Brazos County District Court, Texas Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

When an emergency or matter requiring special attention arises and the assigned judge is unavailable, the attorney or party seeking relief must contact a judge with jurisdiction; the case remains in its original court.

In the event a bona fide emergency exists or a matter requires special attention and the judge of the court where the case is pending is unavailable, the attorney or party seeking relief shall contact any judge who has jurisdiction and the judge can consider the matter, but the case shall remain in the court originally filed.

CRITICAL

The lead attorney must notify the affected judge of all dual settings as soon as they are known.

It is the duty of the lead attorney to call the affected judge's attention to all dual settings as soon as they are known.

CRITICAL

Contact

Email

To request an audio/video hearing, an attorney or pro se party must contact the Court Coordinator by email or in writing and notify all other attorneys of record as soon as possible, no later than two days before the hearing.

To request an audio/video hearing, attorneys or pro se parties must contact the court coordinator by e-mail, or in writing, and give notice of your request to all other attorneys of record as soon as possible before the hearing, but no later than two days prior to the hearing.

CRITICAL

The attorney or litigant responsible for bringing the child to court must immediately notify the court coordinator when the child arrives.

The attorney or litigant responsible for the child's attendance at court shall immediately notify the court coordinator of the child's arrival at the courthouse.

CRITICAL

When a child must be interviewed, the attorney must arrange the interview day and time through the court coordinator and must not bring the child to the courthouse without prior arrangement.

In all cases where the court deems testimony of a child to be necessary or required by law, the attorney wishing the child interviewed shall arrange the day and time through the court coordinator for the interview. The attorney SHALL NOT bring the child to the courthouse without prior arrangement pursuant to this rule.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Attorneys must call the affected judge as soon as they learn of any dual setting.

(a) It is the duty of the attorney to call the affected judge's attention to all dual settings as soon as they are known.

WARNING

Requests for uncontested or ex parte hearings may be made in person, by audio/video, or in writing to the court coordinator, who will set the matter on the next available uncontested docket or another convenient time.

Requests for hearing uncontested matters and ex parte matters may be made in person, by audio/video or in writing to the court coordinator for the court in which the matter is pending. The court coordinator will set the matter for the next available uncontested docket or at any other time that may be convenient to the parties and the court.

WARNING

Requests for a visiting judge must first go to the Local Administrative Judge, who must consult the requesting judge and a potential covering judge before forwarding the request if another county court might handle the docket.

All requests for assignment of a visiting judge must be first delivered to the Local Administrative Judge. If the Local Administrative Judge determines that the requesting judge's docket for those dates might be handled by another court in this county, the Local Administrative Judge shall consult with the requesting judge and the judge who might handle the matter prior to forwarding the request for assignment to the Regional Presiding Judge.

INFO

Contact

Phone

A request for a hearing on an uncontested or ex parte matter may be made in person, by telephone, or in writing to the court coordinator.

Requests for hearing uncontested matters and ex parte matters may be made in person, by telephone, or in writing to the court coordinator for the court in which the matter is pending.

INFO

Judges should notify the Local Administrative Judge of an absence or planned vacation as soon as practicable beforehand.

The judges of the courts of record should notify the Local Administrative Judge of any absence or planned vacation of the judge as soon as practicable prior to the absence or vacation.