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Cases filed in the 225th stay there through disposition; counsel must confer (at least three legitimate attempts on non-emergency issues) before requesting a hearing; total time announcements; a docket control order within 45 days of the petition with trial within 18/12/6 months (civil jury/nonjury/family), amended agreed DCOs signable without a hearing if within those limits; hearings requested by e-mail to 225settings@bexar.org (under three hours: confirmed once all counsel reply; three hours or more: a brief Zoom or in-person conference, then confirmation the Thursday of the week before or the setting may be dropped); jury and multi-day bench trials set from the court's website with a docket call about three weeks out; motions for summary judgment set for submission 45 days from filing, hearing requests within 10 days; orders by submission with e-filing comments (staff-attorney review for substituted service, defaults and no-record relief); a DWOP docket the fourth Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.; emergency relief presented by calling (210) 335-2233 with notice to the other side; page numbers and complete signature blocks; the artificial-intelligence certification on all pleadings; ADA accommodations through Civil District Court Administration at (210) 335-2300.
Applies to cases in the 225th District Court of Bexar County, which does not participate in the Presiding Court and Monitoring Court dockets; the county-wide standing orders, the Rule 4.P family-law policies and Rules 1, 10, 11 and 12 of the Civil District Courts Local Rules still apply. Court-joined only: the section is unsigned and names no judge. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
225th DISTRICT COURT LOCAL RULES AND PROCEDURES https://www.bexar.org/3628/225th-Civil-District-Court All cases filed in the 225th District Court will remain in the Court through final disposition unless there is an official transfer of the case to another Court. REQUIREMENT TO CONFER Attorneys and Self-represented litigants are required to confer in advance of requesting a hearing regarding the subject of the hearing AND available dates and times for the hearing. The requirement to confer will be enforced. If a case involves the Attorney General’s Office, attorneys/self-represented litigants must confer with a representative from that office regarding the subject of the suit as well as their availability. TIME ANNOUNCEMENTS Providing accurate time announcements is necessary to ensure that the daily dockets run efficiently. Attorneys/self-represented litigants are to provide a total time announcement that includes time for the hearing, reading time if needed, and time to confer in chambers prior to the hearing if so desired. Parties will be given a date and specific start time. Parties should be ready to begin at their assigned time. If parties under announce by any significant amount of time they will be asked to step aside to allow for the next case to be heard. Parties will conclude their hearing at the end of the day if time permits or they may elect to schedule additional time at a later date. DOCKET CONTROL ORDERS Effective July 1, 2026, all contested cases shall have a docket control order on file within 45 days of the filing of the petition. Civil jury cases will be required to be set for trial within 18 months, civil, non-jury in 12 months, and family law cases in 6 months. There are specific deadlines that are to be incorporated into all docket control orders such as deadlines to mediate and have dispositive motions heard. See the 225th website for sample docket control orders. Amended Agreed Docket Control Orders may be submitted for signature without a hearing if the extended trial date remains within the trial completion dates listed in the paragraph above (18 months, 12 months, or 6 months). Any requests for an amended docket control order that extends the trial date further than the suggested completion dates listed above will require a hearing. SETTING A HEARING WITH A TIME ANNOUNCEMENT OF LESS THAN 3 HOURS Confer with opposing counsel/self-represented litigant regarding the dispute BEFORE requesting a hearing. A minimum of three legitimate attempts to confer must be made on non-emergency issues. 1. If a hearing is needed send a request to 225settings@bexar.org that includes all counsel/self-represented litigants. The email should include an estimated time announcement (including reading time if necessary) and provide a preferred time window for the hearing i.e. “Counsel are available May 1st or May 9th in the afternoon or morning, setting 45 days out”, etc. 2. Once all counsel/self-represented litigants have replied to the email providing available dates the hearing will be confirmed. 3. If the hearing is no longer needed or the time announcement is altered significantly, please contact the Court. SETTING A HEARING WITH A TIME ANNOUNCEMENT OF 3 HOURS OR MORE Confer with opposing counsel/self-represented litigant regarding the dispute BEFORE requesting a hearing. A minimum of three legitimate attempts to confer must be made on non-emergency issues. 