Jim Wells County Court at Law Filing Rules

Documents submitted for the proceeding must be searchable PDFs at 300 dpi.

An attorney seeking appointments must submit a letter of intent to the Court Manager specifying the desired case types, with any additional eligibility documentation required by other provisions.

An appointed attorney must prepare and submit a fee-and-expense voucher within 30 days after trial-court disposition or exhaustion of all appeals.

Setting requests for non-jury court proceedings must be emailed to the appropriate court at the listed Court Manager address.

Proposed orders and judgments concerning rulings in civil cases must be submitted to opposing counsel.

All exhibits a party intends to offer into evidence and all orders and other documents a party intends to present to the Court for consideration shall be: (a) placed in a Dropbox Shared Folder

The Clerk may charge the Petitioner an appropriate fee for copies of the Standing Order in addition to filing fees.

Covered parties must hold an informal settlement conference at least seven days before the final hearing and diligently try to resolve contested issues; failure may result in sanctions or postponement.

Sensitive Data in exhibits or witness statements must be redacted before admission into evidence.