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Attorneys on the district courts' CPS appointment list for Bee County must complete at least three hours of CLE annually on representing a child or a parent in a Child Protective Services case (six hours to represent both), send proof of hours and the signed annual re-certification form to the District Judges' office before December 20 to remain on the list, and attach CLE proof complying with Family Code §§ 107.004(c) and 107.0131(c); recertification for the courts' other four counties is handled by those counties' county courts at law.
Applies to attorneys accepting appointments as ad litems for children and parents in CPS cases before the 36th, 156th and 343rd District Courts in Bee County (districtjudges@gmail.com). Issued by the three district judges; no single judge join. Not registered on TOPICs; posted on the 36th, 156th and 343rd District Courts' own website (www.36-156-343districtcourts.org, served on the CIRA platform under www.co.zapata.tx.us/page/districtcourt.*, from which BenchPath's custody copy was fetched). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
June 4, 2026. To: Counsel accepting Appointments as Ad Litems for Children AND/OR Parents in CPS cases in Bee County. From: 36th, 156th, and 343rd District Judges (letterhead: Starr Boldrick Bauer, District Judge, 36th Judicial District; Boyd W. Bauer, District Judge, 156th Judicial District; Janna K. Whatley, District Judge, 343rd Judicial District — District Judge's Office, P.O. Box 700, Sinton, Texas 78387-0700, (361) 364-9310, districtjudges@gmail.com). Re: Annual Recertification Ad Litem for Children and/or Parents in CPS cases in Bee County. Section 107.004 of the Family Code requires that an attorney who is on the CPS appointment list maintained by the court to complete annually at least three hours of CLE relating to the representation of a child and or parent in a Child Protective Service Case. If you wish to represent both children and parents it is a total of 6 hours of CLE. To remain on the list please send proof of hours to our office prior to December 20th. The three District Judges want to thank each of you for representation of these very special children and or their parents in the past and hope that you will continue to serve in this vital role. For recertification in our 4 other counties, please contact the County Court at Laws in those counties. Attached is the re-certification form that we ask you to sign and attach a copy of the CLE hours that comply with Section 107.004 (c) and Section 107.0131 (c), a copy of this letter and the re-certification form can also be found on our website. Please mail or email the above listed documents to our office. Email address for recertification purposes: districtjudges@gmail.com. Court's Website: www.36-156-343districtcourts.org. Forms for payment are available on our website. Enclosure. ENCLOSURE — ANNUAL RE-CERTIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT IN CPS CASES BEE COUNTY. I, ____, hereby state that I have completed three (3) hours in each area that I wish reappointment within this past year of CLE relating to representation of a child AND/OR parent in a proceeding under Subtitle E (Child Protection Services) as set out in Sect. 107.004 (b-1) and (c) and Section 107.0131 (c) of the Texas Family Code. Attached is a copy of my CLE hours. Signed this the ____ day of ____, 20__. Name; Bar No.; Address; Do you accept emails? Yes/No; Email address; Phone Number; Fax Number. I will accept appointments from the following counties this next year: FOR CHILDREN: ____ FOR PARENTS: ____ APPEALS: ____.
June 4, 2026. To: Counsel accepting Appointments as Ad Litems for Children AND/OR Parents in CPS cases in Bee County. From: 36th, 156th, and 343rd District Judges (letterhead: Starr Boldrick Bauer, District Judge, 36th Judicial District; Boyd W. Bauer, District Judge, 156th Judicial District; Janna K. Whatley, District Judge, 343rd Judicial District — District Judge's Office, P.O. Box 700, Sinton,
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (two image-only pages read through the vision lane and transcribed; posted twice, identical sha256). Bee County only, by the memorandum's own terms.
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