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The district courts' SB 9 (Art. 17.029 CCP) bail-review procedure, signed Dec. 17, 2025 by Judge Casey Blair as Local Administrative District Judge: in every felony case where the initial bail was set by a magistrate who is not a district judge, a written request (a "Motion for Review of Bail" preferred, no form required) filed with the District Clerk triggers immediate time-stamping, assignment to the district judge who would receive the indicted case (any available district judge if unavailable), and immediate email-and-telephone notice to the reviewing judge with the defendant's name, filing time, the motion, current bail and conditions, and custody status; the clerk logs every request. The reviewing judge must rule "as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day" after the clerk received the request, complying with Art. 17.09 and all bail rules, considering the offense reports, affidavits, criminal history, and any evidence, with a discretionary hearing (video or in person for in-custody defendants). To increase bail or add conditions for an out-of-custody defendant, the judge must first issue a summons to a bail hearing and may issue an arrest warrant only if the defendant fails to appear.
Texas > Kaufman County > the 86th, 422nd, and 489th District Courts — felony bail reviews under Art. 17.029 CCP. Signed Dec. 17, 2025 by Hon. Casey Blair, Local Administrative District Judge; filed with the District Clerk Dec. 18, 2025 (Index-25-485). Posted on the 86th District Judge page as "Order Establishing Procedure for Bail Review."
APPLICABILITY: "Effective immediately, and pursuant to Article 17.029, Code of Criminal Procedure (added by SB 9, 89th Legislature), the following procedure is established in all district courts of Kaufman County for the review of bail decisions in felony cases when the initial bail decision was not made by a district judge… (e.g., set by a magistrate at arrest, by a justice of the peace, county court at law judge acting as magistrate, etc.)." FILING: "The request for review must be presented in writing to the District Clerk. The preferred method is a written 'Motion for Review of Bail'… but no particular form or wording is required." CLERK DUTIES: time-stamp; assign "the district judge that would have the case once it is filed by indictment according to the current felony case assignments" (any available district judge if that judge is unavailable); "[i]mmediately notify the assigned reviewing judge (and the judge's coordinator) by email and telephone," providing the defendant's name, date and time filed, a copy of the motion, current bail amount and conditions, and custody status; maintain a log of all Article 17.029 requests (date/time received, cause number, assigned judge, notification time). ASSIGNMENT: the Local Administrative Judge maintains and publishes the felony case-assignment list; Art. 17.029 reviews follow the current case-assignment order. DEADLINE: "The assigned reviewing judge shall conduct the review and issue a ruling as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day after the District Clerk received the request." CONDUCT: comply with Art. 17.09 CCP and all constitutional and statutory bail rules; consider the offense reports, affidavits, criminal history, and any evidence or argument; conduct a hearing if deemed necessary (video or in person for in-custody defendants; reasonable notice if out of custody). OUT-OF-CUSTODY INCREASES: "First issue a summons ordering the defendant to appear at a specific date and time for a bail hearing… and only issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest if the defendant fails to appear in response to the summons."
Reviewer note: Image-only signed scan read page-by-page through the vision lane (2 pages); operative provisions quoted verbatim. One of the newest instruments in the AJR-1 corpus (Dec-2025, SB 9 implementation). Composed benchpath-ajr1-p6b.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.