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Judge Christopher J. Everett's Zoom Rocket Docket policies for Probate Court No. 2: the docket runs two Tuesdays a month, four cases per hour at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. and 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., with counsel logging in for the assigned hour; only self-proved wills offered for letters testamentary or as muniments of title (not § 401.002 applications) qualify, and a foreign will needs the statute proving it self-proved; the order, any sworn resident-agent appointment and the death certificate must be on file 3 days before or the setting is removed; parties not logged in when called or with technical trouble reschedule; recognizable participant names and courtroom dress; counsel tells the judge whether the client signs on camera or before a notary; signed oaths and proofs are e-filed, never e-mailed; orders drop 'the allegations contained in the Application are true', explain why a named executor is not serving, use the executor's exact name as in the will, contain § 309 and § 308 language and omit power-of-sale language unless requested in the prayer; muniment applications by non-residents need a resident agent, declinations from prior-named or co-executors are required, orders make no property or child-support findings, and the § 257.103 affidavit is waived only where all beneficiaries join and sign the application and no trust is a beneficiary.
Texas > Denton County > Probate Court No. 2 — attorneys setting uncontested self-proved-will applications on the Zoom rocket docket.
"Zoom Rocket Docket will run 2 Tuesdays a month. — 4 cases per hour starting at 9am and 10am and 11am Afternoon Docket starting at 1:30p, 2:30p and 3:30pm (you will need to login in the hour you are given regardless of whether you are 2nd or 3rd in line for that hour) — Policies for Application Seeking Letters of Testamentary — Order, Appointment of Resident Agent (if applicable - appointment must
Reviewer note: Own-site document (text layer, 3 pp, 4,313 chars) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; undated (the preamble still refers to 'the present Covid19 crisis'; the court's current Court Calendar sheet continues to run the rocket docket twice a month); names Judge Christopher J. Everett (spine tx-christopher-j-everett). Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on remote appearance policy.
Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.
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