Standing Order Prohibiting Electronic Recordings — 247th District Court — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF § § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS § § 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § STANDING ORDER PROHIBITING ELECTRONIC RECORDINGS IT IS ORDERED that, no person, other than the court reporter, may record a court proceeding without the Court’s express permission. This prohibition applies to all persons, including members of the public or media viewing or listening to court proceedings, whether in person or remotely. The Court Reporter’s record shall be the only record of the court proceeding. Any person found in violation of this order faces monetary sanctions and/or criminal contempt. Each violation of this order could result in a fine up to $500 and a sentence of confinement in the Harris County Jail for up to six (6) months. SIGNED on June 25, 2020. _____________________________ Janice Berg Judge, 247th District Court
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Complete document text quoted verbatim (whitespace-normalized); the posted document is the controlling text.
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.