Bowie County Court at Law Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

The court’s docket coordinator must be notified when a covered instrument is e-filed for presentation to the Court.

Any instrument involving matters previously heard or disposed of by the court, as well as instruments to be signed by the court without a hearing such as dismissals and agreed judgments, etc., shall be presented to the court via electronic filing or, if directed, to the court’s docket coordinator and shall notify the court’s docket coordinator of the e-filing of such instrument for presentation to the court.

WARNING

Counsel are admonished to follow ethics canons governing discussions with the Court about case facts or law outside the courtroom and outside opposing counsel’s presence.

All counsel are admonished to respect the letter and spirit of all canons of ethics including particularly those dealing with testimony by counsel participating in the trial, discussion of the facts or law of the case with the Court outside the courtroom and not in the presence of opposing counsel.

WARNING

Counsel may not lean on the Bench or engage the Court in a confidential matter unless the Court gives permission or requests it.

Counsel shall never lean on the Bench or engage the Court in a confidential matter, except by permission or at the request of the Court.

WARNING

Counsel must obtain permission before approaching the Bench.

It shall be improper to approach the Bench without first obtaining permission to do so.

WARNING

A request for returned document copies must include the number of copies desired and a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

Request for copies of any document desired returned from Courts; Court Administrator, or District Clerk shall be accompanied by the number of copies of the document desired together with a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

WARNING

Contact

Email

When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, they should be emailed to the court and counsel before the hearing if practicable.

When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to the court at Chelcie.May@bowiecounty.org, and to counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable.

INFO

Requests for electronic versions of documents may be made to the court’s docket coordinator or the District Clerk’s office.

Requests for electronic versions may be made to the court’s docket coordinator or the District Clerk’s office.