McLennan County Courts at Law Chambers Communication Rules

Defense counsel must contact the Court Administrator by the Jail Status review and report the case status and any reason for further delay; failure to do so results in scheduling on the Disposition Docket at the Court’s earliest convenience.

Defense counsel is required to contact the Court Administrator at or prior to the time of the Jail Status review and to report the status of the case and any reason for further delay. 4. If Defense counsel does not contact the Court Administrator by the Jail Status review deadline, the case(s) will be scheduled on the Disposition Docket at the earliest possible convenience to the Court.

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To have a hearing held on the record, email the official court reporter at least 24 hours before the hearing.

A request for the hearing to be held on the record must be emailed to the official court reporter at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.

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Criminal matters are scheduled in person unless an attorney or pro se defendant requests a video hearing in writing or by email; the Court considers the stated factors and must approve the request.

CRIMINAL: Criminal matters will be scheduled for "in person" hearings unless attorneys or pro se defendants request, in writing or via email, that the Court administrator schedule the matter for a video hearing. Factors including judicial economy, litigants' or victims' rights, availability of participants and the possibility that a defendant may be remanded into custody must be considered, making such requests subject to the approval of the Court.