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462nd District Court (Denton County) — Criminal Docket Guidelines (updated July 23, 2024; letter of representation e-filed on retention; defendants present at all settings; arraignments Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.; three announcement settings 60 days apart then plea or trial; pleas Thursdays 1:30 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m.; docket call Fridays 10 a.m. ten days before jury trial)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Case Management462nd Criminal Docket Guidelines (Judge Lee Ann Breading; updated July 23, 2024) — posted on the court's page

Summary

Judge Lee Ann Breading's criminal docket guidelines for the 462nd District Court (updated July 23, 2024): retained attorneys e-file a letter of representation with the District Clerk, and a motion to substitute counsel with the required signatures if the defendant is already represented; defendants must be present at all settings unless excused; arraignments and announcements on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., where the status of discovery and any plea offer is reported and bond conditions acknowledged, followed by three announcement settings 60 days apart, after which the case is set for disposition by plea or moves to the jury trial docket (extra settings by exception; cases may move to plea or trial earlier); pleas Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. and Fridays at 9 a.m. as scheduled with the court; docket calls Fridays at 10 a.m. ten days before jury trial; the 462nd Drug Treatment Court sits the first and third Thursdays 3–5 p.m.; all settings are scheduled by court administrator Stacy Fruth.

Applies to

Texas > Denton County > 462nd District Court — defendants and counsel in felony cases.

Source of truth

"Attorneys shall eFile with the District Clerk a letter of representation upon being retained to represent a Defendant. If the Defendant is currently represented, the new attorney shall also eFile a Motion to Substitute Counsel with the Court with the appropriate signatures in the Motion or proposed Order. Defendants must be present at all settings unless excused by the Court. Arraignments/Announc

Official source: Denton County District Courts — dentoncounty.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 9, 2026
Effective date: July 23, 2024
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-denton-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site document (text layer, 1 p, 1,517 chars) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; dated 'Updated July 23, 2024'; names Judge Lee Ann Breading. Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).