211th District Court (Denton County) — Practice Tips of Judge… — TX · BenchPath

211th District Court (Denton County) — Practice Tips of Judge Brody Shanklin (hearings set by e-mail after a file-marked motion with certificate of conference; witness list, exhibit list and pre-marked exhibits plus a thumb drive ten minutes before; TROs and protective orders by submission; jury settings after jury fee and demand; final orders 30 days after settlement)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Judge PreferencesPractice Tips for the 211th District Court (Judge Brody Shanklin; administrator Theresa Portales; 3 pp) — posted on the court's page

Summary

The 211th District Court's practice tips: to set a hearing, file the motion with a certificate of conference, wait for the District Clerk's acceptance, then e-mail court administrator Theresa Portales with the opposing side copied (cause number and style in the subject, the motions to be set, total time needed), agree on the offered dates with all parties (responding alone only if the other side is silent for 24–48 hours), and e-file the notice of hearing once confirmed; for every hearing or trial present one copy each of the witness list, exhibit list and pre-marked exhibits to Judge Shanklin, the court reporter and the opposing side at least ten minutes before the start, plus a thumb drive of the exhibits for the court reporter, and follow the county Standing Order Regarding Evidence; non-jury settings come in one-day, half-day and one-hour blocks, anything longer set as a backup to jury trials with docket call ten days before; TRO requests and protective-order applications are handled by submission with a Certificate of Ex Parte Relief attached and no appearance unless instructed; jury trials are set only after the jury fee is paid and a jury demand is on file, by e-mail with the other side copied; a trial or final hearing comes off the docket only by a heard or agreed continuance order signed by the judge, or a notice of settlement with the final order due within 30 days under the local rules.

Applies to

Texas > Denton County > 211th District Court — attorneys and self-represented parties.

Source of truth

"Steps to Set Hearings in 211th District Court — 1. File Motion with a certificate of conference attached and wait for it to be accepted by the District Clerk's office. 2. E-mail Court Administrator (theresa.portales@dentoncounty.gov) with opposing counsel/party copied on the e-mail. The following information is needed: a. Case number and style of case on the subject line b. What motion(s) are you

Official source: Denton County District Courts — dentoncounty.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 9, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-denton-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site document (text layer, 3 pp, 2,861 chars) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; undated; names Judge Shanklin (spine tx-brody-shanklin). Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).