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The district judges' Notice of Administrative Transfer Policy (Gov't Code §§24.003 and 74.094): conflict-based cases are administratively transferred and randomly reassigned by the local administrative district judge (or assigned by the district clerk on filing) away from the court with the conflict — covering specified law firms appearing as lead counsel or counsel of record, the District Attorney's office (away from the 429th), USAF-Reserve-unit parties tied to the 366th's presiding judge, and family-relationship counsel conflicts.
Texas > Collin County > the district courts — the published conflict-transfer policy referenced by the Local Rules of Administration §3.1; it routes conflicted matters away from the affected court and randomly reassigns them (the specific firm/party/judge conflicts are the policy's own current list, subject to update by the district judges)
[Running header: Docusign Envelope ID: E01CFCD6-E4E5-43B5-8334-2C7D1D7C0C91] [Letterhead: seal of the State of Texas; 199th Judicial District Court, Judge Angela Tucker; 219th Judicial District Court, Judge Jennifer Edgeworth; 296th Judicial District Court, Judge John Roach, Jr.; 366th Judicial District Court, Judge Tom Nowak; 380th Judicial District Court, Judge Benjamin N. Smith; 401st Judicial District Court, Judge Kimberly M. Laseter; 416th Judicial District Court, Judge Andrea Thompson; 417th Judicial District Court, Judge Cynthia Wheless; 429th Judicial District Court, Judge Jill Renfro Willis; 468th Judicial District Court, Judge Lindsey Wynne; 469th Judicial District Court, Judge Piper McCraw; 470th Judicial District Court, Judge Brook Fulks; 471st Judicial District Court, Judge Bryan Gantt; 493rd Judicial District Court, Judge Christine A. Nowak; 494th Judicial District Court, Judge Kathryn L. Pruitt] NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFER POLICY FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS OF COLLIN COUNTY For the efficient operation of the Collin County district courts, the promotion of public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, and the effective administration of justice, it is the consensus of the district judges to make the following policy regarding local administrative transfers, pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 24.003 and 74.094. The following cases will be administratively transferred and randomly reassigned by the local administrative district judge, or assigned accordingly by the district clerk upon filing: [Table: Court | Cases] 296th District Court | Cases where an attorney from the McCathern PLLC law firm appears as lead counsel; Cases where an attorney from the Albin Oldner PLLC law firm appears as lead counsel; 366th District Court | Cases where any party is assigned to the 301st Fighter Wing, USAF Reserves, or any other USAF Reserve Unit to which the Presiding Judge is assigned; 429th District Court | Cases in which an appearance is made by the Collin County District Attorney's office; 468th District Court | Cases is which Thomas Wynne or Michael C. Wynne appear as counsel of record; 469th District Court | Cases where an attorney from the McCraw Law Group or McCraw Gantt, PLLC law firm appears as counsel of record; Cases in which Katherine McCraw appears as counsel of record; Cases where an attorney who rents office space from Mark McCraw appears as counsel of record; 471st District Court | Cases where an attorney from the McCraw Law Group or McCraw Gantt, PLLC law firm appears as counsel of record; Cases in which Katherine McCraw appears as counsel of record; 494th District Court | Cases where an attorney from Mohr Law Group, PLLC law firm appears as lead counsel. APPROVED FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS OF COLLIN COUNTY AND SIGNED ON MARCH 5, 2025. [signature] Judge Angela Tucker, 199th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Jennifer Edgeworth, 219th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge John Roach, Jr., 296th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Tom Nowak, 366th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Benjamin N. Smith, 380th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Kimberly M. Laseter, 401st Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Andrea Thompson, 416th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Cynthia Wheless, 417th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Jill Renfro Willis, 429th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Lindsey Wynne, 468th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Piper McCraw, 469th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Brook Fulks, 470th Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Bryan Gantt, 471st Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Christine A. Nowak, 493rd Judicial District Court [signature] Judge Kathryn L. Pruitt, 494th Judicial District Court [Running footer: Page 2 of 2]
[Running header: Docusign Envelope ID: E01CFCD6-E4E5-43B5-8334-2C7D1D7C0C91] [Letterhead: seal of the State of Texas; 199th Judicial District Court, Judge Angela Tucker; 219th Judicial District Court, Judge Jennifer Edgeworth; 296th Judicial District Court, Judge John Roach, Jr.; 366th Judicial District Court, Judge Tom Nowak; 380th Judicial District Court, Judge Benjamin N. Smith; 401st Judicial
Reviewer note: Operative provisions composed verbatim from the registered document (text layer); the named firms, parties, and judges are the policy's current conflict list — recorded as published, subject to the district judges' amendment; the companion Case Transfer Policy (referenced by the LRA, not separately registered in this set) governs caseload-equity transfers; custody sha256 in the registry ledger (doc 2332). [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 a33a2b19e0d6..., 2 page(s), digital layer that failed the machine checks; text taken from the layer and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]
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.