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The Johnson County District Courts' local rules for the electronic filing and service of court documents: what may be e-filed, digital signatures, filing time, convenience fees, format, and electronic service.
Applies to the electronic filing and service of documents in non-juvenile civil cases in the 18th, 249th and 413th District Courts of Johnson County.
These rules govern the electronic filing and service of court documents (other than fax filing) in the Johnson County district courts and apply to all non-juvenile civil cases before the district courts. Electronic filing is optional unless a court orders it for good cause. A document that may be filed traditionally with the district clerk may be electronically filed except citations or writs bearing the court's seal, returns of citation, bonds, subpoenas and proofs of service, in-camera documents, documents sealed under Rule 76a, and documents whose access is restricted (including Chapter 33 Family Code proceedings). Use of a filer's electronic identifier constitutes a digital signature, and the person whose name appears first in the signature block of an initial pleading is the attorney in charge. A document electronically transmitted through an EFSP to TexasOnline may be filed 24 hours a day and is deemed filed when delivered to the clerk. An EFSP, TexasOnline and the district clerk may charge a convenience fee in addition to regular filing fees. An electronically filed document must include an e-mail address and be formatted for 8-1/2-by-11-inch printing. Electronic service is permissible where the party has agreed to it or the court has ordered it. Adopted March 23, 2005 by the 18th, 249th and 413th district judges and effective on approval by the Supreme Court of Texas.
These rules govern the electronic filing and service of court documents (other than fax filing) in the Johnson County district courts and apply to all non-juvenile civil cases before the district courts. Electronic filing is optional unless a court orders it for good cause. A document that may be filed traditionally with the district clerk may be electronically filed except citations or writs bear
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site scan (10 pp, image-only, read via the vision lane). Court-less division_family (18th/249th/413th); no judge join (2005 joint print).
Judge Costello's AI section simply restates amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) — the post-AOSC26-12 statewide standard — a compliance model, not a local mandate: signers certify cited authorities exist and are accurately cited, with the rule's own sanctions.
The strongest in-the-wild confirmation of the 2026 statewide AI rule: Judge Bantner's page expressly states his prior AI requirements are REMOVED because of the May 28, 2026 amendment of Rule 2.515 — signing a filing now itself certifies the authorities exist and are accurately cited.