Justice Court Precinct 4, Place 1's local rule mandating e-filing of all cases (original effective June 1, 2023; modified March 4, 2026): paper filings ended May 31, 2023, all filings through E-File Texas or E-File Texas Self-Help with a lobby kiosk for litigants without computer access — and, per the March 2026 modification, appeals in all cases and immediate-possession bonds must be filed in person.
Texas > Dallas County > Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1 (Hon. Michael Jones Jr.) — all case types, with the 2026 in-person carve-outs for appeals and immediate-possession bonds; companion instrument: the court's electronic-communications local rule (doc 1069)
Reviewer note: Registered scans composed by vision (2026-08-28): doc 2849 is the current edition (cover 'EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 1, 2023 / MODIFIED DATE: MARCH 4, 2026', body dated Mar. 4, 2026 with the court's seal) and doc 1339 is the original June 2023 edition (dated Mar. 1, 2023) — receipted as superseded; both signed by Judge Michael Jones Jr. (OCA: Michael Darnell Jones, Jr); the registry ledger earlier byte-matched doc 2849's bytes to a JP-hosted 'MAY-LOCAL-RULE-5-4-2026.pdf' copy — the county cross-hosts the instrument; custody sha256s in the registry ledger (docs 2849, 1339).
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.
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