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CCL No. 1's hearing-format policy: all matters returned to in-person hearings for all counsel, parties, and witnesses — with exactly three WebEx exceptions (a non-party witness residing or served with a subpoena more than 150 miles from Ellis County; a person with a doctor's letter stating a medical issue necessitates remote appearance; ALL mental-health proceedings), remote appearance remaining subject to objection under CPRC § 30.012, and a 72-hour advance contact with the court coordinator to obtain a WebEx link when an exception applies.
Texas > Ellis County > County Court at Law No. 1 (Judge Jim Chapman) — all matters in the court (civil, probate, guardianship, mental health, CPS/APS, and JP/municipal civil appeals per the Court Rules of Administration). Issued Nov. 3, 2023 over Judge Chapman's signature; coordinator Tianta Schwartz, (972) 825-5255.
Reviewer note: Text-layer letter transcribed verbatim (sha256 c8a5eb04…, 98,677 B), linked from the live County Court at Law No. 1 page (elliscountytx.gov/75). The DocumentCenter filename says "IN-PERSON-HEARING-3-3-2022" but the instrument's own dateline (November 3, 2023) controls — the file replaced the earlier 2022 policy in place. Composed benchpath-ajr1-p6.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
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