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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Albert D. Pattillo III

Judge • Gillespie County District Court, Texas

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Courtesy copies

  • 1 copy • Once Agreed Date

Adjournments

Court-wide

Communication

Court-wide
Phone
Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Gillespie County District Court, Texas publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 80 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of conference

    Each motion must include a certificate of conference stating that a conference occurred and its result.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of service

    Each motion must include a certificate of service identifying the specific addressee, full address, and manner and means of service.

  • Applies to
    Defense request letter

    A timely Defense request for extraneous-offense notice must be a letter to the State’s attorney, with a copy filed with the district clerk and provided to the State.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Phone

    When setting a civil case for pre-trial, jury trial, non-jury trial or post trial hearing, please call or e-mail the Court Coordinator, prior to sending your file marked Motion and Order Setting, to obtain available hearing dates.

  • Contact
    Phone

    Uncontested divorces, agreed divorces, defaults, uncontested name changes, and adoptions may be set by phone with the Court Coordinator without sending an Order Setting.

  • 2. When setting or resetting a case for trial, pre-trial, etc., please contact the Court Coordinator for available dates. Then, contact all other counsel and obtain a date that everyone is available.

Service

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  • The State must furnish the Defense a copy of its case-in-chief witness list on or before the day it files the list.

  • A copy of the Defense’s extraneous-offense notice request must be filed with the district clerk and provided to the State.

  • Extraneous-offense notice is deemed reasonable if given 10 days before trial, except when good cause is shown.

Filing Timing

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  • The State must file its case-in-chief witness list with the Clerk at least one day before trial.

  • The attorney fee statement must be submitted to the trial judge on the date the case is disposed of by plea, bench trial, or jury trial.

  • The attorney fee statement must be submitted to the trial judge within 15 days of the mandate being returned in an appeal.

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