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The 394th Judicial District Court's standing order on public access to electronic (remote) court proceedings: electronic proceedings follow the court's Virtual Hearing Protocols; only participants are admitted absent prior permission; the public may observe in the district courtroom or on the court's YouTube live-streaming channel, with recording by anyone other than the court prohibited on pain of contempt; and the court may record proceedings for its own non-public use. Effective February 7, 2023.
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394th Judicial District Court The Honorable Roy Ferguson Judge Presiding STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC PROCEEDINGS WHEREAS the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure authorize Texas courts to allow or require anyone-including but not limited to the court, a party, attorney, witness, or court reporter, but not including a juror-involved in a court proceeding governed by those Rules to participate electronically or remotely, such as by teleconference, videoconference, or other electronic means, except where otherwise prohibited by law; WHEREAS a court may permit participants to appear electronically in criminal court proceedings as provided by law; WHEREAS unless a court has determined that it must close a court proceeding as provided by law, Texas courts must provide the public the opportunity to observe court proceedings, and must provide reasonable notice to the public of how to observe these proceedings; and system; WHEREAS the 394th District Court is committed to ensuring transparency of the justice THEREFORE, the following is a STANDING ORDER of this Court: IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: 1. Electronic court proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to this Court's Virtual Hearing Protocols. 2. Only participants in a court proceeding shall be admitted to the virtual courtroom except by express prior permission of the Court, which may be revoked at any time. 3. The public may view electronic court proceedings either in the district courtroom in the county courthouse of venue, or on the Court's YouTube Live-Streaming Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/394thDistrictCourtTX/live, or both, at the Court's discretion. The Court is not required to utilize one option over the other and cannot be compelled to do so. Recording, capture, or download of these electronic proceedings by anyone other than the Court is prohibited, and may subject the violator to a finding of contempt and a sentence ofup to $500 and 180 days injail. 4. The Court may in its discretion record video and audio of its electronic court proceedings. Video and audio recordings of electronic court proceedings are not public information and do not form a part of the official record or transcript of the case. Official transcripts of court proceedings may be obtained by contacting Verbatim Reporting & Transcription, LLC, at (281) 724-8600 or kimberly@verbatimrt.com. This Standing Order replaces this Court's Standing Order of August 16, 2022, and is effective immediately and remains in effect until rescinded or replaced by this Court. This Standing Order is subject to modification or amendment by the undersigned at any time. This Standing Order shall be posted on the Court's website at www.Texas394th.com, and the District Clerk of each county within the 394th Judicial District is directed to file this Order in the administrative orders of the Court and post a file-marked copy of this Order as a Public Notice at the County Courthouse. Signed the 7th day of February, 2023. __________________________________ [signature] Roy B. Ferguson Judge, 394th Judicial District [File stamp: filed in the District Court, Brewster County, Texas.] District Clerk, Presidio County]
394th Judicial District Court The Honorable Roy Ferguson Judge Presiding STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC PROCEEDINGS WHEREAS the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure authorize Texas courts to allow or require anyone-including but not limited to the court, a party, attorney, witness, or court reporter, but not including a juror-involved in a court proceeding governed by those Rules to participate electronically or remotely, such as by teleconference, videoconference, or other elect
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-12 (AJR-6 Sixth Region build) from BenchPath custody registered/1509.pdf (application/pdf, 1355998 bytes, sha256 38125a1996438a4a5a0cb5fe32d4b66566bea4105c58e78c9aceac440bdfa4be; 2 pages) — the TOPICs-registered document. The 394th public-access order as filed in Brewster County — the same instrument published for Presidio (TOPICs 1504) and Hudspeth (1502), verified against the rendered Brewster file. The 394th is multi-county; not joined to a single court or judge.
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.