Cameron County Probate Court No. 1 (Judge Sheila Garcia Bence) — court policy regarding pro se applicants in probate, heirship and guardianship matters

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Divisional InstructionsCourt policy posted by Judge Sheila Garcia Bence, Cameron County (974 E. Harrison Street, Brownsville), on the county's Probate Courts page; captured 2026-09-10.

Summary

The court's posted policy that applicants for letters testamentary, letters of administration, determinations of heirship and guardianships must be represented by a licensed attorney, with the muniment-of-title exception explained.

Applies to

Applies to matters in Cameron County Probate Court No. 1 (the posted document is headed "County Court at Law No. 4", the court's former designation before it became the statutory probate court; Judge Sheila Garcia Bence presides). Posted on the county's Probate Courts page.

Source of truth

Cameron County 974 E. Harrison Street Brownsville, TX 78520 (956) 574-8116 COURT POLICY REGARDING PRO SE APPLICANTS Under Texas law, individuals applying for letters testamentary letters of administration, determinations of heirship, and guardianships of the person or estate must be represented by a licensed attorney. This rule follows from the requirement that only a licensed attorney may represe

Official source: Cameron County Courts — www.cameroncountytx.gov (county website; District Courts, County Courts at Law, Probate Court and Magistrate Court pages)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 10, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 10, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr5-cameron-ownsite-2026-09-10

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-10 from the county-site PDF in BenchPath custody (native text layer published as extracted after whitespace normalization). Joined to Judge Sheila Garcia Bence (the issuing and current judge).

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