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Civil District Associate Judge Rachel Craig — Policy and Procedures

High confidence· verified August 28, 2026Divisional InstructionsDallas County, Judge Rachel Craig Policy and Procedures (civil district associate judge)

Summary

Policy and Procedures for proceedings before Civil District Associate Judge Rachel Craig (captured from her county page): the weekly per-court hearing rotation (192nd Mondays, 95th Tuesdays, 101st Wednesdays, 44th Thursdays, 160th Fridays, the Friday-afternoon prove-up docket), the no-assigned-reporter warning, daily TRO availability, and trial authority by referral without objection.

Applies to

Texas > Dallas County > the civil district courts' associate-judge docket (Craig's rotation: 192nd, 95th, 101st, 44th, 160th; her county AJ page also lists the 134th in her supported set) — an officer-layer instrument

Requirement

COURT REPORTERS: "VERY IMPORTANT: The associate judges do not have assigned court reporters. Any party desiring a record of any matter heard by an associate judge should arrange for an independent court reporter to be present at the hearing at the cost of the requesting party." REGULAR DOCKET: Monday 9:00–12:00 — 192nd; Tuesday — 95th; Wednesday — 101st; Thursday — 44th; Friday — 160th; "Friday Afternoon 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Prove-up Docket for any participating District Court." INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: "Judge Craig routinely hears requests for Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs) and Temporary Injunctions (TI) … every day, morning and evenings, as necessary." DISCOVERY: meaningful conference and a Local-Rules-conforming Certificate of Conference before any hearing is set. REFERRALS: the hearing types referred vary by sitting judge; the court clerk schedules and the coordinator forwards at the sitting judge's direction, heard per the rotation above. TRIALS: "Judge Craig is authorized to preside over trials if authorized by the sitting judge, provided that none of the parties object" — requested through the coordinator to the sitting judge.

Source of truth

Official source: Dallas County Civil District Courts — dallascounty.org (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 27, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 28, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr1-dallas-2026-08-28

Reviewer note: Own-site officer instrument composed verbatim; the weekly rotation names five courts while her AJ index listing includes the 134th — the rotation covers the regular docket and the index the full support set; both preserved. The no-reporter warning speaks for both civil AJs by its own terms.