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A standing order of the Williamson County District Courts (applying to criminal cases set for trial on or after January 1, 2025) governing motions for continuance on the criminal jury-trial docket, including a 7-day filing deadline and compliance with Chapter 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Applies to motions for continuance in criminal cases set on the jury-trial docket of the Williamson County District Courts. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order Regarding Trial Continuances in Criminal Matters Before the District Courts (Williamson County), applying to any criminal case set for trial to begin on or after January 1, 2025. Consistent with the judge's responsibility to bring cases to trial or final disposition efficiently and the Court's inherent authority to manage its docket, the following provisions apply to Motions for Continuance in criminal matters set on the Jury Trial Docket of the District Courts: (1) all Motions for Continuance shall be filed with the Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the date on which the jury is to be selected, counsel shall inform the Court via electronic mail to the Court's Administrator when such a motion has been filed, and the Court reserves the right to set a hearing on the motion if deemed necessary; and (2) all Motions for Continuance shall comply with Chapter 29 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, including the requirement that any such motion be submitted in writing under oath (see Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 29.08).
Standing Order Regarding Trial Continuances in Criminal Matters Before the District Courts (Williamson County), applying to any criminal case set for trial to begin on or after January 1, 2025. Consistent with the judge's responsibility to bring cases to trial or final disposition efficiently and the Court's inherent authority to manage its docket, the following provisions apply to Motions for Con
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (image-only PDF read through the vision lane). County-wide Williamson District Court criminal order; bound to Williamson County.
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.