S.D. Tex. — Judge Richard W. Bennett: Trial procedures

High confidence· verified September 26, 2026Judge PreferencesUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, procedures published by Judge Richard W. Bennett (COURT PROCEDURES Of Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-26

Summary

9 verbatim chambers requirements from Judge Richard W. Bennett's published procedures (trial procedures).

Applies to

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Richard W. Bennett's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

Spectators and witnesses must completely power off and store all cell phones, beepers, and other electronic devices before entering the courtroom.

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/page/united-states-magistrate-judge-richard-w-bennett) and the court's procedure pages publish for the judge: https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Court_Procedures_for_Judge_Bennett.pdf (sha256 0e4aa5266f85, pdf, 11 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.

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