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Court Clerk Procedures for All Courts (H0144, rev. March 19, 2026) — Harris County Civil Courts at Law — 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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Court Clerk Procedures for all courts: Mailing Address: TENESHIA HUDSPETH, County Clerk, P.O. Box 1525 Houston, TX 77251-1525 Written Notices of Hearing and Notice of Submission No court settings are set by fax or telephone. All court setting notices must be made in writing. The Clerk does not fill in hearing dates for you on your written notices of hearing. Agreed Motion, Orders Agreed motions with orders signed by all parties do not require an oral hearing unless notified by court clerk. Default Judgment Hearings Unliquidated damages and Homeowners Cases --- must be set on oral hearing docket. Liquidated damages --- no hearing necessary. File motion, certificate of last known address, proposed judgment and supporting affidavits (including applicable non-military affidavits) with the Clerk’s Office for submitting to the Judge. Set Case for Trial To set a case for trial, find the status of trial position; announce settled, status of DWOP or running late for trial the Trial Coordinator of the court must be called. Hearing Docket per Court: County Civil Court at Law No. 1 Judge Sonia Lopez Clerks: 713-274-1345 Jesse Salas Donna Brodell Trial Coordinator: 832-927-1711 Melissa Hammond Oral Hearing Docket: Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. with 5 business days’ notice to the clerk. Submission Docket: Tuesday & Friday at 9:30 a.m. with at least 10 days’ notice Late Calls: 713-274-1345 County Civil Court at Law No. 2 Judge Jim F. Kovach Clerks: 713-274-1349 Angeles Villafranca Maria De La Rosa Trial Coordinator: 832-927-1722 Grace Cantada Form No. H-01-44 (Rev. 03/19/2026) Oral Hearing Docket Tuesday’s beginning at 9:15 a.m. with at least 5 business days written notice. Please call court clerk for availability. Submission Docket Tuesday and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. with 5 business days' written notice to the Clerk of the Court---file Motion, Notice of setting and proposed Order or Judgment. All Notices of Submission must include the statement: The Motion may be ruled upon unless an oral hearing is requested in writing. All Summary Judgment Motions must be set for submission. Motions for Sanctions cannot be set on submission. Late Calls: Before 8:30 a.m. 713-274-1349 After 8:30 a.m. 832-927-1722 County Civil Court at Law No. 3 Judge LaShawn A. Williams Clerks: 713-274-1353 Orion Ford Elizabeth Lopez Trial Coordinator: Vanessa Richardson 832-927-1732 Oral Hearing Docket Monday and Tuesdays only at 9:00 a.m. with at least 5 business days written notice to the clerk. A motion must be filed in order to set a hearing. Please call court clerks for availability. Default Judgments must include a certificate of service. Submission Docket Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. with at least a 10 day notice to the court. Please call court clerks for availability. Summary Judgments with Pro Se Litigants must be set for Oral Hearings on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. with a 5 day notice to the court. All Other Motions including Summary Judgments may be placed on the submission docket. Late Calls: 713/274-1353 County Civil Court at Law No. 4 Judge Manpreet Monica Singh Clerks: 713-274-1358 Christina Casiano Mariela Santibanez Trial Coordinator: 832-927-1742 Rick Wilson Oral Hearing Docket Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 11:30 a.m. with at least 5 business day written notice to the clerk of the Court --- file Motion, Notice of setting and proposed Order or Judgment. Please call court clerk for availability. The Court’s hearing dockets go by minutes you will need to make sure your motion is set at the correct time for the time needed for your motion to be heard. Form No. H-01-44 (Rev. 03/19/2026) Occupational Docket Friday’s on submission at 9:00 a.m. You will need to email Driving Record, Insurance card and SR-22 to cvcourt4@ccl.hctx.net. You will need to file your notice of submission Do Not email it, it will not be set. Please call court clerk for availability. Submission Docket Tuesday and Fridays at 9:00 a.m. with at least 10 business day written notice to the Clerk of Court --- file Motion, Notice of setting and proposed Order or Judgment. You may set any motion that does not require testimony. All Summary Judgment Motions must be set for submission. Late Calls for Motion Docket: Before 9:30 a.m. 713-274-1358 County Civil Court at Law 5 Judge Jermaine Thomas Clerks: 713-274-0895 Sarah Gray Valerie Flores Trial Coordinator: Kayla Gomez 832-927-1007 Oral Hearing Docket: Tuesday at 9:30 am, 11 am or 1:30 pm with 5 business days’ notice to the clerk. Submission Docket: Friday at 9:30 am with 10 days’ notice to the clerk. Late Calls: 713-274-0895 Form No. H-01-44 (Rev. 03/19/2026)
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