Madison County District Court, Texas Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Ex-parte communications with the court, including electronic communications, are prohibited unless a party has a constitutional or statutory right to communicate ex parte.

All ex-parte communications with the court by attorneys, self-represented parties and any other persons are prohibited, except in circumstances in which a party has a constitutional or statutory right to communicate with the court in an ex parte manner. This prohibition includeq but is not limited to, electronic communications.

CRITICAL

Counsel must contact the court coordinator for available hearing dates and be prepared to state the estimated hearing duration.

To schedule a case for hearing, counsel must contact the court coordinator to obtain available dates and be prepared to specify the estimated duration needed for f-he setting.

WARNING

Inquiries seeking information from the court must be directed to the court administrator or coordinator.

Any person seeking information from the court regarding any matter shall direct such inquiry to the court administrator or coordinator.

WARNING

Contact

Email

Unsolicited emails to the judge's email address may be deleted without being opened.

Unsolicited emails sent to the judge's email address may be deleted without being opened.

WARNING

The judge may, at any time, require all communications to be by first class mail or certified mail.

The judge may, at any time, require all communications to be by first class mail or certified mail.