S.D. Tex. — Judge Andrew S. Hanen: Trial procedures

Source of truth

A trial will not be continued because an expert or medical witness is unavailable.

Official source

S.D. Tex. — Local & Federal Rules (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas)

Source health

Healthy · checked October 4, 2026

Effective date

—

Last verified

September 26, 2026benchpath-judge-procedures-federal-tx-2026-09-26

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/content/united-states-district-judge-andrew-s-hanen-senior) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Civil_Procedures_2026.docx (sha256 fdedf18613dc, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Civil_Procedures_2026.pdf (sha256 bfb48a634838, pdf, 58 pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Criminal%20Procedures%20%2810-2019%29.FINAL_.docx (sha256 084bd3dd76fa, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Criminal%20Procedures%20%2810-2019%29.FINAL_.pdf (sha256 01ad42c9344b, pdf, 25 pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Appendix%20A%20Order.docx (sha256 8323badd8e30, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Appendix%20A%20Order.pdf (sha256 221c6d219759, pdf, 3 pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Appendix%20C%20Order.docx (sha256 c48de36584de, docx, - pages); https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Appendix%20C%20Order.pdf (sha256 3c64a0eb7da7, pdf, 2 pages). Whole sentences with mandatory language, verbatim, whitespace normalised only; grouped by topic as the Florida federal lane (2026-09-14). Custody: BenchPath's private custody store.