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Rules of the Judicial District Courts of Harris County, Juvenile Trial Division — Harris County, 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.
Texas > Harris County > Juvenile Trial Division of the Judicial District Courts (313th, 314th, and 315th District Courts)
The District Clerk shall supply to the Administrative Judge of Harris County, on a monthly basis, information concerning the number of filings, dispositions, trials and other judicial activities in each court in the Juvenile Trial Division. … The District Clerk shall assign seven-digit numbers to all cases filed in the Juvenile Trial Division, e.g., "95-12345" or such other numbers as are assigned to the District Courts of Harris County. … The Juvenile District Court Trial Division, shall have filed and docketed the following matters: … Cases filed under the Texas Juvenile Justice Code shall be allocated among the courts by the Court Administrator of the Juvenile Courts, with preference given to filing cases involving co-actors in the same court. … If a case is filed in which there is a substantial identity of parties as in a previously non-suited or dismissed case, the later case shall be assigned to the court where the prior case was pending. … Each court in the Juvenile Trial Division shall set its own ancillary and trial docket. … The attorney or designated substitute is required to be present to answer docket call on the date set for hearing. … All motions to withdraw as a retained attorney in a case must be signed by the attorney and, unless good cause is shown, approved by the client. … All motions for substitution of retained attorneys must be signed by the attorney seeking to withdraw and the attorney seeking to be substituted. … Granting of motions permitting change in representation shall not be grounds for a continuance. … Motions for continuance shall be governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, 251, et. seq. … All orders and judgments must be submitted for the Court's signature within fifteen (15) days from the date of the hearing unless otherwise specified by the Court. … There shall be a semi-annual dismissal docket. … All cases, except those filed by Harris County Children's Protective Services/Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and those filed under the Juvenile Justice Code of the Texas Family Code, which have been on file for more than six (6) months shall be placed on the dismissal docket and parties notified to show cause why the case should not be dismissed. … This rule shall constitute the order of referral required by section 54.509, Government Code, as to any pending or future cases under Title 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Family Code or under Chapter 46 or 47 Human Resources Code. … The Administrative Judge of the Juvenile Trial Division shall be elected for a term of one year by the judges of the Juvenile Trial Division at the regular monthly meeting of the judges for the Juvenile Trial Division, for a term of one year beginning January 15th. … The judge so designated shall have all the duties and authority granted by these rules to the Administrative Judge of the Juvenile Trial Division during the period of the designation. … The form for this request shall be made available through the Administrative Office of the District Courts. … RULE 5 MEETINGS The judges of the Juvenile Trial Division shall meet regularly on the first Tuesday of each month at 8:15 a.m. in the chambers of the Administrative Judge or at such other time or place agreed to by the judges of the Juvenile Trial Division and minutes of the meeting shall be taken. … RULE 6 ANNUAL CALENDARS - COURT SESSION The District Courts in the Juvenile Trial Division shall be deemed in session at all times. … These rules shall become effective on January 1, 1996 or upon their approval by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to T.R.C.P. … Any reference in these rules to a statute or a court rule shall also apply to any successor statute or court rule, whether by recodification, revision or amendment.
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 811002852cde…) is the controlling text. Scope correction 2026-08-21: the instrument governs the whole Juvenile Trial Division; the registry associated only the registering court (313th District Court), so the rule is published county-wide with the division named rather than pinned to one court.
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