Court is in session: ATTIRE. The following attire is unacceptable for appearances in court: 1. Shorts and cut-offs; 2. Muscle shirts or tank-tops, clo
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody file (two text-layer pages read in full). Single current signer (Justice of the Peace Vada Dupnik, signing as Diane Dupnik) — judge-joined. Item 6 of the conduct list ends mid-sentence in the instrument ("The proceedings are being recorded and") and the penalty clause reads "or up to 3 days in jail of both"; 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 Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.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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