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Civil District Associate Judge Nicole Muñoz — Policies and Procedures

High confidence· verified August 28, 2026Divisional InstructionsDallas County, Policies and Procedures for Proceedings in Judge Muñoz's Court (civil district associate judge)

Summary

Policies and Procedures for proceedings before Civil District Associate Judge Nicole Muñoz (captured from her county page): the seven-court assignment (14th, 68th, 116th, 162nd, 191st, 193rd, 298th District Courts), the direct-email communication protocol with mandatory copying, courtesy-copy expectations, and her strict Local Rule 2.02 TRO enforcement.

Applies to

Texas > Dallas County > the civil district courts' associate-judge docket (Muñoz: 14th, 68th, 116th, 162nd, 191st, 193rd, 298th) — an officer-layer instrument; the AJ is not an OCA bench seat

Requirement

ASSIGNMENT: "Judge Muñoz is assigned to support and preside over proceedings in the following District Courts: 14th … 68th … 116th … 162nd … 191st … 193rd … 298th"; the proceedings referred vary by court — settings confirmed through the underlying court's coordinator or lead clerk. COMMUNICATIONS: direct email is preferred — "she does not always receive notice of e-filed correspondence, e-filed proposed orders, or communications sent to the District Court staff"; "ALL e-mail correspondence with Judge Muñoz MUST include copying ALL opposing counsel (or pro se parties)" with the underlying court's coordinator and lead clerk encouraged; responses typically within two business days. COURTESY COPIES: encouraged always; "At the very least, please provide Judge Muñoz with courtesy copies of filings with twenty-five (25) or more pages." TROs: she "frequently hears TROs filed in the above-referenced District Courts," set through the underlying court's lead clerk; "Judge Muñoz strictly enforces Local Rule 2.02 for all TROs."

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 assignment list matches the dossier's officer table exactly (instrument-grade AJ truth). Note: the dossier's Muñoz row printed a 7-court list including the 298th while the county AJ index page's shorter description varies — this instrument's own list controls.