Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 302 rules apply across Travis County Civil District Courts. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Chapter 10 case

    Chapter 10 (administrative agency review) cases are excluded from referral to mediation under Chapter 13.

  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing

    Notices of hearings and trials must not direct parties to the court in the case style; if specially set under Local Rules 2.6 or 10.2 the notice must list that court, otherwise it must direct parties to the Civil and Family Courts Facility and/or the court designated in the posted docket schedule.

  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    certificate of conference

    Before seeking a setting, parties must confer about the date, time, and format of the hearing, and every motion must include a certification of that conferral.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Notice of setting
    Service
    Other to all parties

    The court does not send setting notices; the party obtaining the setting must notify all parties of the time, date, and total hearing time as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 1.4.

  • Service
    Other to all parties

    The party requesting a hearing setting (in a case involving an incarcerated party) must give notice of the setting to all other parties.

  • Service
    Other

    Continuance movants must still deliver a copy of the motion and give notice of the hearing in the manner and within the time provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Documents intended for a judge that are delivered by email must be sent to the judge's submission email address or the judge's staff, not to the judge directly.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk

    Questions about case assignments or the location of hearings or trials in non-specially-assigned cases must be directed to the Court Administrator, not to a particular court.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Requests for assignment of a case to a particular judge may be submitted by email to LocalAdministrativeJudge@traviscountytx.gov.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    24 hours

    A party may not request a setting unless the motion with required certifications is already filed or is filed no later than 24 hours after obtaining the setting.

  • Settings will not be accepted after the Friday preceding the announcement period, except by agreement of all parties or where a statute requires a hearing prior to the next available setting week.

  • Deadline
    30 calendar days

    In cases involving an incarcerated party, the party wishing to set a hearing must communicate with the Court Administrator at least 30 days before the proposed hearing date, unless leave of court is granted for good cause.

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About Judge Maya Guerra Gamble

Maya Guerra Gamble is a district judge in the Travis County Civil District Courts, presiding over the 459th Civil District Court. The Travis County Civil District Courts hear civil matters in Travis County, Texas.

The published document is the second amended version of the 459th Civil District Court's procedures, dated June 30, 2025.

Common questions about Judge Maya Guerra Gamble's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Maya Guerra Gamble?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for exhibits. Details: 1 copy, delivery at hearing, by hand delivery. If paper exhibits are used alongside electronic upload, at least one courtesy paper copy of any documents the party wants the Court to review must be brought.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Documents and exhibits to be used in hearings and trials

What must be included with technology training certification filings before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. All attorneys must certify to the Court, before a jury trial, that they have completed the Technology Training offered by the Court IT staff.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Use of E-Courtroom equipment

What must be included with proposed order filings before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble?

The rule requires proposed order. A proposed order stating the relief sought must be uploaded to Box in Word and/or brought to each hearing.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Court orders and matters under advisement

How may parties contact Judge Maya Guerra Gamble's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Maya Guerra Gamble's clerk. Court staff may not be contacted to set hearings or trials or to make docket announcements for Central Docket matters; the Local Rules govern those procedures.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Travis County Local Rules and Standing Orders

Is electronic filing required before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble?

Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. The Court strongly prefers electronic exhibits uploaded to Box, which will serve as the official exhibits.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Documents and exhibits to be used in hearings and trials

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Proposed jury questions and instructions are due at the pretrial conference or on or before the first day of trial.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Special instructions for jury trials (in addition to the relevant ones above)

What rule applies to service for trial exhibits before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: the opposing party. Trial exhibits must be exchanged with opposing counsel prior to trial.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Documents and exhibits to be used in hearings and trials
Complete rules summary for Judge Maya Guerra Gamble

Trial exhibits must be pre-marked with a party abbreviation and number (e.g., P-1, D-2, R-3).

If paper exhibits are used alongside electronic upload, at least one courtesy paper copy of any documents the party wants the Court to review must be brought.

Documents provided to the Court must be indexed, uploaded to Box, and, if paper copies are used, placed in binders with a copy of the index provided to opposing counsel.

Documents provided to the Court should include operative pleadings (if pertinent to the hearing), motions, responses, and replies with their exhibits, and controlling case law with pertinent passages highlighted.

Trial exhibits must be exchanged with opposing counsel prior to trial.

Unopposed trial exhibits should be offered at pretrial for pre-admission.

An exhibit index must be provided to the Court and court reporter using the 459th District Court's preferred format.

All attorneys must certify to the Court, before a jury trial, that they have completed the Technology Training offered by the Court IT staff.

Court staff may not be contacted to set hearings or trials or to make docket announcements for Central Docket matters; the Local Rules govern those procedures.

To set hearings or trials on specially assigned matters or to follow up on a matter heard in this Court, counsel may email the JEA, Briefing Attorney, or Court Reporter.

Emergency matters for the Travis County Civil District Courts (other than specially assigned cases) go to the designated Duty Judge, who is contacted through their staff and listed on the county website.

A proposed order stating the relief sought must be uploaded to Box in Word and/or brought to each hearing.

After a ruling without a pre-prepared order, prevailing counsel should promptly circulate a proposed order for approval as to form by opposing counsel and forward it approved as to form to the Briefing Attorney; the Court prefers to sign within a week.

If counsel cannot agree on the form of an order within a week, a redlined version with comments on the disagreement must be emailed to the Briefing Attorney within a week unless the Court sets a different deadline.

Court staff must not be copied on disputes about the form of orders or related matters; only the redlined order with comments should be forwarded.

Motions in Limine must not include items already covered by the Standing Order in Limine.

Proposed jury questions and instructions must be submitted in Word with supporting citations to cases, statutes, and the PJC by uploading to Box and emailing the Briefing Attorney.

Proposed jury questions and instructions are due at the pretrial conference or on or before the first day of trial.

Lawyers must use the Court's jury charge and Exhibit List templates, which are provided once a case is assigned to the 459th District Court.

All attorneys must certify to the Court before trial that they have completed the Technology Training offered by the Court IT staff.

When in doubt about the Court's specific expectations or preferences, counsel may check with the JEA or Briefing Attorney.

The Court strongly prefers electronic exhibits uploaded to Box, which will serve as the official exhibits.

If unable to upload electronic exhibits, parties must bring no fewer than three indexed, binder-bound paper copies of each exhibit offered into evidence (for the Court, the witness who receives the original, and opposing counsel).

PowerPoint presentations or demonstrative aids must be uploaded to Box or brought as at least two paper copies (for the Court and opposing counsel).

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