Tarrant County Court at Law No. 2 — General Motion Practice… — TX · BenchPath

Tarrant County Court at Law No. 2 — General Motion Practice (certificate of conference, hearings in 3–45 days, telephone hearings by agreement, submission docket, default prove-ups)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Motion CalendarCounty Court at Law No. 2 — General Motion Practice (page last modified June 15, 2015), Tarrant County court web page

Summary

County Court at Law No. 2's motion practice (page last modified June 15, 2015): motions heard every morning and occasionally Friday afternoons, obtainable in three to 45 days, emergencies by calling the coordinator; no non-dispositive motion, objection or special exception set without a certificate of conference in the prescribed wording; on discovery motions and special exceptions the parties confer again on the hearing date; telephone hearings by agreement and court approval where no evidence or record is needed; submission dockets for appropriate motions unless the opponent objects; unliquidated damages proved up by testimony, liquidated damages by written instruments without a hearing.

Applies to

Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 2 (civil) — non-dispositive motions, discovery motions, special exceptions and default judgments.

Requirement

"Generally, motions are set for hearing every morning and occasionally on Friday afternoons. Depending on the type of motion and notice requirements under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, hearings can be obtained in three to 45 days. Emergency hearings can be obtained by calling the court coordinator. … Tarrant County Court at Law No. 2 has the following rules regarding motions (other than dispositive motions): Parties should use all reasonable means to resolve disputes and avoid the necessity of court intervention. No motion, objection, or special exception will be set for hearing unless the moving party has certified in the motion, or in an attached letter, substantially the following: 'A conference was held on (date) with opposing counsel regarding the merits of this motion. A reasonable effort was made to resolve this dispute without the necessity of a hearing but such effort failed. Therefore it is presented to the Court for determination.' OR 'A conference was not held with opposing counsel on the merits of this motion because (set forth in detail the reasons a conference could not held)'. On the date of hearing, on a Discovery Motion or Special Exceptions, the parties appearing for the motion will be directed to discuss the points of contention and attempt to resolve the dispute without Court intervention. By agreement, and with Court approval, motions which do not require additional evidence or a record may be heard by telephone. The movant will be responsible for arranging the conference call. The Court will set appropriate motions by submission, however, a motion will be removed for the submission docket if the opposing party objects. Default Judgments. The Court requires a hearing with testimony to prove up a non-liquidated damages. Liquidated damages can be proven by instruments in writing and no hearing is required." (Page last modified June 15, 2015.)

Source of truth

"Generally, motions are set for hearing every morning and occasionally on Friday afternoons. Depending on the type of motion and notice requirements under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, hearings can be obtained in three to 45 days. Emergency hearings can be obtained by calling the court coordinator. … Tarrant County Court at Law No. 2 has the following rules regarding motions (other than disp

Official source: Tarrant County Courts at Law — tarrantcountytx.gov (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 6, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-tarrant-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim; a 2015 posting kept under the court's current menu — court-scoped, no judge join. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).