Leon County District Court, Texas Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

A motion to continue a trial setting must be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Any motion for continuance of the trial setting shall be presented to the court pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Continuance motions must comply with applicable law and these rules and be presented and considered in accordance with the Notice of Setting; the Court will not consider them on the scheduled trial date absent good cause and compliance.

All motions for continuance, whether filed by the State or the defendant, must comply with the applicable law contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure and must be presented to an considered by the Court in accordance with the Notice of Setting. Except for good cause shown and upon compliance with these rules, the Court shall not consider any motions for continuance on the scheduled trial date.

WARNING

Counsel should agree to reasonable extension requests and waivers of procedural formalities unless doing so would adversely affect the client’s legitimate objectives.

6. I will agree to reasonable requests for extensions of time and for waiver of procedural formalities, provided legitimate objectives of my client will not be adversely affected.