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The local rules of practice and procedure of the 82nd Judicial District Court, serving Falls and Robertson Counties, governing the presiding judge's authority, dockets and calendars, and the disposition and trial of all cases in the district (effective January 1, 2019).
Applies to district-court practice before the 82nd Judicial District Court in Falls County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Rules of Practice and Procedure in the 82nd District Court, Falls and Robertson Counties, adopted pursuant to the Constitution of Texas, the Judicial Administration Act and the Texas Rules of Court to govern the proper and efficient disposition of all cases in the 82nd Judicial District (effective January 1, 2019; Bryan F. Russ, Jr., Judge Presiding). Except as otherwise provided by law, the Texas Rules of Court and the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the rules of administration, practice and procedure govern the disposition and trial of cases in the 82nd Judicial District. I. PRESIDING JUDGE (1.01 Judge): reference to 'Judge' means the duly elected Judge of the 82nd Judicial District or such judge as might sit by administrative assignment, with authority to effect the expeditious disposition of all cases consistent with the proper ends of justice. II. DOCKETS AND CALENDARS (2.01 General Dockets): the District Clerk in each county, under the direction of the Judge, maintains a civil docket, a criminal docket and a juvenile docket; all cases are entered in the appropriate docket when filed; each Monday when the Court is in session in Robertson County the criminal docket commences at 8:30 a.m. and the civil and juvenile dockets at 9:30 a.m.; and all motions, bench trials and other matters set in Robertson County commence at 9:30 a.m. unless the Judge otherwise schedules. Further rules govern the settings, disposition and trial of cases in the district.
Rules of Practice and Procedure in the 82nd District Court, Falls and Robertson Counties, adopted pursuant to the Constitution of Texas, the Judicial Administration Act and the Texas Rules of Court to govern the proper and efficient disposition of all cases in the 82nd Judicial District (effective January 1, 2019; Bryan F. Russ, Jr., Judge Presiding). Except as otherwise provided by law, the Texas
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane; 7-page rule). Shared 82nd Judicial District rules registered by Falls (1737) and Robertson (36); bound to Falls County.
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).