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Cell phones and electronic devices may be brought into district courtrooms subject to courthouse security policies but must be turned off inside any courtroom; photographing, recording, posting, broadcasting or televising any person, object, document or proceeding in a courtroom (in person, on Zoom or YouTube, or by any other means) is prohibited unless the Court authorizes it, on pain of removal, temporary forfeiture of the device, and fines up to $500 or up to six months' jail for contempt; the device-use restrictions do not apply to attorneys and their staff, but the recording prohibition does.
Applies to everyone present in a courtroom of the 24th, 135th or 267th District Court in DeWitt County, and to remote (Zoom/YouTube) viewers of those proceedings; the device-use provisions do not bind attorneys and their staff, but the recording prohibition does. The same order governs the other five counties and the 377th. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
STANDING ORDER REGARDING CELL PHONES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC RECORDING DEVICES — CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO and VICTORIA COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS. This Standing Order of the District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Courts of the named counties. Nothing in this Order should be construed as relieving an attorney or self-represented litigant of any legal or ethical obligation required by law, statute, or rule, including rules of procedure, evidence, or the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Individuals may bring cell phones and electronic devices into any courtroom in which a District Court is conducting any hearing and/or trial, subject to the security policies of the respective courthouse. For security reasons, however, individuals may be asked to demonstrate the cell phone or electronic device to a Court security officer, bailiff or other law enforcement officer that the device works as intended. The photographing, recording, posting on social media, broadcasting or televising of any person, object, document, or proceeding inside the courtroom in which a District Court is conducting any hearing, trial, or proceedings is not permitted, unless authorized by the Court. [See Rule No. 13.10, entitled "Photography or Recording in the Courtroom", of the Local Rules for District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties]. Court security officers, bailiffs and other law enforcement officers shall be extra vigilant in ensuring that cellular telephones with camera capabilities, cameras or other recording devices are not used to photograph, record, broadcast, or televise any person, object or proceeding. Any individual who violates this Order may be subject to being removed from the courtroom and having his or her electronic device or cell phone temporarily forfeited to the court security officers, bailiffs, or other law enforcement officers. Cellular telephones and other electronic devices must be turned off while inside any courtroom. Cellular telephones may be used outside of the courtrooms provided that they are used in a reasonable and non-disruptive manner. IT IS ORDERED that no person, other than the court reporter, may record a court proceeding without the Court's express permission. This prohibition applies to all persons, including members of the public or media viewing or listening to court proceedings and it applies whether the hearing is in the courtroom, on zoom or YouTube or any other broadcasting means. Any person found in violation of this order could face monetary sanction or criminal contempt. Each violation of this order could result in a fine up to $500 and a sentence of confinement in the county jail for up to six (6) months. Each District Court reserves the right to modify or waive this Order on a case-by-case basis. This Standing Order is not applicable to attorneys and their staff, as to the use of cellular phones and electronic devices. The prohibition of using any device to photograph, record, post on social media, broadcast, or televise any person, object or proceeding IS applicable to attorneys and their staff. This Order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties. This Order remains in effect until rescinded or replaced by the District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties and may be modified or amended at any time. The District Clerks for Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties are directed to file this Order with the Office of Court Administration, to post it in the respective county's administrative orders, and to ensure that a file-marked copy is posted as a Public Notice at the clerk's respective County Courthouse and on the respective County's website. SIGNED this 1st day of May, 2026. Judge Kemper Stephen Williams, 135th District Court; Judge Julie C. Bauknight, 267th District Court; Judge Lisa Harvey-Moore, 24th District Court; Judge Eli Garza, 377th District Court. Filed June 3, 2026, District Court, DeWitt County, Texas.
STANDING ORDER REGARDING CELL PHONES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC RECORDING DEVICES — CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO and VICTORIA COUNTY DISTRICT COURTS. This Standing Order of the District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Courts of the named counties. Nothing in this Order sh
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (two pages; text layer read in full, signature page confirmed through the vision lane). DeWitt County edition; sibling of the AI order. Four current signers, so no single judge join.
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.