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The local rules of the County Court of Refugio County: courtroom conduct and decorum (Texas Lawyer's Creed incorporated; dress, devices, recording prohibited), case assignment and court locations, continuances (consent or a hearing; client certification on the second motion, client signature on later ones; vacation/CLE designations 60 days ahead), withdrawal of counsel (10 days' certified-mail notice; none within 30 days of trial), settings (10 days' notice; civil jury requests by the docket call two months before trial; criminal jury settings with announcements; 30 minutes early; summary judgment by submission only), conflicts in settings, ad litem appointments under Government Code chapter 37, probate procedures, orders sent to the judge, and the administrative rules on authority, citation, severability, construction, application and calendars.
Applies to civil, criminal and probate practice before the County Court of Refugio County (Judge Jhiela "Gigi" Poynter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
REFUGIO COUNTY LOCAL RULES OF PRACTICE. TITLE 1. RULES GOVERNING ALL PROCEEDINGS. The primary purpose of the Local Rules of Practice is the management of the court dockets sensibly, efficiently and fairly. These rules are to be an aid to the just disposition of cases without unnecessary delay or expense. The practice, procedure and administration of the courts will be governed by the Texas Rules o
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-07 from the TOPICs custody scan (six image-only pages read in full through the vision lane). Bound to the Refugio County Court and judge-joined to its current judge (the signer). The county's own posting of the same rules (co.refugio.tx.us; May 1, 2024) is inventoried for the own-site layer; refugiocounty.org is a hijacked domain and is never cited.
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
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