Judge Federico (Fred) Garza Jr.'s 24 local rules for County Court at Law No. 4: dismissal orders after settlement, proposed orders attached to motions, mandatory mediation before a civil trial setting, agreed continuances signed by all counsel and clients and filed 72 hours before the hearing, settings and fiats through the court coordinator, one criminal pre-trial setting, arraignment waivers filed a day ahead, defendants' appearance, plea negotiations before the hearing day, capias and appointment practices, no interruptions during arraignments and jury trials, and strict courtroom decorum.
Applies to civil and criminal matters in Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 4 (the rules state they are in addition to the Texas Rules of Court and other Hidalgo County rules). The posted copy is undated.
REVISED COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4 LOCAL RULES 1.) Upon successful mediation or settlement, please submit an Order of Dismissal as soon as possible for Judge's signature. Otherwise, case will remain in pending status and will be subject to a drop docket setting in the future. 2.) Proposed orders must be attached with all filed motions. 3.) All civil cases MUST be mediated before getting a trial set
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-10 from the county-site PDF in BenchPath custody (2 pages, image-only; the ledger recorded the response as html but the bytes are a PDF): transcribed in full from the rendered pages. Joined to Judge Federico (Fred) Garza, Jr. (the signing and current judge).
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