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The justice courts’ in-person practice rules for the clerk’s office and courtroom: no Zoom/WebEx appearances (all parties appear in person); parties must bring their own evidence copies for all parties; accepted payment methods for civil/admin and criminal filings (exact cash, credit card with fee, cashier’s check or money order); no firearms except on-duty peace officers; no legal advice from the court; an enforced dress code; negotiations conducted in the hallway unless directed otherwise; and autopsy inquiries limited to next of kin.
Texas > Grimes County > Justice Courts — courtroom and clerk’s-office conduct.
All parties must appear in person (no Zoom/WebEx). The court is not responsible for copies — evidence must have copies for all parties. Payment: cashier’s checks/money orders for civil/admin filings; exact cash, credit card (with fee), cashier’s check or money order for criminal offenses. No firearms except on-duty peace officers. The court cannot provide legal advice. Approved dress code enforced; party negotiations in the hallway unless instructed otherwise.
Reviewer note: AJR-2 cluster (12th/278th/506th). Source instrument read via vision/text lane; classified RULE under the records-vs-rules doctrine. Composed benchpath-ajr2-cluster.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.