Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 — Hearings & Trials (scheduling by e-mail, five-business-day filing of hearing documents, certificate of conference, docket control)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Judge PreferencesProbate Court No. 1 — Hearings & Trials (page last modified Mar. 11, 2026), Tarrant County court web page

Summary

Probate Court No. 1's hearing and trial procedures (page last modified Mar. 11, 2026): uncontested prove-ups and motions scheduled by e-mail to probatecourt1@tarrantcountytx.gov (first come, first served), then an e-filed hearing setting letter with the requesting party notifying all necessary parties; under the court's standing orders (Standing Order No. 17-AF00001-1 and the Uniform Standing Order on Court Rules for E-Filing) all proposed documents for uncontested applications must be e-filed at least five business days before the hearing or it may be cancelled; the Local Rules' certificate-of-conference rule is strictly enforced; contested litigation proceeds by docket control worksheet and agreed scheduling order; hearings needing a record must say so when requested (official reporter Michelle Stewart).

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Texas > Tarrant County > Probate Court No. 1 — scheduling of uncontested hearings, motions and contested trials; attorneys and self-represented applicants.

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"SCHEDULING: Uncontested Prove Ups & Motions: the preferred method for scheduling hearings for uncontested prove ups and motions is to email the court at probatecourt1@tarrantcountytx.gov. Once received you will be supplied several available dates and times. Note that the same dates and times may be sent to several requestors and the settings are 'first come, first served.' … Once confirmed, you m

Official source: Tarrant County Probate Courts — 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; the referenced standing orders (No. 17-AF00001-1; Uniform Standing Order on Court Rules for E-Filing) are posted on the court's Court Policies page and compose separately once their documents are in custody. Judge Patricia Burns presides. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant (own-site lane).

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