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Justice Court Precinct 1's e-court procedures (page last modified Jan. 15, 2025): for Zoom settings the court must have the party's e-mail by noon the last business day before, shared with the other party; exhibits e-mailed to all parties and e-filed at least three business days before the hearing in legible .pdf, or they may not be considered; witnesses must appear by video with a separate feed and identification; continuance motions e-filed at least two days before trial, in writing and served; non-English speakers may need to bring a certified interpreter; the public may obtain access codes but recording is prohibited. The court's companion "Hearings and Trials" page (last modified Dec. 23, 2024) adds that the court currently cannot accept video exhibits except by e-mail, and its "E-Court Video Conference Request" page (last modified Apr. 4, 2025) sets the request process: requests by form, Adobe Sign or eFile; jury trials do not qualify; parties log in at least 15 minutes before the setting.
Texas > Tarrant County > Justice Court, Precinct 1 (Place 1) — hearings and trials set by Zoom (e-court) and in person; parties, counsel and witnesses.
"If your case is scheduled via Zoom video conferencing … To participate, the Court must have your e-mail address no later than 12-noon the last business day before the hearing. An E-Court Hearing/Trial requires that your e-mail address be shared with the other party. This is to facilitate sharing of exhibits prior to hearing/trials. … Exhibits must be emailed to all parties and E-Filed to the Cour
Reviewer note: Own-site HTML page read in full 2026-09-06 from custody; quoted verbatim. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane). Companion pages justice-1/e-court.html (Dec. 23, 2024) and justice-1/e-court/e-court-video-conference-request.html (Apr. 4, 2025) read in full 2026-09-06 and folded as receipts. The precinct's Zoom Instructions for Participants (PDF, updated 4/4/2020; 4 pp of connection how-to for the E-Court hearing notice) fetched 2026-09-06 and folded as a companion receipt. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).
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Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.
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