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The §74.093 Local Rules of Administration for the District Courts of Collin County (adopted July 7, 2025): TRJA time standards, random assignment with the first-court/same-parties rule and the Notice of Administrative Transfer and Case Transfer policies, continuing-exclusive-jurisdiction precedence, consolidation into the first-filed court, successive weekly terms with 8–5 M–F hours, the two-of-six-ISD inclement-weather closure trigger, settlement weeks under CPRC §155, the §37.003 ad litem/GAL/mediator/guardian lists and §36.004 monthly appointment reporting, and the local administrative district judge's biennial election and duties (with the 417th's judge chairing the Juvenile Board).
Texas > Collin County > all sixteen district courts — the §74.093 rules of administration; companion to the Local Rules of Practice (doc 3015)
AUTHORITY (1): adopted under Gov't Code §§24.024 and 74.093 and TRJA Rules 9(b) and 10, applicable to the district courts of Collin County. TIME STANDARDS (2): the district judges comply with TRJA Rule 6.1 disposition time standards and Rule 10 of the Amended Rules of Administration and Procedure for the First Administrative Judicial Region, and fulfill TRJA Rules 7 and 12. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER (3.1): "Each matter shall be randomly assigned to a district court," except as needed for efficient administration under the Notice of Administrative Transfer Policy and the Case Transfer Policy (published on the website); when a case terminates, "a subsequent case involving the same parties or the same-subject matter shall be filed in, or transferred to, the court that first had jurisdiction" — reaching divorce, child support, conservatorship, and all incident matters whether by original proceeding, modification, clarification, or enforcement; if disclosed mid-hearing, the judge may immediately transfer to the prior court. Family Code continuing-exclusive-jurisdiction and transfer provisions take precedence. Consolidation takes the first-filed number and court (cross-court cases transfer to the earliest court first). A judge presiding for another keeps the case in the original court; the LADJ may transfer an improperly-docketed case to the proper court. CASELOADS (3.2–3.3): the district courts are general-jurisdiction unless statute limits them; the LADJ may adjust distribution or transfer cases for a fair and equitable division under the Case Transfer Policy. HOLDING COURT (4): successive terms, in session every week; at least one district court holds court at least once per week (in person or remotely) absent an LADJ determination; each court sets its own calendar; "Court proceedings shall normally be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday"; holidays follow the Commissioners Court. "The district courts will close due to inclement weather if two [or] more of the following independent school districts announce concurrent closures: Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Prosper, and Wylie." Chapter 33 Family Code (parental-notification) appeal records are filed sealed. Settlement Week is observed annually under CPRC §155.001 with an LADJ-appointed committee including the Collin County ADR Program (CCAP). "Each daily session of a district court shall be brought to order by the court officer, and all in attendance shall rise upon the entry and exit of the judge and jury." PROBATION RECORDS (5): adult and juvenile probation records are governed by TRJA Rule 12 and "are not subject to civil subpoena." LISTS AND REPORTING (6): each district court establishes and maintains §37.003 lists (attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, mediator, and Estates Code §1002.012 guardian registrants); the clerk files the §36.004 monthly appointment report for each court "For a court that does not make an appointment in the preceding month, the clerk of the court must file a report indicating that no appointment was made." LADJ (8): the district judges elect the local administrative district judge by majority vote at a December meeting in each odd-numbered year for a two-year term — "not… on the basis of rotation or seniority," reelectable to successive terms; the LADJ carries the §74.092 duties, sits ex officio as presiding judge of auxiliary courts and chair of auditor and CSCD meetings, and directly supervises court-administration staff; "The presiding judge of the 417th Judicial District Court shall be the Chair of the Juvenile Board."
Reviewer note: Operative provisions composed verbatim from the registered document (text layer; DocuSign-executed); the own-site copy (district-courts/documents/lra.pdf) is the same instrument; the named companion policies (Notice of Administrative Transfer Policy = doc 2332, Case Transfer Policy) are composed/recorded separately; custody sha256 in the registry ledger (doc 2441).
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