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The county's case-assignment map, signed by Judge Casey Blair as Administrative District Judge (effective 04/05/2024) and directed to the District and County Clerks: CCL No. 2 (Judge Rich) takes all misdemeanors and DWI felonies for last names L–Z, all contested probate, all mental-health hearings, all property-tax cases, and half the county civil docket; the CCL (Judge Russell) takes misdemeanors and DWI felonies A–K, juvenile, CPS, condemnation, and the other half of county civil; each district court (86th Blair, 422nd Gibbs, 489th Gray) takes one-third of district civil, one-third of family, and one-third of non-DWI felonies split by defendant last name (A–F Blair, G–M Gibbs, N–Z Gray).
Texas > Kaufman County > all district courts (86th, 422nd, 489th) and county courts at law — the filing-assignment rules the clerks apply. The CCL section header prints with the judge name blank in the instrument; the CCL's judge is Stephen (Joseph) Russell per the county site and OCA roster. Filed with the District Clerk Apr. 5, 2024 (Index-24-458). Judge Blair signs as Administrative District Judge — the county's local administrative district judge designation as of the order.
"Rules for Assignment of Cases for District and County Clerk Judge Rich – CC2: All misdemeanors last name L-Z; DWI Felonies last name L-Z; All contested probate; All mental health hearings; All property tax cases; ½ County Civil Cases. [Judge Russell] – CCL: All misdemeanors last name A-K; DWI Felonies last name A-K; Juvenile; CPS; Condemnation; ½ County Civil Cases. Judge Gibbs – 422nd: 1/3 District Civil Cases; 1/3 Family; 1/3 felonies except DWI, last name G-M. Judge Blair – 86th: 1/3 District Civil Cases; 1/3 Family; 1/3 felonies except DWI, last name A-F. Judge Gray – 489th: 1/3 District Civil Cases; 1/3 Family; 1/3 felonies except DWI, last name N-Z. This order is effective on 04/05/2024." Signed: Casey Blair, Administrative District Judge.
Reviewer note: Image-only signed scan read through the vision lane (1 page); assignments transcribed verbatim from the two-column layout. Posted on the 86th District Judge page as "Rules for assignment." Composed benchpath-ajr1-p6b.
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.