Gonzales County Court Chambers Communication Rules

A copy of each civil jury trial setting request must be delivered to the Court Coordinator.

Requests for civil jury trial settings shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk and a copy shall be delivered to the Court Coordinator and opposing counsel.

A criminal jury trial setting will be scheduled with an Announcement/Motions setting if requested by the defense attorney, or after the Court's allotted number of pretrial settings.

Criminal jury trial settings will be set in conjunction with an Announcement/Motions setting at the request of the defense attorney or after an allotted number of pre-trial settings as determined by the Court.

An attorney with conflicting trial settings must notify the courts concerned immediately upon learning of the conflict.

Whenever an attorney has two or more cases on trial dockets for trial at the same time, it shall be the duty of the attorney to bring the matter to the attention of the courts concerned immediately upon learning of the conflicting settings.

All parties must notify the Court Coordinator as soon as practical of a settlement or cancellation of a trial or setting.

All parties shall be responsible for notifying the Court Coordinator as soon as practical of settlement, cancellations of trial and/or settings.

If the defendant will receive probation, notify the court probation officer before submitting paperwork to the clerk so the order can be prepared.

G. If the defendant is to receive probation, please notify the court probation officer prior to submitting paperwork to the clerk so that the order can be prepared.

It is understood for non-jury criminal case settings, attorneys may schedule multiple courts for the same day and will prioritize cases based on court structure, keeping the Court Coordinator informed.

It is understood for non-jury criminal case settings, attorneys may schedule multiple courts for the same day and will prioritize cases based on court structure, keeping the Court Coordinator informed.

Matters to be heard on regular non-jury days must be set with the Court Coordinator.

All matters to be heard on regular non-jury days shall be set with the Court's Coordinator.

Counsel must communicate conflicts to the Court Coordinator in advance.

Counsel shall timely appear before the Court at each setting until excused by the Court and communicate conflicts with the Court Coordinator in advance of the