461st District Court — General Guidelines

High confidence· verified August 24, 2026Local Rules461st Dist. Court General Guidelines (posted, court page)

Summary

Judge Patrick Bulanek's court guidelines: email-only coordinator contact, e-filing with pre-confirmed hearing dates, Zoom prohibited without prior approval, the weekly docket architecture (weeks 1-3 non-jury family; fourth week criminal jury; second week of even months family jury), Associate Judge Donnell's ancillary dockets, affidavit-by-submission prove-ups, entry-docket mechanics, two-hour Temporary Orders limits, custody evaluation OR amicus, courtesy-copy list, and final-trial requirements.

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Texas > Brazoria County > 461st District Court

Source of truth

Official source: Brazoria County District Courts — brazoriacountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 24, 2026benchpath-ajr11-p8-2026-08-24

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