Jim Hogg County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Plea documents

For defendants in custody, Probation must ensure the documents are brought to the Court for signature.

Ensure that the documents are brought to the Court for signature

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Signed and fingerprinted documents

For defendants in custody, Probation must retrieve the signed and fingerprinted documents from the jail.

Retrieve the signed and fingerprinted documents from the jail

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Plea documents

Documents should already bear State signatures where needed.

Documents should already have State signatures where needed

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

No appointment report

If no appointment was made during the reporting period, the clerk must submit a report indicating that fact.

If no appointment was made during the reporting period, the clerk must submit a report indicating so.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Monthly report

Must include

judge name, case number

The report must be sent to the Office of Court Administration and include the appointed persons’ names, the judge and compensation-approval date, case number and style, appointment counts, and compensation amounts and sources.

The report must be sent to the Office of Court Administration and must include: • The name of each person appointed by the court in the month; • The name of the judge and the date of the order approving compensation to be paid to a person appointed; • The number and style of the case; • The number of cases each person was appointed to in the month; • The total amount of compensation paid to each person and the source of compensation;

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Inventory

A party who files an inventory with opposing counsel must file a certificate of compliance with the District Clerk confirming that filing.

When a party files an inventory with opposing counsel, the party shall file a certificate of compliance with the District Clerk certifying that the inventory has been filed with the opposing counsel.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Defendant signed documents without fingerprints

The Defense Bar must obtain signatures on documents requiring the defendant’s signature but not fingerprints.

Obtain signatures, e-file and service Marissa at email: marissa.trevino@co.starr.tx.us and ANY documents with Defendant’s signature that does NOT require fingerprints, specifically:

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Monthly report

Monthly reports must include all appointments and payments, and, when payments to a person in one case exceed $1,000 in a month, available information about hours billed and billed expenses.

The Bill also requires that the monthly reports include all appointments made during a month, in additions to payments made during the month. If the amount paid to a person in a month on one case exceeds $1,000.00, the report must also include any information related to the case that is available to the court on the number of hours billed and billed expenses.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Orders imposing conditions and judgment

For defendants in custody, Probation must coordinate with the jail to provide the specified paperwork before the plea setting for signature and fingerprinting after the plea.

Coordinate with the jail to get them paperwork before plea setting that needs signature and fingerprint after plea, specifically: i. Orders Imposing Conditions ii. Judgment

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Appointment list application letter

Individuals seeking consideration for the appointments must submit a letter requesting placement on the list along with the specified information.

Those individuals who would like to be considered for appointments which relate to the above, are instructed to submit their letters requesting that he/she be placed on said list along with the information noted above.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

The Petitioner must attach the Standing Order to the original petition and every copy; if the Petitioner fails to do so, the Clerk must ensure it is attached when the petition is filed.

The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this Standing Order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition. At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this Standing Order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Inventory

Inventories must not be filed with the Court unless the Court orders otherwise.

Inventories shall not be filed with the Court except upon order of the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Court appointment report

The Court is required to make a report about a mediator appointment only when the parties cannot agree and the Court appoints the mediator.

The Court is not required to appoint the mediator if the parties agree on the mediator without court intervention. Only in cases in which the parties cannot agree on a mediator and the Court appoints one, is the Court required to make a report with reference to said appointment.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Defendant fingerprints and signature

For defendants out of custody, Probation must safely retrieve their fingerprints and signatures at the Probation Office on the court date or no later than the following day.

Safely retrieve the fingerprints and signature of Defendants who plea at the Probation Office, same day of court or no later than the following day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Resume

A resume attached to the appointment-list submission must include the listed contact and bar information.

e. Attach resume which includes the following: • Name • Address • State Bar Number • Phone number • Fax number • Email address

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Sent plea documents

For defendants in custody, Probation must witness the signing and fingerprinting of the sent documents at the jail on Zoom immediately after the plea hearing.

Witness the signing and fingerprinting of sent documents at the jail on Zoom immediately after the plea hearing with the Court

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Inventory

Each party's inventory must be signed under oath and describe the property and debts of either or both parties, including property values, creditors, and debt amounts.

an inventory, signed under oath by that party, setting forth a description and value of all property (real and personal, community and separate) owned or claimed by either or both of the parties and a list of all debts and liabilities (stating the creditor and amount) owed by either or both parties.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Resume

The child-protection rotation-list application must include a resume with the applicant’s name, address, State Bar number, phone number, fax number, and email address.

Attach resume which includes the following: • Name • Address • State Bar Number • Phone number • Faxnumber • Email address

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Continuing legal education proof

An attorney ad litem must provide proof of three relevant CLE hours as soon as practicable after appointment, unless the court finds equivalent experience; an attorney subject to the CLE requirement must complete three additional hours annually to remain eligible on the list.

Proof of completion of three (3) hours of continuing legal education relating to representation of children or parents in child protection cases depending on the type of appointment, as soon as practicable after the appointment. However, the attorney is not required to comply with this requirement ifthe co�tfinds that the attorney ad litem has experience equivalent to the education. If a person is required to complete the CLE, the attorney must receive an additional three (3) hours of CLE annually by the anniversary ofthe day the person was added to the courts list in order to remain on the list of attorneys who are eligible to represent children and parents in child protection cases.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Letter

An attorney seeking placement on the child-protection appointment rotation list must prepare a letter addressed to the 229th Judicial District Court.

Prepare letter addressed to 229th Judicial District Court to be placed on Rotation List.

WARNINGCivil casesCourt notice

Required appointment-wheel information must be submitted in writing to the District Court as soon as possible.

Please submit required information to the 22<Jth District Court, Starr, Jim Hogg and Duval Counties as soon as possible in writing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Resume

The guardianship-proceedings rotation-list application must include a resume with the applicant’s name, address, State Bar number, phone number, fax number, and email address.

Attach resume which includes the following: • Name • Address • State Bar Number • Phone number • Fax number • Email address

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Resume

The professional-guardian rotation-list application must include a resume with the applicant’s name, address, phone number, fax number, and email address.

Attach resume which includes the following: • Name • Address • Phone number • Fax number • Email address