Bowie County Court at Law Electronic Filing Rules

Filings must be made electronically, subject to legal exemptions, and comply with the cited e-filing orders and technology standards.

All filings shall be electronic and conform to the Texas Supreme Court’s Orders regarding electronic filings for civil and criminal matters, except as exempted by law, and shall conform to the District Clerk’s local technology e-filing guidelines, which can be found at http://www.co.bowie.tx.us and the JCIT technology standards.

Special exceptions and motions must be e-filed at least three days before the pre-trial hearing to be entertained.

No special exceptions or motions of any kind will be entertained by the Court unless same has been e-filed and served at least three (3) days prior to the pre-trial hearing.

Applies to

Court instrument

Covered instruments must be presented by e-filing or, if directed, to the docket coordinator; the coordinator must be notified when an 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.

Applies to

Final judgment order or divorce decree

Attorneys must e-file the required final judgment, order, or divorce decree with the Court or District Clerk before the hearing in an uncontested matter set for hearing.

In all uncontested matters which are to be heard, the attorneys are directed to prepare and e-file to the Court or the District Clerk prior to hearing, a Final Judgment, Order or Decree of Divorce which is proper under the law and facts of such uncontested matter, and any relief sought shall not be granted in the absence of same.