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Courtroom rules of the 106th District Court (Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties), effective immediately: no weapons without the judge's prior permission; no food and only water in a spill-proof container; attire rules for attorneys and a bar on head coverings (except for religious or medical reasons), sleeveless shirts and shorts; devices silenced; no video, audio or photographs without permission; violations may be punished as contempt.
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[seal] 106th Judicial District Court REED A. FILLEY DISTRICT JUDGE DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA AND LYNN COUNTIES STANDING ORDER Effective immediately, the following District Courtroom Rules shall take effect: WEAPONS: No weapons (including but not limited to firearms and knives) allowed in the Courtroom unless prior permission is received from the District Judge. FOOD and DRINK: No food allowed in the Courtroom. The only drink allowed in the Courtroom is water, and it must be contained in a spill-proof container. PROPER ATTIRE: Proper attire shall be worn in the Courtroom. Male attorneys shall wear either a suit or sport coat with pants (no jeans) AND a necktie. Female attorneys shall wear court appropriate clothing (no jeans), including appropriate footwear (no flip-flops). Unless worn for religious or medical purposes, head coverings (ie hats) shall not be worn in the Courtroom, regardless of gender. No sleeveless shirt shall be worn in the Courtroom. No shorts shall be worn in the Courtroom. ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Electronic devices shall be silenced in the Courtroom. Any electronic device that makes noise in the Courtroom is subject to being confiscated. RECORDING: Neither video recording, audio recording, nor taking of photographs is permitted in the Courtroom unless prior permission is received from the District Judge. Anyone who violates any of the District Courtroom Rules is subject to being found in contempt of court. SIGNED: April 3, 2026 [signature] Reed A. Filley, Presiding Judge 106th Judicial District Court Dawson, Gaines, Garza and Lynn Counties
[seal] 106th Judicial District Court REED A. FILLEY DISTRICT JUDGE DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA AND LYNN COUNTIES STANDING ORDER Effective immediately, the following District Courtroom Rules shall take effect: WEAPONS: No weapons (including but not limited to firearms and knives) allowed in the Courtroom unless prior permission is received from the District Judge. FOOD and DRINK: No food allowed in t
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-24 (AJR-7 Seventh Region build) from BenchPath custody sources/documents/963c521b57ff7cf8-district-courtroom-rules.pdf (application/pdf, 383833 bytes, sha256 963c521b57ff7cf82b696bcf6d6d172acd038de1c1e70328ac18ec3e9c2b9e82; 1 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: the digital text layer, assembled from glyph geometry with a character-stream proof, and every page read against the rendered PDF; signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.