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JP Precinct 4/1's order adopting the Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4/1 Youth Diversion Plan under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 45.306(b): strategies and services are not limited by the plan and may be tailored per case by the Judge, Prosecutor, and Youth Diversion Coordinator after assessment; the plan's procedures, components, and applicable law are maintained on file for public inspection; effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Texas > Ellis County > Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4/1 (Midlothian) — youth (child) cases subject to diversion under CCP ch. 45, subch. E-1. Signed and entered Dec. 13, 2024 by then-Judge Mike McKenna (the Precinct IV Place 1 seal appears on the order); the court's current judge per the county site and OCA roster is James "Butch" Bryant — the order runs with the court, so no judge attribution is made on this rule.
"IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article 45.306 (b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure that the Court adopts the Youth Diversion Plan hereafter referred to as the 'Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4/1 Youth Diversion Plan' or 'Diversion Plan.' IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plan shall not limit the types of strategies or services that may be imposed as needed in the best interest of the child and to promote the long-term safety of the community. Strategies and Services may be tailored to an individual case as determined by the Judge, Prosecutor and the Youth Diversion Coordinator after assessment and collaboration with all interested parties and service providers. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the procedures, components, and applicable law referenced in the Diversion Plan shall be maintained on file for public inspection. THIS PLAN WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025."
Reviewer note: Image-only signed scan; the order page was read through the vision lane (9-page document: order + attached plan; sha256 4a3742fc…, 514,006 B), linked from the live Precinct Four page. Signed by the predecessor judge (McKenna) — a court-scoped continuing order; the current bench (Bryant) is carried on the bench record, not on this instrument. Composed benchpath-ajr1-p6.
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.