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Judge Mike Hrabal's standing order for jury trials in Tarrant County Court at Law No. 3 (Misc. Order 2023-9002, adopted Apr. 26, 2023, effective May 1, 2023): no continuances of jury trials absent extenuating circumstances (agreed continuances require a hearing; multi-attorney firms must justify why an associate cannot try the case); a pre-trial proceeding for at least three cases is held not less than one business day before trial, where all pre-voir-dire matters must be raised — motions in limine and exhibits not taken up there are not considered in the case in chief absent agreement or leave; attorneys and witnesses for at least two cases must appear ready on the morning of voir dire (settled cases must contact the coordinator; failure to appear risks dismissal for want of prosecution or default); remote participation by witnesses and parties requires prior approval sought at the pre-trial (CPRC § 30.012(b)) or a Rule 11 agreement.
Texas > Tarrant County > County Court at Law No. 3 — jury trials and the pre-trial proceedings that precede them.
"1. In the absence of extenuating circumstances, no continuances will be granted in jury trials. Agreed continuances will require a hearing. An attorney in a firm of multiple attorneys will be required to substantiate why it is imperative for the attorney of record to conduct the trial and it is impractical for an associate attorney to try the case. 2. Not less than one(1) business day before a Tr
Reviewer note: Image-only registration (1 page) read through the vision lane; paragraphs 1–5 quoted verbatim (registry title "Standing Order for Jury Proceedings"). Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant.
Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.
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