Cameron County Courts at Law Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

For a temporary order requiring a subsequent hearing, obtain the hearing date and time from the assigned court's coordinator before the order is issued or considered enforceable.

Where a temporary order requires a subsequent hearing pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and/or substantive law, including all cases in which a temporary restraining order has been granted, a date and time for the required hearing must be obtained from the court coordinator of the court in which the case has been assigned before the temporary order can be issued or considered enforceable.

CRITICAL

Counsel seeking an emergency hearing must make a good-faith effort to contact all opposing counsel’s offices to confirm receipt of the notice.

Counsel seeking the emergency hearing must also make a good faith effort to contact all opposing counsel's offices to confirm that the opposing counsel has received the notice.

WARNING

Counsel are instructed to observe ethical rules concerning ex parte contact with the court and its staff about pending cases.

observe the disciplinary rules and ethical canons concerning ex parte contact with the court and its staff concerning pending cases, discussions with the media concerning pending cases, and civility to opposing counsel.

WARNING

Counsel are admonished to follow ethical rules governing case discussions, including discussions of case facts or law with the Court outside the courtroom and without opposing counsel present; the Court may enforce those rules.

a. 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 cases with representatives of the press, T. V. or radio and discussion of the facts or law of the case with the Court outside of the Courtroom and not in the presence of opposing counsel. The Court may enforce the same by appropriate action.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

956/544-0838

If the District Clerk allows facsimile filings, a telephone number where the document is to be sent should be obtained by calling 956/544-0838.

If the District Clerk allows facsimile filings, a telephone number where the document is to be sent should be obtained by calling 956/544-0838.

WARNING

Counsel are admonished to follow ethical canons, including those concerning discussion of a case’s facts or law with the Court outside the courtroom when opposing counsel is not present; the Court may enforce the canons.

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 cases with representatives of the press, T.V. or radio and discussion of the facts or law of the case with the Court outside of the Courtroom and not in the presence of opposing counsel. The Court may enforce the same by appropriate action.

WARNING

Counsel must not invite clients or witnesses to the judge’s chambers without the judge’s permission.

g. refrain from inviting clients or witnesses to the judge's chambers, except by the judge's permission.

WARNING

If a judge signs another court's temporary order while that court's judge and staff are on vacation, the court or its staff must notify that court of the hearing date.

If a Judge does sign a Temporary Order for another court while the Judge and staff of the other court is on vacation, the Court or its staff shall notify the other court of the date given the Temporary Order for hearing.

WARNING

Counsel are requested to consult with clients and witnesses in the conference room and not invite them into the Clerk’s office or Chambers unless the Judge permits; the lounge telephone is for Court business only.

g. All counsel are requested to use the conference room for consultation with clients and witnesses and are further requested to refrain from inviting clients and witnesses into the Court Clerk's office and the Chambers except upon the discretion of the Judge. The telephone in the lawyers' lounge is provided for the attorneys to use on Court business only.

WARNING

Counsel must observe the ethical rules concerning ex parte contact with the Court and its staff about pending cases, as well as the stated rules on media discussions and civility.

h. observe the disciplinary rules and ethical canons concerning ex parte contact with the Court and its staff concerning pending cases, discussions with the media concerning pending cases, and civility to opposing counsel.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Attorneys may use the telephone in the lawyers’ lounge only for Court business.

The telephone in the lawyers' lounge is provided for the attorneys to use on Court business only.

WARNING

Counsel should not invite clients or witnesses to the judge’s chambers unless the judge permits it.

refrain from inviting clients or witnesses to the judge's chambers, except by the judge's permission.

INFO

Counsel are requested to consult with clients and witnesses in the conference room and not invite them into the Court Clerk’s office or chambers unless the Judge permits it.

All counsel are requested to use the conference room for consultation with clients and witnesses and are further requested to refrain from inviting clients and witnesses into the Court Clerk's office and the Chambers except upon the discretion of the Judge.