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The McLennan County local rules for the criminal district court, an order on courtroom decorum and trial procedures governing how counsel appear, examine witnesses, handle exhibits, and conduct themselves during criminal trials.
Applies to counsel and parties in criminal trials before the McLennan County criminal district courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Local Rules for Criminal District Court, McLennan County, Texas — Order on Courtroom Decorum and Trial Procedures. IT IS ORDERED that counsel appearing, unless excused, shall: (1) stand as Court is opened, recessed or adjourned; (2) stand when addressing or being addressed by the Court; (3) remain seated while examining any witness, except that counsel may, with leave of Court, approach the witness to handle or tender exhibits; (4) remain seated while opposing counsel makes opening statements or closing arguments; (5) address all remarks to the Court, not to opposing counsel; (6) avoid disparaging personal remarks or acrimony toward opposing counsel and remain detached from ill feeling between litigants or witnesses; (7) refer to all persons, including witnesses, other counsel and the parties, by their surnames, not first names; (8) allow only one attorney for each party to examine or cross-examine each witness (the attorney stating objections during direct is recognized for cross-examination); (9) request permission before approaching the bench, and hand papers or exhibits to the Administrator, Court Reporter or deputy to pass up to the judge; and (10) first hand any paper or exhibit not previously marked to the Court Reporter to be marked before tendering it to a witness. Further provisions govern the offer and admission of exhibits and the conduct of criminal trials.
Local Rules for Criminal District Court, McLennan County, Texas — Order on Courtroom Decorum and Trial Procedures. IT IS ORDERED that counsel appearing, unless excused, shall: (1) stand as Court is opened, recessed or adjourned; (2) stand when addressing or being addressed by the Court; (3) remain seated while examining any witness, except that counsel may, with leave of Court, approach the witnes
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Registered in two custody copies (docs 141 and 1150); bundled as one instrument. Bound to McLennan County (criminal).
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