380th District Court — Court Policies for Criminal Cases (Hon. Benjamin N. Smith)

High confidence· verified August 28, 2026Judge Preferences380th Judicial District Court, Court Policies for Criminal Cases (Hon. Benjamin N. Smith)

Summary

The 380th District Court's criminal-case policies (Hon. Benjamin N. Smith): the setting-contact chain and 9:00 a.m./1:30 p.m. hearing times (jury weeks Thursday/Friday, three days' notice to the State for writ or bond hearings), the Art. 17.151 90-day-detention writ procedure, proposed-order filing options, the two-announcement-settings-then-disposition rule (with two additional bond-case settings by agreement, 30-day intervals), mandatory personal appearance with bailiff check-in, and the bond-forfeiture times (noon for morning settings, 3:00 p.m. for afternoon).

Applies to

Texas > Collin County > 380th District Court (Hon. Benjamin N. Smith) — criminal-case practice; refer also to the district courts' Standing Discovery Order for Criminal Cases and the Local Rules

Source of truth

Official source: Collin County District Courts — collincountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 28, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr1-collin-2026-08-28

Reviewer note: Own-site instrument composed verbatim (text layer; custody sha in the crawl ledger); own-site-only; undated on face — no effective date claimed; the bench (Benjamin N. Smith) matches the OCA roster; staff contacts preserved in the source.

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