Judge John Winkelmann

Applies to

Document

The attorney or self-represented litigant submitting the document must sign it.

Applies to

Objection

An objection to a submitted document’s form or substance must include the objecting party’s proposed document for the Court’s signature.

Applies to

Sworn inventory

Each inventory must state property values, liability details, separate-property claims, employment benefits, and the latest available information about the employee's rights and monetary interest in those benefits.

When required by these rules or other applicable law, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants of the hearing setting.

The arresting agency or appropriate County Sheriff must give the defendant a Notice of Court Setting at arrest or release on bond.

Immediately upon employment, defense counsel must give written notice to the District Attorney and the Court Coordinator or appropriate District Clerk, including the accused’s name, charged offenses, and cause number if known.

A case may not be reset, added to, or removed from the Court’s docket without court approval.

A trial case may not be passed by counsel’s agreement and may be reset only if the court grants a motion for continuance, unless the court removes it from the trial docket on its own motion.

An attorney agreement to continue, reset, or postpone a setting is ineffective unless the court approves it.

If no written objection is received within ten calendar days after the original is received, the Court Coordinator must submit the document to the Court for signature.

In property- or liability-division cases, each spouse must file and exchange a sworn inventory within 75 days after suit is filed, except when the respondent signs a waiver of citation and does not hire counsel.

The 75-day inventory period may be extended by written mutual agreement filed with the Court within 75 days after suit is filed.