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The 38th Judicial District Court’s standing discovery order for all felony criminal cases: it orders the State to produce and permit inspection of statements, tangible evidence, criminal records, impeachment and extraneous-offense material, exculpatory and lab evidence, and Giglio/Napue information (much through the District Attorney’s discovery portal); orders reciprocal expert disclosure by both sides; and sets the order’s scope, timing (generally 30 days before trial) and continuing-duty terms under CCP 39.14. Effective January 1, 2025.
Texas > Sixth Administrative Judicial Region > the 38th Judicial District Court (Uvalde and Real Counties) > all felony criminal cases. Registered under Uvalde County (TOPICs doc 2293).
IN THE 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER )( STANDING DISCOVERY ORDER IN ALL FELONY CRIMINAL CASES STANDING DISCOVERY ORDER 1. The Court ORDERS that the State produce and permit the inspection of, or the copying and/or photographing (when applicable) of the following items in its possession or control and to comply with any court-ordered disclosure requirements listed below. Said production may be accomplished through the discovery portal utilized by the District Attorney's office. : a. DISCLOSE all statements by the Defendant pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 38.22 and all written statements made by the Defendant in connection with the offense with which the Defendant is charged. b. All objects and tangible property taken by the State during the course of its investigation of the offense with which the Defendant is charged, and any items which may be introduced at trial. c. Any written waivers or consent forms signed by the Defendant. d. The prior criminal record of the Defendant. e. DISCLOSE within discovery provided all records of conviction which may be used to impeach the defendant or any State witness. TRE 609 (f). f. UPON TIMELY REQUEST g. UPON TIMELY REQUEST, DISCLOSE within discovery provided all extraneous conduct, with date, county, state, and the name of the alleged victim which may be admissible during the State's case-in-chief (not the State's rebuttal case) or the punishment phases of trial at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the scheduled trial date. TRE 404 (b) and CCP 37.07, sec. 3 (g). h. Any exculpatory and/or mitigating evidence within the possession, custody, or control of the State, the existence of which is known, or by the exercise of due diligence may become known to the State. i. The final results of any laboratory test or any other analytical test pertaining to evidence in this case within five calendar days of receipt by the State. j. Inspection of any prior convictions of the Defendant which may be used for jurisdictional, enhancement or impeachment purposes. k. All photographs taken, or used, in the course of the investigation of this case, except attorney work product. l. DISCLOSE any payment, promise of immunity, leniency or preferential treatment made to any codefendant, accomplice or prospective witness for the State. U.S. v. Giglio, and Napue v. Illinois. II. The Court ORDERS that both the State and the Defendant: UPON TIMELY REQUEST, DISCLOSE, at least THIRTY {30) calendar days prior to the scheduled trial date, the name and address of the person either party may use at trial to present evidence under TRE 702, 703 and 705. CCP 39.14 (b). III. General Comments: The State is encouraged to furnish the Defendant with offense reports and witness statements in addition to the above items. However, written statements of witnesses and the work product of counsel and their investigators, and their notes or reports are excluded from discovery under CCP 39.14 (a) unless their disclosure is constitutionally required, e.g. Brady, Giglio, etc. Nevertheless, such statements, reports and grand jury testimony must be tendered to defense counsel at trial. TRE 612 (1) and (3) and 615. IV. Scope of this Order: For those items not contained within the State's discovery portal, the Defendant shall exercise due diligence to contact the State to arrange a mutually convenient time to comply with this Order. The State shall exercise due diligence to comply with this Order at the earliest opportunity, but in no event later than at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the scheduled trial date, absent a showing of good cause. The State is not required to permit the removal of any item covered in this Order. Compliance with this Order shall be in the presence of a representative of the State. Defense counsel is responsible for the costs that are not incidental to compliance with this Order. This Order does not cover privileged matters or work product unless such disclosure is constitutionally required, e.g. Brady, etc. Any dispute related to compliance with this Order should be brought to the Court's attention immediately. Defense counsel and the State have a continuing duty to immediately reveal to opposing counsel all newly discovered information or other material within the scope of this Order. This Order is deemed sufficient to satisfy the discovery requests of both the Defendant and the State. Should additional discovery be necessary the Defendant and/or the State shall file a written motion addressing only matters not covered in this Order. Any such motion must be presented in accordance with CCP 28.01. SIGNED AND ENTERED AS OF THIS 1st DAY OF JANUARY, 2025. __________________________________ [signature] KELLEY T. KIMBLE, 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE
IN THE 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER )( STANDING DISCOVERY ORDER IN ALL FELONY CRIMINAL CASES STANDING DISCOVERY ORDER 1. The Court ORDERS that the State produce and permit the inspection of, or the copying and/or photographing (when applicable) of the following items in its possession or control and to comply with any court-ordered disclosure requirements listed below. Said production may be accomplished through the discovery portal utilized by the District Attorney's office
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-12 (AJR-6 Sixth Region build) from BenchPath custody registered/2293.pdf (application/pdf, 69674 bytes, sha256 735705fed672d8c5da453d7e45957431bc1c40f23c150e5c1e6c2fb22727974d; 3 pages) — the TOPICs-registered document. An OCR’d scan with a clean body; every page was verified against the rendered PDF, header/date OCR artifacts (e.g. the “38th” ordinal and the signing date) corrected to the visual text, whitespace normalized, the court’s wording preserved, and the signature/file-stamp blocks shown as [signature]. The 38th Judicial District Court serves Uvalde and Real Counties; registered under Uvalde County and not joined to a single court or judge.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.