1. If a hearing is needed send a request to 225settings@bexar.org that includes all counsel/self-represented litigants. The email should include an estimated time announcement (including reading time if necessary) and provide a preferred time window for the hearing i.e. “Counsel are available May 1st or May 9th in the afternoon or morning, setting 45 days out”, etc. 2. Once the request is received, all counsel/self-represented litigants will be given a time to approach the Court to briefly discuss the contested issues, witnesses to be called to testify, and the requested time announcement. This will be a brief conference which can be done via Zoom or in person. 3. Once provided a hearing date, the hearing MUST be confirmed the Thursday of the week prior to the hearing date. If you do not confirm the Thursday prior to your hearing, the setting may be dropped. 4. If the hearing is no longer needed or the time announcement is altered significantly, please contact the Court. JURY TRIALS/BENCH TRIALS EXCEEDING 2 DAYS For an initial agreed trial setting, attorneys/self-represented litigants are to look at the Court’s website for available trial dates that will comply with the final trial scheduling guidelines provided in the Docket Control Section listed above. If there is no agreement or there is a need to set the trial past the deadlines listed above, then a Motion to Set should be filed and a hearing will be scheduled. A docket call will be held approximately three weeks prior to jury trial and multi-day bench trial dates (see court website for dates). The conference will be limited to providing the trial announcement, time requested, whether an interpreter is needed, whether the case has been mediated, and if there are any out-of-town parties or witnesses. See the 225th District Court website https://www.bexar.org/3628/225th-Civil-District-Court MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT Attorneys/self-represented litigants are to email the Court Clerk when a motion for summary judgment has been filed. Summary Judgment motions will be set for submission 45 days from date of filing. If a party would like to request a hearing on the motion they are to submit a request to 225settings@bexar.org within 10 days of the filing of the motion. ORDERS BY SUBMISSION Agreed orders should be efiled with a filing comment directing that the proposed order be forwarded to the Court. Orders for substituted service, default judgments, and motions requesting relief in which no record is requested should be efiled with a filing comment directing the proposed order be forwarded to the staff attorneys’ office for review. Orders will be reviewed and forwarded to the Court for signature. Signed orders will be processed by the District Clerk’s office and courtesy copies will be provided to all attorneys/self-represented litigants. DISMISSAL DOCKET Cases set for dismissal for want of prosecution will be set the fourth Tuesday of the month at 8:30 am as needed. If no one appears at the docket to request that the case be retained it will be dismissed. REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF Once a request for emergency relief has been filed in the 225th District Court call the court at (210)335-2233 to arrange a time to present the request. If there is opposing counsel or a self-represented litigant on the other side, you must provide them notice of your intent to approach and at what time you have been assigned to appear unless doing so would cause irreparable harm or injury. FORMAT OF MOTIONS, ORDERS, BRIEFS, ETC. Motions, orders, briefs, etc. should include page numbers and complete signature blocks on all orders. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CERTIFICATION All pleadings shall include a certificate signed by the attorney or self-represented litigants attesting that all drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analyses produced by generative artificial intelligence will before submission, verified by an attorney licensed in Texas or self-represented litigant as legally accurate and that the attorney of record or self-represented litigant understands and acknowledges that they are responsible for their failure to comply with this order. ADA ACCOMODATIONS Requests for ADA accommodations should be made in advance of any scheduled hearing to the Civil District Court Administration at (210)335-2300.
225th DISTRICT COURT LOCAL RULES AND PROCEDURES https://www.bexar.org/3628/225th-Civil-District-Court All cases filed in the 225th District Court will remain in the Court through final disposition unless there is an official transfer of the case to another Court. REQUIREMENT TO CONFER Attorneys and Self-represented litigants are required to confer in advance of requesting a hearing regarding the s
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (native text layer, pages 26–29 read in full). Bundle member of the Civil District Courts Local Rules, published as the 225th's court-specific procedures. No judge join: the section carries no signature and no judge's name (the OCA roster seats Judge Christine Vasquez Hortick in the 225th).
1 verbatim courtroom requirement published by Judge Michael Brown.
Section CA 03 / CA 35 (Judge Gina Beovides, 11th Cir. Circuit Civil): Foreclosure Motion Calendar: Monday 10:30 AM · Transfer Calendar: Wednesday (archived 9:00 AM; July 2026 read 9:30 AM — confirm current time)