Jefferson County Courts at Law Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Order Approving Payment of Fees

Anyone seeking approval of fees for the specified court-appointed services must complete and e-file the Court's Order Approving Payment of Fees form.

Any person who seeks approval of fees for serving as Attorneys Ad Litem, Guardians Ad Litem, court appointed Mediators and Guardians shall complete and e-file the form "Order Approving Payment of Fees" located on this Court's webpage.

Applies to

Ad litem report motion and proposed order for fees

If a case has an Attorney ad Litem, the report, a motion, and a proposed order for fees must be e-filed.

If there is an Attorney ad Litem on the case, his report must be e-filed, along with a Motion and proposed Order for Fees.

Applies to

Affidavit of assets

Affidavits of Assets must be filed electronically before the hearing.

Affidavits of Assets must be e-filed prior to the hearing.

Applies to

Ad litem fee order and motion for payment

The completed State-reporting order for Ad Litem fees and the Motion for Payment must be e-filed together.

Order for payment of Ad Litem fees must be submitted in a separate order for Reporting to the State. The Order that must be used is located on the Probate Court’s website. It must be completed and e-filed along with a Motion for Payment.

Applies to

Ad litem report and fee filings

If the case has an Attorney ad Litem, the report, a motion, and a proposed order for fees must be e-filed.

If there is an Attorney ad Litem on the case, his report must be e-filed, along with a Motion and proposed Order for Fees.

Applies to

Criminal document

Criminal-matter documents must be e-filed, except in cases where the defendant is pro se.

As of January 1, 2018, Jefferson County Courts at Law No. 2 and No. 3 will make effective the Supreme Court Order of 06/30/2016 under Misc. Docket No. 16-003, all documents that are a part of criminal matters must bee-filed, mandated January 1, 2018, EXCEPT cases where defendant is pro se.

Civil cases

Applies to

Proposed orders and judgments

Proposed orders and judgments must be e-filed as attachments.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED all proposed orders and judgments will be e-filed as attachments.

Civil cases

Applies to

Proposed order and judgment

Proposed orders and judgments must be e-filed as lead documents.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED all proposed orders and Judgment will be e-filed as lead documents.

Applies to

Record paper

Record papers must be e-filed with the Clerk under Office of Court Administration requirements before presentation to the Court.

All pleadings, motions, notices, briefs, proposed orders, proposed judgments, and any other paper, document or thing made a part of the record shall be filed (and all applicable fees paid) with the Clerk, via E file and pursuant to the mandates of the Office of Court Administration, before being presented to the Court.

Applies to

Record materials

Record materials must be filed with the Clerk electronically under Office of Court Administration requirements, with applicable fees paid.

(a) All pleadings, motions, notices, briefs, proposed orders, proposed judgments, and any other paper, document or thing made a part of the record shall be filed (and all applicable fees paid) with the Clerk, via E file and pursuant to the mandates of the Office of Court Administration, before being presented to the Court.

Applies to

Proposed order and judgment

Proposed judgments and orders must be e-filed after counsel obtains all other counsel’s signature approval or provides the Court a copy of a mailed filing-notice letter to all counsel.

All proposed judgments and orders shall be e-filed to the Court after the presenting Counsel has either obtained signature approval from all other Counsel, or has provided the Court with a copy of a letter mailed to all Counsel notifying them that the proposed order or judgment was filed with the Court.

Applies to

Order for payment of ad litem fees

The completed Ad Litem fee payment order must be e-filed with the Motion for Payment.

It must be completed and e-filed along with a Motion for Payment.

Applies to

Proofs of death affidavit of facts death certificate and ad litem approved orders

Counsel must e-file the listed unexecuted and Ad Litem-approved documents before obtaining a hearing date; failure to provide them timely results in cancellation of the hearing.

Counsel e-file unexecuted Proofs of Death, Affidavit of Facts Concerning the Identity of Heirs, Death Certificate, and Ad Litem approved Orders to the Court before obtaining a hearing date. Failure to timely provide the documents to Court personnel will result in cancellation of the hearing.

Applies to

Probate heirship documents

Counsel must e-file the listed unexecuted and Ad Litem-approved documents before obtaining a hearing date.

Counsel e-file unexecuted Proofs of Death, Affidavit of Facts Concerning the Identity of Heirs, Death Certificate, and Ad Litem approved Orders to the Court before obtaining a hearing date.

Applies to

Proposed orders and judgments

Proposed orders and judgments must be e-filed as attachments and coded as “Proposed Order (Attachment Only)” in the security setting.

It IS HEREBY ORDERED all proposed orders and judgments will be e-filed as an attachment and coded as a Proposed Order (Attachment Only) in the security setting.

Applies to

Required filings for hearing setting

All required filings in each case must be e-filed before a hearing setting is obtained.

All required filings in each case must be e-filed prior to obtaining a setting.

Applies to

Proposed orders and judgments

Proposed judgments and orders must be e-filed after all counsel approve by signature or after the Court receives a copy of a mailed notice to all counsel.

(b) All proposed judgments and orders shall be e-filed to the Court after the presenting Counsel has either obtained signature approval from all other Counsel, or has provided the Court with a copy of a letter mailed to all Counsel notifying them that the proposed order or judgment was filed with the Court.

Applies to

Required case filings

All required filings in a case must be e-filed before a hearing setting is obtained.

All required filings in each case must be e-filed prior to obtaining a setting.

Applies to

Affidavit of assets

Affidavits of Assets must be filed electronically before the hearing.

Affidavits of Assets must be e-filed prior to the hearing.

Civil cases

The court makes the Supreme Court's required electronic-filing order effective for civil cases.

Effective immediately, Jefferson County Court at Law No. 1, will make effective the Order of the Supreme Court of Texas "Order Requiring Electronic Filing in Certain Courts" with regard to civil cases.