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Joint Policies of the 246th and 247th District Courts (v4, January 1, 2025) — 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 > 246th and 247th District Courts
Online Scheduling for Oral Hearings and Submissions Non-trial settings must be scheduled using the online scheduling system available on each court’s website. … Online Scheduling Except for CPS hearings and final trials, all hearing dates for e-filed motions must be scheduled through the e-hearing system available through the District Clerk's website. … Agreed orders generally do not need to be set for submission unless they are contested or missing signatures from a party or their counsel. … Mediation Mediation is required before all temporary order hearings and final trials, unless waived by the court. … In the 310th and 312th, ALL hearings for temporary orders shall be limited to 45 minutes per side. … Exhibits Labeling and Naming Exhibits must be pre-marked and numbered using numerals. … Exhibits must be pre-marked on the document itself, and the title of each exhibit file shall correspond with the pre-marked exhibit, for example, “Petitioner Ex. … 01.” Exchange by Parties For all settings, exhibits must be exchanged by the parties and sent to the Court by 2:00 p.m. the business day before the hearing. … Rebuttal or impeachment exhibits that were not exchanged before the hearing must be responsive to a matter raised by the other side. … The subject line of the email shall state the full cause number, your party identification, and the date of the court proceeding. … Do not use the share feature intended for collaboration that requires an account with that service. b. … Motions that Must Be Set for Hearing by Submission The following contested motions must be set for hearing by submission (see exceptions below): a. … Notice Notice of submission setting must be served at least 10 days before the date of the hearing, or more if required by statute or rule. … The notice must state that: … (2) no party may appear for the hearing in person; and (3) any response to the motion must be on file at least 3 days before the submission date, or longer if required by statute or rule. … Responses Must be filed and served at least 3 days before the submission date, or earlier if required by statute or rule. … Contested Entries Movant must attach a proposed order to the motion to enter (do not mark with exhibit label) and the proponent must sign indicating approval as to form. … Nonmovant must attach markup identifying proposed edits and a clean copy signed indicating approval as to form. … Local Rules The parties shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Rules of the Judicial District Courts of Harris County, Texas Family Trial Division, including but not limited to Rule 4, Disclosure of Property, and Financial Information. … No Answer If the respondent has not filed an answer or appeared in the case, a certificate of last known address and nonmilitary affidavit/declaration must be on file before trial. … Inventory and Appraisement Required In all divorces, a sworn inventory and appraisement must be pre-marked and submitted as an exhibit before the trial by default begins. … Pretrial Conferences Pretrial conferences are required only for the following matters: jury trials; adoptions; terminations; and suits requesting special immigrant status findings (i.e. … Prior to the pre-trial conference for a jury trial, the parties must complete all actions identified in the Pretrial Conference Checklist (See Court’s website). … Applications for Inclusion Counsel wanting to be placed on a wheel shall send the application located on the court’s website to Melissa_Love@justex.net. … Birth or Adoption of Child The birth or adoption of a child by lead counsel shall create a rebuttable presumption that a 90-day continuance should be granted upon request.
Reviewer note: Own-site content fetched by us 2026-08-22 (Phase 3 justex/page sweep; hashed receipts in custody). Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim; the full posted document is the controlling text. Posted on both courts' pages (separate copies); composed once.
1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.
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