Justice Court, Precinct 3 (Denton County) — Public notice: civil e-filing through e-File since Sept. 1, 2022 (no e-mail filings); criminal e-filing mandatory Sept. 1, 2026; civil filings 30 minutes before closing; court opens 9 a.m. the first Friday of the month

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026E-FilingJustice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Public Notice, Civil Filings and Hours, Denton County web page (dentoncounty.gov/483)

Summary

Justice Court Precinct 3's page notices (Judge James Kerbow): since Sept. 1, 2022 civil electronic filings are no longer accepted by e-mail — all electronic filings, motions and requests in civil cases go through e-File; criminal e-filing becomes mandatory Sept. 1, 2026; civil filings must be filed 30 minutes before closing; the court opens at 9:00 a.m. on the first Friday of each month (hours Monday–Thursday 8–5, Friday 8–4, first Friday 9–4).

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Texas > Denton County > Justice Court, Precinct 3 — civil and criminal filers.

Source of truth

"As of September 1, 2022, electronic filings for civil cases will no longer be accepted through email. All electronic filings, motions, and requests for civil cases must be made through e-File. You may access e-File at the following link: https://www.dentoncounty.gov/1468/Civil-E-Filing. ****CRIMINAL E-FILE IS MANDATORY 09.01.2026**** … JP3 will open at 9:00 am on the first Friday of the month. …

Official source: Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts — dentoncounty.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
Effective date: September 1, 2022
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-denton-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim; names Judge James Kerbow (spine tx-james-kerbow); the criminal e-file mandate date (Sept. 1, 2026) post-dates the read and is recorded as posted. Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).

139th District Court (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law and civil documents from October 21, 2013 (signed October 18, 2013)

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County 139th district court regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County · Judge Sergio Valdez

County Court at Law No. 7 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for all family-law documents (District Clerk) and civil documents (County Clerk) from October 21, 2013

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 7 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingHidalgo County

County Court at Law No. 8 (Hidalgo County) — Standing Order: e-filing required for family-law and civil documents from December 2, 2013; valid e-mail addresses on all submitted orders

A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged. Orders submitted for signature must carry the e-mail addresses of all parties to be notified and counsel must keep their electronic mailboxes able to receive the clerks' transmissions.

High confidence· verified September 10, 2026Standing Order of the Hidalgo County county court at law no 8 regarding e-filing (2013), posted on www.hidalgocounty.us/208/e-Filing; captured 2026-09-10.

E-FilingSeminole County

Eighteenth Cir. — 09-19-s

3 verbatim mandatory provisions from 09-19-s.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 09-19-s — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

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