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The local rules of the Johnson County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2, approved by the Supreme Court: decorum, the filing and rotation of civil, probate and criminal cases, the hearing of uncontested matters, conflicting settings, trial procedure and criminal case procedure.
Applies to civil, probate, family and criminal matters in the Johnson County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2.
The local rules of the Johnson County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2 govern practice in both courts. Rules of decorum require dignity, rising for the judge, suitable attire (no hats; male officers in coats and ties), and that counsel instruct parties not to contact the judge. All civil and probate cases are filed with the County Clerk; all criminal and Class C appeal cases are filed with the County Clerk and, for the first six months of the year, heard in County Court at Law No. 2 and for the second six months in County Court at Law No. 1. A district or statutory county court judge may hear and determine a matter pending in any district or statutory county court in the county. Uncontested cases, motions and other matters are heard after a request letter is submitted to the Court Coordinator, who sets a date and time before the hearing. On conflicting settings the priorities are district over county-court-at-law, criminal over civil, and preferentially set cases; cases may be passed and reset on joint motion with the court's approval. All trial counsel are urged to make a bona fide effort to settle before announcing ready; no photographs or recordings are made in the courtroom without the presiding judge's permission; and all judgments, decrees and orders are reduced to writing and submitted within ten days, with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics form completed on a divorce and the child-support card filed where support is ordered. The civil dismissal docket conforms to Rule 165a. In criminal cases the court sets an arraignment, pretrial hearing and docket call, all pretrial motions are filed before the first pretrial setting, and there are no summary or automatic first continuances. Adopted effective January 1, 1994 and approved by the Supreme Court of Texas (Misc. Docket 93-0239).
The local rules of the Johnson County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2 govern practice in both courts. Rules of decorum require dignity, rising for the judge, suitable attire (no hats; male officers in coats and ties), and that counsel instruct parties not to contact the judge. All civil and probate cases are filed with the County Clerk; all criminal and Class C appeal cases are filed with the County Cl
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 as the County Courts at Law portion of the doc-720 Local Rules print (bundled-instrument doctrine; shares the doc-720 receipt), read via the vision lane. Court-less division_family (CCL1 & 2); no judge join (1993 joint print).
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)).