Brazoria County Courts at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

When an emergency requires immediate judicial action while the Clerk's Office is closed, the case must be docketed and assigned to a Court as soon as practicable, and all writs and process must be returnable to that Court.

Whenever immediate action of a Judge is required in an emergency when the Clerk's Office is not open for business, the case shall, nevertheless, at the earliest practicable time be docketed and assigned to a Court as provided by these procedures; and all writs and process shall be returnable to that Court.

A written designation of summer vacation weeks must be filed with the County Clerk by May 15 each year, and protects the attorney from trials during those weeks even if a trial-setting order was signed earlier.

Written designation for vacation weeks during June, July and/or August must be filed with the County Clerk by May 15 of each respective year. Summer vacation weeks so designated will protect the attorney from trials during those summer weeks, even if an order setting the case for trial was signed before the vacation designation was filed.

Unless an emergency occurs while the Clerk's Office is closed, an application for immediate or temporary relief must be filed and assigned to a Court before it is presented to a Judge.

Except in emergencies when the Clerk's Office is not open for business, no application for immediate or temporary relief shall be presented to a Judge until it has been filed and assigned to a Court at provided in these procedures.

A written designation for non-summer vacation weeks must be filed with the County Clerk at least 90 days before the designated weeks.

Written designation for vacation in months other than June, July and/or August must be filed with the County Clerk by no later than 90 days prior to the weeks being designated.