Loading…
Case Scheduling Order — County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 — 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.
Texas > Harris County > County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
CAUSE NO. ____________________ THE STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 8 v. § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS _______________________________________ § CASE SCHEDULING ORDER This matter is assigned to: Track A: Non-Complex Misdemeanor Track B: Complex Misdemeanor (DWI Blood Cases, Felony Pending Case from the Same Transactions, etc.) The Defendant, as well as the Attorneys for the State and Defendant, are ordered to appear, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, as follows: Arraignment (ARRG) Setting: If necessary, the Court will address probable cause, magistrate warnings, bond conditions, and other preliminary matters. If the Defendant is in custody, the Defendant will be appointed an attorney, and bail may be reviewed as appropriate. Defendant is required to appear. Non-Trial (NTRL) Setting: (60 days from Arraignment). Court’s Standing Discovery Order shall be filed by this setting. Defendant’s appearance is waived and not required to appear. Motions (MOTN) Setting: (Track A: 30 days after NTRL/ Track B: 45 days after NTRL). All discovery Motions are ordered to be filed with the Court by this date in accordance with the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 28.01. Defendant’s appearance is waived and not required to appear. Pre-Trial Motion (PTMO) Setting: (Track A & B: 30 days after MOTN). All discovery and evidence exchange are ordered to be completed by this date, or this setting shall be a Discovery Hearing. Witnesses shall be subpoenaed in the absence of the evidence and ready for this setting. Parties may appear via Zoom. Witnesses must appear in person, unless otherwise agreed to by both parties. Defendant is required to appear. Pre-Trial Conference (PTCR) Setting: (Track A & B: 30 days after PTMO). All Pre-Trial Intervention and Diversion application processes shall be completed by this date. If the case is not resolved prior to this setting and/or if the Court has not otherwise ordered, all parties shall appear at this setting to determine the status of the case. Defendant is required to appear. Anticipated Plea: If the matter is to be disposed of by plea at any of the settings above, the plea will be taken at the time of and in lieu of the events of that setting. Additionally, upon agreement of both parties a setting to dispose of a case by a plea may be accelerated. Counsel shall have plea paperwork completed and e-filed prior to the scheduled setting. Defendant is required to appear. Additional Settings: Either party may request settings or hearings in addition to the ones listed above for good cause shown. Any additional settings must be approved by the Presiding Judge of the Court. MAJ/MRP Settings: Motions to Revoke or Adjudicate Community Supervision will be reset for 30 days and then set for a hearing unless good cause is shown. After that setting, the MAJ / MRP will be set for a hearing on the matters alleged. Any additional settings must be approved by the Presiding Judge of the Court. Defendant is required to appear. Date Entered: _____________________ Judge Presiding Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 01-10-2024
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. Track A/B misdemeanor scheduling: NTRL 60 days from arraignment; MOTN Track A 30/Track B 45 days after NTRL; PTMO and PTCR 30 days each.
17 verbatim requirements extracted from 4243-01__2021-05.pdf, across 4 topics.
Judge Eckley-Moulder's courtroom policies (court starts 9:30 sharp): at the Final Pre-Trial, all trial counsel and the defendant must be physically present, phones silenced, and no recording without media clearance.