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The plan adopted under Texas Family Code section 54.012 by the 456th District Court of Guadalupe County (Judge Heather Hines Wright) to conduct juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings, governing remote participation, cross-examination, camera and confrontation requirements, and the presentation of physical evidence.
Applies to juvenile detention hearings before the 456th District Court of Guadalupe County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
456th District Court (Judge Heather Hines Wright) Remote Detention Hearing Procedures Plan, Guadalupe County. I. Plan Adoption: in accordance with Texas Family Code section 54.012, the 456th District Court of Guadalupe County adopts this plan to conduct detention hearings as remote proceedings. II. Definitions: detention hearings have the meaning, scope and requirements in Family Code section 54.01; a 'remote proceeding' is one in which one or more participants (judge, party, attorney, witness, court reporter or other individual) attends remotely through technology and the internet, including teleconferencing or video conferencing. III. Procedures: the court may, in its discretion, proceed with remote detention hearings under section 54.01(a) and may allow or require participants to appear remotely; the parties may cross-examine witnesses; a testifying party or witness must provide an unobstructed camera view (a witness not clearly on camera will not be allowed to testify); and physical evidence must be displayed so all can view it simultaneously, with digital copies provided before the hearing when practicable.
456th District Court (Judge Heather Hines Wright) Remote Detention Hearing Procedures Plan, Guadalupe County. I. Plan Adoption: in accordance with Texas Family Code section 54.012, the 456th District Court of Guadalupe County adopts this plan to conduct detention hearings as remote proceedings. II. Definitions: detention hearings have the meaning, scope and requirements in Family Code section 54.0
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Registered at the district and county-court-at-law levels (docs 1709 and 1710); bundled as one instrument. Bound to Guadalupe County (juvenile).
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on remote appearance policy.
Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.