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Hearings under Article 47.01a (property disposition) and Article 51.13 (extradition) of the Code of Criminal Procedure are referred to Felony Pre-Indictment Courts 1 and 2 and/or the Criminal Law Magistrate Court as "necessary and proper" matters under Government Code §§ 54A.006(a)(11) and 54.906(a)(8); an associate judge's action becomes a decree of the assigned district court unless superseded within 30 days (§ 54A.013), and the magistrate's action is adopted unless superseded by the end of the term (§ 54.912); each referral continues until a district judge orders otherwise.
Applies to Chapter 47 property-disposition hearings and Article 51.13 extradition hearings in cases of the 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 290th, 379th, 399th and 437th District Courts of Bexar County, heard by the Felony Pre-Indictment Court associate judges (Judges Miguel Najera and Woodrow Halstead on the OCA roster) and the Criminal Law Magistrate. Ten judges signed; no judge join. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 73782. STATE OF TEXAS AND COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE DISTRICT COURT GIVING PREFERENCE TO CRIMINAL MATTERS, 144TH, 175TH, 186TH, 187TH, 226TH, 227TH, 290TH, 379TH, 399TH, and 437TH, OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. STANDING ORDER OF REFERRAL TO THE BEXAR COUNTY FELONY PRE-INDICTMENT COURT ASSOCIATE JUDGES AND THE BEXAR COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE REGARDING CHAPTER 47 PROPERTY DISPOSITION HEARINGS AND ARTICLE 51.13 EXTRADITION HEARINGS THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES OF BEXAR COUNTY HEREBY ISSUE THIS STANDING COURT ORDER OF REFERRAL AS FOLLOWS: 1. The following matters are referred to the Felony Pre-Indictment Courts 1 and 2, and/or to the Bexar County Criminal Law Magistrate Court: a. Hearings conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Article 47.01a of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure ("Property Disposition Hearings"); and b. Hearings conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Article 51.13 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure ("Extradition Hearings"). 2. The Criminal District Court Judges of Bexar County consider the hearings listed above in Paragraph 1 to be "necessary and proper" for referral to the Associate Judges under Government Code Section 54A.006(a)(11). 3. The Criminal District Court Judges of Bexar County consider the hearings listed above in Paragraph 1 to be "necessary and proper" for referral to the Bexar County Criminal Law Magistrate under Government Code Section 54.906(a)(8). 4. Consistent with and in accordance with Government Code Section 54A.013, if the action taken by the Associate Judge related to a Property Disposition Hearing or Extradition Hearing is not superseded by an order entered by a District Court Judge within thirty (30) days of such action taken, the Associate Judge's ruling will become a decree of the District Court to which the case is ultimately assigned. 5. Consistent with and in accordance with Government Code Section 54.912, if the action taken by the Criminal Law Magistrate related to a Property Disposition Hearing or Extradition Hearing is not superseded by an order entered by a District Court Judge by the conclusion of the term during which the services of the Magistrate are used, the Criminal Law Magistrate's ruling will be approved by, be adopted by, and become a decree of, the District Court to which the case is ultimately assigned. 6. This Standing Order is issued pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 54A.006, 54A.007, 54.906, and 54.907, and in accordance with Rule 10 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration. 7. Each referral encompassed by and authorized by this Standing Order shall remain in effect until any subsequent orders directing otherwise are issued by one or more of the District Court Judges. SIGNED and ORDERED on 07/08/2026. Michael Mery, Judge, 144th Judicial District Court; Catherine Torres-Stahl, Judge, 175th Judicial District Court; Kristina Escalona, Judge, 186th Judicial District Court; Stephanie Boyd, Judge, 187th Judicial District Court; Benjamin Robertson, Judge, 226th Judicial District Court; Christine Del Prado, Judge, 227th Judicial District Court; Jennifer Peña, Judge, 290th Judicial District Court; Ron Rangel, Judge, 379th Judicial District Court; Frank Castro, Judge, 399th Judicial District Court; Joel Perez, Judge, 437th Judicial District Court. [Electronic signatures dated June 26 – July 8, 2026; certified copy of the District Clerk July 8, 2026; case number 73782.]
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 73782. STATE OF TEXAS AND COUNTY OF BEXAR — IN THE DISTRICT COURT GIVING PREFERENCE TO CRIMINAL MATTERS, 144TH, 175TH, 186TH, 187TH, 226TH, 227TH, 290TH, 379TH, 399TH, and 437TH, OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. STANDING ORDER OF REFERRAL TO THE BEXAR COUNTY FELONY PRE-INDICTMENT COURT ASSOCIATE JUDGES AND THE BEXAR COUNTY CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATE REGARDING CHAPTER 47 PROPERTY DISPOSITION
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (four image-only pages read through the vision lane; page 4 is the clerk's certificate). The signers match the OCA roster's ten criminal district judges exactly.
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.