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240th Judicial District Court Local Rules and Court Procedures (revised May 6, 2026) — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 05/06/2026); the document in custody is the controlling text.
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Cellphones are permissible; however, they must be silenced. … All communication with the Court must be by email. … If represented by an attorney, all communication with the Court must be made through the attorney. … The Court must be notified by email if you wish to pass a hearing. … Motions and Proposed Orders MUST be filed before setting a hearing. … Motions and Proposed Orders must be filed as separate documents. … The order will not be signed, if the signature block is not included on the same page as the order. … An attorney’s signature block on any pleading must contain the email address at which the attorney wishes to receive communications from the Court. … If the defendant has multiple open cases which are disposed of at the same time, ALL CASES shall be reported on a single Attorney Voucher, (i.e. you may not bill twice for the same court setting, jail visit, etc. even if the defendant has multiple cases). … Attorney Vouchers will not be paid until the case is closed. … If the court appointed attorney is substituted or has withdrawn from the case, the Attorney Voucher will not be processed until the Order to Substitute or Order to Withdraw has been signed by the Judge. … Completed forms must be emailed to the Court Coordinator at least 72 hours before any appearance, hearing, or trial at which the Counsel or Pro Se Individual reasonably anticipates the need for language interpretation in one of the following nine languages: … All interpreters serving in District Courts must be a Master Licensed Certified Court Interpreter unless otherwise specified by statute. … Attorneys MUST receive an approval from the Court in writing for an electronic reset prior to emailing a reset to the Court. … If the Court approves an electronic reset, the reset MUST be emailed to the Court prior to the defendant’s court setting to avoid bond forfeiture. … The reset MUST include the defendant’s signature. … Resets signed “by permission” will not be accepted. … ELECTRONIC RESETS WILL NOT BE APPROVED THE DAY OF THE DEFENDANT’S COURT SETTING, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED BY THE COURT.) B. … The defendant must appear in-person for all pleas. … All plea paperwork MUST be turned in by 11:00 AM. … For all retained attorneys, a written letter of representation must be on file. … Furthermore, if a case has an attorney of record on file, the newly retained attorney must file a Motion/Order to Substitute. … The defendant must appear in person for a bond violation hearing, unless prior approval is received from the Court. … On Jury Trial or Bench Trial settings, the Defendant and Attorney must appear by 9am on the day of trial. … Motions for Continuance should be filed early and must be in writing and presented in advance of the trial setting. … ALL Motions for Continuance (whether agreed, unopposed or opposed) MUST state what number continuance motion is being filed (i.e. “Plaintiff’s First” or “Defendant’s Second” or “Third Agreed Motion”, etc.). … Motions for trial or pretrial deadline continuances MUST be accompanied by an appropriate affidavit, unless they are agreed. … Once an exhibit is offered (even if not admitted), it must be tendered to the Court Reporter. … Once an exhibit number has been assigned, the same exhibit number may not be used for another exhibit, even if the original exhibit is withdrawn or not used in the hearing or trial. … Motions must have certificates of conference. … All certificates of conference must be explicit as to the party’s efforts to resolve the motion with all other parties/counsel prior to filing. … You must obtain a pre-trial and trial setting from the Court Coordinator prior to filing the Agreed Docket Control Order. … The movant must contact the court to request a hearing. …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 7fd3de46d738…) is the controlling text. The identical current edition is posted on the court's local-rules page (byte-identical cross-proof).
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