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An amendment to the 82nd Judicial District Court's local rules (Falls and Robertson Counties) adding Section VII prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence without prior court order, Section VIII limiting the use of Zoom (no trial by Zoom; witnesses at motion hearings only with approval), and Section IX permitting phone appearances in DFPS cases as an exception.
Applies to practice before the 82nd Judicial District Court in Falls County, including the use of artificial intelligence and remote appearances. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
[Letterhead: seal of the State of Texas; 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, Falls and Robertson Counties, P.O. Box 75, Marlin, Texas 76661, (254) 883-1421, FAX (254) 883-1423; BRYAN RUSS, JR., DISTRICT JUDGE; MARSHA REKIETA, Court Coordinator; JUDITH G. WERLINGER, CSR RMR CRR CMRS, Official Court Reporter] AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE IN THE 82ND DISTRICT COURT FALLS AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Texas, the Judicial Administration Act and the Texas Rules of Court, the local rules of practice and procedure adopted by the 82nd Judicial District Court on January 1, 2019 to govern the proper and efficient disposition of all cases in the 82nd Judicial District are hereby AMENDED as set forth herein: 1. Section VII is amended to read as follows: VII. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The use of artificial intelligence, in any form, is prohibited in the 82nd Judicial District without a prior order of the Court granting and authorizing the use of such devices. 2. Section VIII is added to the Rules as follows: VIII. Use of Zoom No case will be tried by zoom. All attorneys and witnesses shall appear in person for trial either before a jury or the Court. In the event counsel wishes to sponsor a witness via zoom at a motion hearing, prior approval from the Court must be obtained and opposing counsel given an opportunity to object. It will be within the Court's discretion to allow a witness to appear by zoom in a motion hearing after good and sufficient cause is presented to the Court. Inconvenience due to distance or traffic will not be good or sufficient cause. 3. Section IX is added to the Rules as follows: In a case involving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and after a duly made request approved by the Court, Counsel may on occasion appear by phone. This convenience will be afforded Counsel on a case by case basis and should be recognized as an exception and not the general rule. All Counsel are normally expected to personally appear in the 82nd Judicial District Court. [File stamp: FILED At ______________ o'clock ______ M, AUG 21 2024, LAURIE SMITH, DISTRICT CLERK, FALLS COUNTY, TEXAS, By [signature] Laurie Smith, DEPUTY] 4. Section X (formally section VII) is Amended to read as follows: X. General Provisions Amendments of the Rules: These Rules may be amended from time to time by the Judge of the 82nd Judicial District Court of the State of Texas to carry out the administration of justice in Robertson and Falls Counties. Enforcement of the Rules: The Bailiffs of the 82nd Judicial District Court are instructed and authorized to enforce these Rules as they apply to the decorum and safety of the Court. The Judge may enforce these rules using legal and equitable remedies which are both statutorily and inherently within the province of the Court. *Unless otherwise amended herein the Rule of Practice in the 82nd Judicial District Court remain in full force and effect. These Amendments are effective September 1, 2024. [signature] BRYAN RUSS, JR. DISTRICT JUDGE 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
[Letterhead: seal of the State of Texas; 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, Falls and Robertson Counties, P.O. Box 75, Marlin, Texas 76661, (254) 883-1421, FAX (254) 883-1423; BRYAN RUSS, JR., DISTRICT JUDGE; MARSHA REKIETA, Court Coordinator; JUDITH G. WERLINGER, CSR RMR CRR CMRS, Official Court Reporter] AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE IN THE 82ND DISTRICT COURT FALLS AND ROBERTSON C
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). Shared 82nd District amendment registered by Falls (2043) and Robertson (2042); bound to Falls County. Carries the 82nd District generative-AI regime (for /texas/ai-rules). [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 f75e722828d0..., 2 page(s), image-only scan; the OCR layer used as a typing base and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.