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The Grimes County justice courts’ local rules of administration and decorum, adopted under Gov’t Code § 27.061 (with Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 15.0821 and Code of Criminal Procedure art. 4.12): court organization and calendar, the annually-renewable bench-exchange arrangement, the prohibition on recording/broadcasting proceedings without the presiding JP’s permission, and the rule that indigent defendants are not entitled to appointed counsel in justice-court cases.
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STANDING RULES OF ADMINISTRATION AND COURT DECORUM 1.1 OBJECTIVE In accordance with section 27.061 of the Texas Government Code, the Justice of the Peace in each County shall adopt Local Rules of Administration, in addition section 15.0821, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and Article 4.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, require that the Justice of the Peace in every county adopt Local Rules of Administration for the Transfer of Both Civil and Criminal cases pending in one Precinct to a different Precinct. The following guidelines will be adopted for the Administration, Assignment, Docket transfer and Hearing of cases. 1.2 SCOPE These Rules govern only cases and hearings within the Justice Courts of Grimes County, Texas, in which they have Statutory and Administrative Authority. 1.3 ORGANIZATION Each court is a separate entity with their own office, clerks, and justices. These courts operate within their assigned precincts. 1.4 CALENDER Each Justice Court maintains a Docket of Scheduled Hearings and Trials. 1.5 BENCH EXCHANGE The Justice of the Peace for Grimes County, Texas have entered into a Bench Exchange Agreement which is renewable annually. This is necessary in case a Judge should need to recuse themselves from a particular case, or is temporally absent due to illness, vacation, etc... 1.6 RECORDING OR BROADCASTING OF COURT PROCEDINGS Unless written permission is obtained from the Presiding Justice of the Peace, recording or broadcasting of court proceedings is prohibited. This however does not impend anyone from attending an open court session. 1.7 ATTORNEYS Indigent Defendants are not entitled to a Court Appointed Attorney in Justice Court Cases. However, A Plaintiff or Defendant may choose to be represented by an attorney at their own expense. Any attorney requesting to withdraw or request a substitution from a case must notify the court in writing at least 5 days prior to the Hearing or Trial. 1.8 JURY SELECTION Jury selection is conducted with the same jury selection process as the Grimes County Court at Law and the District Court. 1.9 TRANSFER OF CASES Any case where venue has been challenged by the defendant and the presiding Judge has granted a change of venue, that case shall be transferred to the Justice Court with the proper venue. 1.10 COURTROOM RULES All person entering the courtroom will be clean, neat and dressed in a manner that shows dignity for the court. Men must wear shirts with sleeves, long pants, shoes or boots. Women will wear appropriate clothing which is not DESIGNED TO PROVOKE. No undergarments will show, no shorts will be allowed. Women may wear opened toe shoes. Weapons Are Prohibited in the courtroom and building, except those carried by Law Enforcement Personnel. All individuals entering the courtroom are subject to be search. All parties are required to be on time for court. Newspapers, magazines, books, etc... will not be allowed. Do not approach the Judges Bench without permission. No Food or Drinks are allowed in the courtroom. Do not disrupt the court proceedings by creating distractions or talking. small children must be kept under control. Cell phones will be silenced. No recording devices will be allowed without judicial approval. Pro-se parties (individuals representing themselves) should be prepared to present their case. It is not the courts duty to instruct you on how to present your case. Self Help Litigation Packets are available upon request. These Rules of Administration and Court Decorum are hereby adopted by the Justice Court Judges of Grimes County Adopted January 11, 2023 [signature] Judge Chris Acord, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Grimes County [signature] Judge Lester Underwood, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Grimes County [signature] Judge Mark Laughlin, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Grimes County
STANDING RULES OF ADMINISTRATION AND COURT DECORUM 1.1 OBJECTIVE In accordance with section 27.061 of the Texas Government Code, the Justice of the Peace in each County shall adopt Local Rules of Administration, in addition section 15.0821, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and Article 4.12 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, require that the Justice of the Peace in every county adopt Lo
Reviewer note: AJR-2 cluster (12th/278th/506th). Source instrument read via text lane; classified RULE under the records-vs-rules doctrine. Composed benchpath-ajr2-cluster. [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 c7857c5d6470..., 3 page(s), image-only scan; the OCR layer used as a typing base and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]