317th District Court — Policies and Procedures (Hon. Gordon… — Jefferson County, TX · BenchPath

317th District Court — Policies and Procedures (Hon. Gordon Friesz; revised and effective August 1, 2025)

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Judge Preferences317th Judicial District Court, Jefferson County, Texas, Policies and Procedures (Revised / Effective Date August 1, 2025), posted on the county's district-courts website (blobs.jeffersoncountytx.gov/DistrictCourts/317docs/Court_Policies_and_Procedures_(Revised_8.1.25).pdf), fetched 2026-09-21.

Summary

Policies and Procedures of the 317th District Court, Hon. Gordon Friesz (revised and effective Aug. 1, 2025): settings are requested by email to the Court Coordinator with an agreed date and a filed Notice of Court Proceeding; an 8:30 a.m. Zoom/ancillary docket for defaults, uncontested and non-testimony matters, with contested proceedings in person unless good cause is shown, hybrid and submission settings by agreement; status and scheduling conferences after temporary orders and after an answer; interpreter notice (three business days), child interviews under Fam. Code §153.009, security requests and firearms rules for law-enforcement attendees; temporary-orders proceedings (scheduling, required filings, 45-minute-per-side time limit, spousal and child support); final proceedings and trial settings (bench and jury), mediation, continuances and withdrawals; property division, spousal support and health-insurance/cash-medical requirements; and final decrees and orders (agreed decrees by affidavit, SAPCR and modification orders, defaults, adoptions and name changes).

Applies to

Texas > Second Administrative Judicial Region > Jefferson County > 317th District Court (Hon. Gordon Friesz).

Source of truth

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (Revised / Effective Date – August 1, 2025) JUDGE GORDON FRIESZ 317th Judicial District Court Jefferson County, Texas Phone: (409) 835-8588 Maritza Vargas – Court Coordinator maritza.vargas@jeffcotx.us All Settings: Scheduling Requests The Court’s docket will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. Please email the Court Coordinator to have a court proceeding set, copy opposing counse

Official source: Jefferson County District Courts — court website (jeffersoncountytx.gov; documents on blobs.jeffersoncountytx.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 5, 2026
Effective date: August 1, 2025
Last verified: September 21, 2026benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p3-2026-09-21

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P3) from the county's own-site file (sha256 fafb76cd...; 7 pages, native text layer normalised, cross-checked against a second extractor with two kerning joins corrected, 41/41 owner corpus locators matched). Judge-procedure instrument of a single-judge court issued in the name of the sitting judge (roster verified 2026-08-29). [benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p3-2026-09-21]