Brooks County District Court Chambers Communication Rules
15 rules from official source documents
Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICALCivil cases
A party or attorney must contact the listed court reporter to be added to a Dropbox Shared Folder and provide the hearing date, cause number, and case style.
A party or a party's attorney must contact the following to be included on a Dropbox Shared Folder and also provide the date of hearing, cause number, and style for a requested shared folder: Sonia Trevino, Official Court Reporter sgtrevino@co.jim-wells.tx.us
CRITICALCivil cases
A party seeking a temporary-injunction hearing, including one involving a requested temporary restraining order, must contact the Court Manager for a hearing date.
A party seeking a setting for a temporary injunction hearing (including those where a temporary restraining order is being requested) must contact the Court Manager for a hearing date.
CRITICALCivil cases
A pro se party without the necessary electronic equipment must contact the appropriate court at least 72 hours before the proceeding so arrangements can be made.
3.08. If a party to the court proceeding is pro se and does not have access to electronic equipment that is necessary to attend the video court proceeding, that party must contact the appropriate court, at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the scheduled court proceeding. The court will make appropriate arrangements so that the pro se party can attend and participate in the court proceedings.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Contact
To be included on a Dropbox Shared Folder, a party or attorney must contact the Official Court Reporter and provide the hearing date, cause number, and case style.
A party or a party's attorney must contact the following to be included on a Dropbox Shared Folder and also provide the date of hearing, cause number, and style for a requested shared folder: Sonia Trevino, Official Court Reporter sgtrevino@co.jim-wells.tx.us
CRITICALCivil cases
A party seeking a temporary injunction hearing, including one involving a requested temporary restraining order, must contact the Court Manager for a hearing date.
A party seeking a setting for a temporary injunction hearing (including those where a temporary restraining order is being requested) must contact the Court Manager for a hearing date.
CRITICALCivil cases
A pro se party without the equipment needed to attend a video proceeding must contact the appropriate court at least 72 hours before the proceeding.
If a party to the court proceeding is pro se and does not have access to electronic equipment that is necessary to attend the video court proceeding, that party must contact the appropriate court, at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the scheduled court proceeding.
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
Email: estella.chapa@co.jim-wells.tx.us
Email: estella.chapa@co.jim-wells.tx.us
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
- Letter fax
The setting request may be mailed or faxed to Court Manager Estella Chapa at the listed address or fax number.
Mail or fax to: Estella Chapa, Court Manager P.O. Box 3080 Alice, Texas 78333 Fax No.: (361) 668-8240
WARNINGCivil cases
A party seeking a non-jury setting may request it from the Court Manager using the Court's website Setting Request Form; the Court may also set it on its own.
4.01. Settings For Non-Jury Court Proceedings: Settings for non-jury court proceedings for civil and criminal cases may be set by the Court sua sponte or upon request to the Court Manager. Such a request shall be made by the requesting party utilizing the Setting Request Form provided on the Court's website.
INFOCivil cases
- Phone
- 361-668-5718
The listed contact information for the Jim Wells County District Court is provided for contacting the court about video-proceeding arrangements.
The District Court may be contacted at: Jim Wells County: Tel. No.: 361-668-5718 email: districtcourt(@co.jim-wells.tx.us
INFOCivil cases
- Phone
- 361-325-5604, ext. 183
Brooks County: Tel. No.: 361-325-5604, ext. 183 Email: acarbajal@co.brooks.tx.us
Brooks County: Tel. No.: 361-325-5604, ext. 183 Email: acarbajal@co.brooks.tx.us
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 361-668-5718
The listed telephone number for the District Court in Jim Wells County is 361-668-5718.
Jim Wells County: Tel. No.: 361-668-5718
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 361-325-5604, ext. 183
The listed telephone number for the District Court in Brooks County is 361-325-5604, extension 183.
Brooks County: Tel. No.: 361-325-5604, ext. 183
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
The listed District Court email address for Brooks County is acarbajal@co.brooks.tx.us.
Email: acarbajal@co.brooks.tx.us
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
The listed District Court email address for Jim Wells County is districtcourt@co.jim-wells.tx.us.
email: districtcourt@co.jim-wells.tx.us
How may parties contact Brooks County District Court?
The rule lists email sgtrevino@co.jim-wells.tx.us. A party or attorney must contact the listed court reporter to be added to a Dropbox Shared Folder and provide the hearing date, cause number, and case style.
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