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Harris County Justice Courts' Local Rules — Harris County, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/04/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
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COURTROOM DEMEANOR All persons in the courtroom shall conduct themselves with decorum and in such a manner so as not to interfere with or obstruct judicial activities or proceedings. … All persons appearing before the Court shall, as far as practicable, appear in appropriate attire. … Parties ordered to mediation must attend and should have authority to enter into a resolution. … MOTIONS FOR CONTINUANCE IN CIVIL CASES Prior to filing a motion for continuance, the party seeking a continuance in a civil case must confer with the opposing party or parties in an effort to secure an agreement to the delay. … Except in case of emergency, a motion for continuance in a civil case shall be in writing, state why the postponement is necessary, and shall be filed with the Court at least three (3) business days preceding the date of trial or hearing. … If another attorney is to be substituted as attorney for the party, the motion must provide the contact information for the substituting attorney. … If no other attorney is to be substituted, the motion must be delivered to the party and contact information for the party must be provided in the motion. … RECORDING OR BROADCASTING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS Unless written permission is obtained from the Justice of the Peace, recording or broadcasting of court proceedings is prohibited. … FILING NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY A party to a pending civil case shall immediately notify the Court of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy. … Such notice shall be made by filing a written notice (suggestion of bankruptcy) with the Court and serving copies on all parties to the suit. … A suggestion of bankruptcy shall be filed as soon as practicable, and not more than five (5) days, after a party receives notice of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by any other party. … Civil Cases When presented with a proper motion supported by the sworn statements of two other credible persons as required by Rule 502.4(e), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the disqualified Justice of the Peace shall refer the civil case in which the motion was filed to the Presiding Judge. … If the party is seeking a change in location for trial, the Presiding Judge will assign the case for trial to the nearest qualified Justice Court and the disqualified Justice of the Peace shall transfer the civil case in which the motion was filed to the Justice Court to which the case was assigned. … Eviction Cases Following the disqualification of the Justice of the Peace presiding in an eviction case, the disqualified Justice of the Peace shall refer the case to the Presiding Judge who will (i) transfer the case to the other Justice Court in the same Precinct, (ii) assign another Justice of the Peace to exchange benches with the disqualified Justice of the Peace in order to hear the case, or (iii) assign a special judge to preside in the case. … Order of Transfer An Order transferring the case shall identify the Court to which the case is being transferred and a copy of the Order shall be delivered to each party or their attorney of record. … When a Judge is Recused When a Justice of the Peace has signed an Order of Recusal in a case, civil or criminal, and that recusal does not rise to a disqualification that would otherwise be governed by Local Rule 2.4, the recused Justice of the Peace shall do one of the following: …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 0475a906f5f0…) is the controlling text.
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).