Judge Baldemar Garza
Judge • Starr County District Court, Texas
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideStarr County District Court, Texas publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 53 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 17- Applies to
- Court records notices citations and jury summonses
Court records, notices, citations, and jury summonses must identify the facility by its full name and street address.
- Applies to
- Jury summons juror qualification notice notice of setting juror instruction
During the Relocation Period, jury summonses, juror qualification notices, notices of setting, and juror instructions must identify the Annex by its full name and address, include directions and parking information in English and Spanish, and not refer to it as “Annex” without qualification.
- Applies to
- Public notice citation notice of setting jury summons
The District Clerk must conspicuously post notice of the temporary location change at every public entrance to both facilities and include the location notice with citations, notices of setting, and jury summonses issued during the Relocation Period.
Filing Timing
All 14The relocation order does not change any existing deadline.
The Court must email copies of emergency orders to the Clerk and County Attorney for filing the next business day.
The Clerk must make signed orders available to the agent by 4:45 p.m. on the day the order is filed.
E-Filing
All 10Electronic filing continues without interruption under the applicable rules of the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Applies to
- Conventional filings
Conventional filings may be tendered at the District Clerk’s office wherever it is maintained during the Relocation Period or at the Zarsky Judicial Annex.
Senders must maintain or file the originals of electronically transmitted pleadings or documents when required by law.
Communication
All 6- Contact
- Email to clerk
The Court must email copies of emergency orders to the Clerk and County Attorney for filing the next business day.
- Contact
When a State-agent filing is rejected for not conforming to Supreme Court of Texas filing requirements, the Clerk must immediately notify the agent of the reason by email.
- Contact
The Clerk must notify the CPS Court by email that the emergency filing’s associated orders are in the signing queue.
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