Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Sydney B. Hewlett

Judge • Somervell County District Court, Texas

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Somervell County District Court, Texas publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 6 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Communication

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  • The local administrative judge must have the proper clerk send the regional presiding judge a copy of the monthly report and any requested county docket-management information.

  • Each county's board of judges must adopt a judicial-absence plan and establish a method to notify the regional presiding judge when visiting judges are needed.

  • An attorney who is already in trial must inform other courts of the court and cause number of the conflicting trial.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Jury plan

    Each county's board of judges must adopt and file a jury plan governing jury selection, management, assignment, and service time, and obtain commissioners court approval when required.

Formatting

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  • Local rules must use the prescribed section and decimal-subsection numbering system, including the stated numbering examples and range.

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