New: a trial court in 1 of every 10 U.S. counties. Read the post
Court Rules
Judge

Judge Pedro (Pete) Gomez Jr.

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Rules last changed:
Pecos County District Court, Texas

Communication

Phone
Court-wide
Scheduling

No matching rules in this section

We have no rules for this section yet.

Filing & Service rules

Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Public access to DFPS pleadings, orders, and documents under the specified Texas Family Code chapters is restricted; only DFPS, the parties and their attorneys, the attorney ad litem, and the guardian ad litem may access them unless the Court specifically permits and orders otherwise.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that public access to pleadings, orders, and documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are to be restricted and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Pecos County as such. The Clerk of the Court shall not allow public access to these pleadings, orders, and documents other than to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem unless specifically permitted and ordered by this Court.

Civil cases

Page 1 | STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DFPS COURT RECORDS

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 26 rules apply across Pecos County District Court, Texas. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

All 16
  • Applies to
    Motion and order setting

    After agreeing on a date, enter it on the Order Setting and forward the Motion, Order, and a statement that the date is agreed to the Court Administrator.

  • Applies to
    Request for setting
    Must include
    certificate of service

    A written Request for Setting must be submitted directly to the Court Administrator, not filed with the County Clerk, and must contain the specified case, counsel, discovery, mediation, pretrial, settlement, proposed-date, trial-duration, service, and signature information.

  • Applies to
    Request for setting
    Must include
    proposed order

    14.) A blank Order Setting which should be attached to the Request.

Communication

All 6
  • Contact
    Phone

    Before sending a Motion and Order Setting for a civil pre-trial, non-jury, or post-trial hearing, call the Court Administrator to obtain available dates.

  • Contact the Court Administrator to set uncontested divorces, agreed divorces, defaults, or adoptions.

  • When setting or resetting a case for trial, pretrial, or another event, contact the Court Administrator for available dates and then obtain a date when all counsel are available.

Adjournments

All 2
  • Continuances must comply with the cited statutory provisions.

  • For an agreed continuance, contact the Court Administrator, who will consult the Judge before the matter is removed from the docket; party agreement or filing a motion alone does not grant a continuance.

Service

All 1
  • Service
    Court service

    In response to a Request for Setting, the Court will enter an Order setting the case for trial on the merits and deliver a copy of the same to the District Clerk to certify who will then deliver a certified copy to each attorney.

More categories

Common questions about Judge Pedro (Pete) Gomez Jr.'s rules

How does Judge Pedro (Pete) Gomez Jr. handle sealed or redacted filings?

Public access to DFPS pleadings, orders, and documents under the specified Texas Family Code chapters is restricted; only DFPS, the parties and their attorneys, the attorney ad litem, and the guardian ad litem may access them unless the Court specifically permits and orders otherwise.

View ruleSource: page 1, section STANDING ORDER REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DFPS COURT RECORDS
Complete rules summary for Judge Pedro (Pete) Gomez Jr.

Public access to DFPS pleadings, orders, and documents under the specified Texas Family Code chapters is restricted; only DFPS, the parties and their attorneys, the attorney ad litem, and the guardian ad litem may access them unless the Court specifically permits and orders otherwise.

More Judges in Pecos County District Court, Texas

Robert E. Cadena
Judge