Wharton County Court — Criminal Docket Policy

High confidence· verified August 25, 2026Local RulesWharton County Court, Criminal Docket Policy (signed July 23, 2014) (posted, county-judge page)

Summary

Judge Phillip Spenrath's criminal docket policy (signed July 23, 2014, effective immediately): arraignment/bond-out first settings with initial not-guilty pleas and State discovery readiness, the six-requirement arraignment-waiver checklist, Criminal Case Scheduling Orders (three status settings at two-month intervals plus a plea-negotiation deadline), Art. 28.01 pretrial with a seven-day motion cutoff, the active-trial-docket priority ladder (with a dedicated DWI setting in multi-trial months), conflicting-engagement resolution, and pro-se defendant handling.

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Texas > Wharton County > County Court (criminal docket)

Source of truth

Official source: Wharton County court pages — co.wharton.tx.us (county site tree)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 25, 2026
Effective date: July 23, 2014
Last verified: August 25, 2026benchpath-ajr11-p9-2026-08-25

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