30th District Court — Standard Docket Control Order (Jury Trial)

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Case Management30th District Court Standard Docket Control Order — Jury Trial (wichitacountytx.com/download/30th-district-court-standard-docket-control-order-jury-trial; custody 2026-09-06).

Summary

The 30th District Court's standard docket control order for jury trials: the same fixed deadline framework as the bench-trial order, with the matter set on the jury-trial docket.

Applies to

Applies to civil cases set on the jury-trial docket in the 30th District Court of Wichita County.

Source of truth

The 30th District Court's standard Docket Control Order for jury trials sets the deadlines governing a case; these deadlines may not be modified by the parties and will not be modified by the Court without a valid and compelling reason set out in a written order, and the parties must comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the Wichita County Local Rules. It fixes dates for joinder, affi

Official source: Wichita County Courts — wichitacountytx.com (court website)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 6, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr8-wichita-ownsite-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site document (read in full). Court-specific 30th case-management standing order; judge-joined to McKnight.

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High confidence

· verified August 4, 2026

13th Jud. Cir., Judge Rice Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. I)

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High confidence· verified August 4, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Cuellar-Stilo Procedures (Traffic M / NCNT T / IV-D Y)

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High confidence· verified August 4, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Tesche Arkin Procedures & Preferences (Probate B / RPO N)

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