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Judge Bonnie J. Robison's standing administrative order SO-2017-00001 (signed Sept. 8, 2017; effective Sept. 1, 2017): every application to probate a will, to probate a will as a muniment of title or for letters of administration must state the last three digits of the applicant's driver's license and Social Security numbers and, if known, the decedent's, or state why the numbers are omitted (Estates Code §§ 256.052, 257.051, 301.052); the Probate Court Administrator will not set a non-compliant matter on the docket.
Texas > Denton County > Probate Courts Nos. 1 and 2 (posted under both courts' Standing Orders) — applicants for probate of a will, muniment of title or letters of administration.
"1. Effective September 1, 2017, in accordance with the Texas Estates Code, all applications for probate of a will, applications for probate of a will as a muniment of title, and applications for letters of administration, shall contain the last three numbers of the Applicant's driver's license and social security number, if applicable. Additionally, all such applications shall include the last three numbers of the Decedent's driver's license and social security number if known by the Applicant at the time of filing. See Tex. Est. Code §256.052 (a)(1-a) and (a)(2-a); Tex. Est. Code §257.051 (a)(1-a) and (a)(2-a); and Tex. Est. Code §301.052 (a)(1-a) and (2-a). If an Applicant does not provide the last three numbers of the Applicant's or Decedent's driver's license and social security number in the application, the Applicant must state the reason those numbers are not included in the application. See Tex. Est. Code §256.052(b); Tex. Est. Code §257.051(b); and Tex. Est. Code §301.052(b). 2. Failure to comply with this Order will result in the Probate Court Administrator not setting the matter on the Court's docket. 3. This Order shall become effective on September 1, 2017."
"1. Effective September 1, 2017, in accordance with the Texas Estates Code, all applications for probate of a will, applications for probate of a will as a muniment of title, and applications for letters of administration, shall contain the last three numbers of the Applicant's driver's license and social security number, if applicable. Additionally, all such applications shall include the last th
Reviewer note: Own-site document (image-only, 1 p) read through the pypdfium2 vision lane 2026-09-06 and transcribed verbatim; signed by former Judge Bonnie J. Robison (historical authorship); still posted under the current courts' standing orders and restated in their Positions and Policies → county-level probate rule (court-less). Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.