3 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Drew B. Tipton's published procedures (filing).
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Drew B. Tipton's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
All parties must also obtain and follow the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases from the website of the Southern District of Texas.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-26 from what the judge's own official page (https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/page/united-states-district-judge-drew-b-tipton) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Tipton%20Procedures%20%28Current%29%2005-2025.pdf (sha256 5dbc44747b7d, pdf, 26 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.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
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