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Judge Ralph Swearingin Jr.'s local rule for Justice Court Precinct One (effective Apr. 30, 2026): eFile Texas filings of five pages or fewer per envelope carry no copy fee and may be filed through eFile Texas Self-Help; filings of more than five pages per envelope incur copy fees of $1 for the first page and $0.25 for each additional page and must be filed through eFile Texas, not eFile Texas Self-Help.
Texas > Tarrant County > Justice Court, Precinct 1 (Place 1) — all eFile Texas filers.
"Filings submitted through eFile Texas that contain five pages or fewer per envelope will not incur copy fees and may be filed directly through eFile Texas Self-Help. Filings submitted through eFile Texas that contain more than five pages per envelope will incur copy fees of $1 for the first page and $0.25 for each additional page. These filings may still be submitted through eFile Texas, but not
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (2 pages, 1,121 chars) read in full; quoted verbatim. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/justices-of-the-peace/JP1/local-rules-and-standing-orders/Local_Rule_CourtProcedureFor_EFILE_TEXAS_AND_COPYFEEASSESSMENT.pdf (byte-identical edition).
Judge Costello's AI section simply restates amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) — the post-AOSC26-12 statewide standard — a compliance model, not a local mandate: signers certify cited authorities exist and are accurately cited, with the rule's own sanctions.
The strongest in-the-wild confirmation of the 2026 statewide AI rule: Judge Bantner's page expressly states his prior AI requirements are REMOVED because of the May 28, 2026 amendment of Rule 2.515 — signing a filing now itself certifies the authorities exist and are accurately cited.
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