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Omnibus order of the Lubbock County district courts and county courts-at-law referring to the Family Law Associate Judges any aspect of a suit or action, including ancillary matters, over which the court has jurisdiction under Title 5 of the Family Code and the other listed titles and chapters; a trial on the merits may be referred unless a party files a written objection within 10 days after notice that the associate judge will hear the trial; entered under Family Code section 201.006 with the powers of section 201.007.
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[File stamp: Filed 8/6/2025 2:33 PM, Sara L. Smith, District Clerk, Lubbock County, Texas, AG] Omnibus Order of Referral – Family Law Associate Judge WHEREAS, the Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court has provided and funded the Family Law Associate Judges under the direction and supervision of the District and County Court-at-Law Judges (hereinafter referred to as Board of Judges); and, AND WHEREAS, a judge must issue a written order of referral that specifies the associate judge’s duties; and, AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code § 201.005 and having considered the current administrative needs of the Board of Judges relating to the family law matters of the courts and the promotion of the uniform and efficient administration of justice; and, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, pursuant to Government Code § 201.005, the undersigned judges refer any aspect of a suit or action, including any matter ancillary to the suit or action, over which the court has jurisdiction under: 1) This title; 2) Title 1; 3) Chapter 35, 35A, or 45; 4) Title 4; 5) Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or, 6) Chapter 24A, Property Code (b) Unless a party files a written objection to the associate judge hearing a trial on the merits, the judge may refer the trial to the associate judge. A trial on the merits is any final adjudication from which an appeal may be taken to a court of appeals. (c) A party must file an objection to an associate judge hearing a trial on the merits or presiding at a jury trial not later than the 10th day after the date the party receives notice that the associate judge will hear the trial. If an objection is filed, the referring court shall hear the trial on the merits or preside at a jury trial. (d) The requirements of Subsections (b) and (c) shall apply whenever a judge has authority to refer the trial of a suit or action described by Subsection (a) to an associate judge, master, or other assistant judge regardless of whether the assistant judge is appointed under this subchapter. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED this Omnibus Order of Referral is entered pursuant to Texas Family Code § 201.006 with powers pursuant to Texas Family Code § 201.007. Signed this 1st day of August, 2025. [signature] Douglas H. Freitag, Judge Presiding 140th District Court & Local Administrative Judge [signature] John Grace, Judge Presiding 72nd District Court [signature] Phillip Hays, Judge Presiding 99th District Court [signature] John (Trey) McClendon, III, Judge Presiding 137th District Court [signature] Les Hatch, Judge Presiding 237th District Court [signature] William R. Eichman, II, Judge Presiding 364th District Court [signature] Mark Hocker, Judge Presiding County Court-at-Law #1 [signature] Tom Brummett, Judge Presiding County Court-at-Law #2 [signature] Ben Webb, Judge Presiding County Court-at-Law #3
[File stamp: Filed 8/6/2025 2:33 PM, Sara L. Smith, District Clerk, Lubbock County, Texas, AG] Omnibus Order of Referral – Family Law Associate Judge WHEREAS, the Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court has provided and funded the Family Law Associate Judges under the direction and supervision of the District and County Court-at-Law Judges (hereinafter referred to as Board of Judges); and, AND WHER
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-25 (AJR-9 Ninth Region build) from BenchPath custody probe/topics9/2510.pdf (application/pdf, 536896 bytes, sha256 65737784f01d02b77400ed81faa949c2fa16b1fd317f2959cedf49eaf7cc7c56; 2 pages) - the TOPICs-registered document: transcribed from the rendered pages of the scanned PDF (the machine OCR layer was not relied on), every page read against the render; signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed. The order cites "Government Code § 201.005" (twice) as printed.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.