Upshur County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements
63 rules from official source documents
Rules 51 to 63, page 2 of 2
Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Jury trial covid 19 questionnaire
Participants in the jury selection or trial must complete the COVID-19 questionnaire and bring it on the day they appear.
If you will participate in the jury selection or trial, that is scheduled for the week of October 19, 2020, you must complete this COVID-19 questionnaire and bring it with you on the day you will appear and participate in the trial.
WARNINGCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Attorney application
An applicant relying on this recent juvenile-law continuing-education qualification must attach proof.
I have completed at least 6 hours of continuing legal education pertaining to juvenile law in the 12 months preceding this application (Attach proof).
WARNINGCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Attorney application
An applicant relying on this recent criminal-defense continuing-education qualification must attach proof.
I have completed 10 hours of continuing legal education courses relating to criminal defendants in the 12 months preceding this application. (Attach proof).
WARNING
- Applies to
- Filing
Filings with incomplete information will be rejected for correction.
Filings will be rejected for Correction if incomplete information.
WARNINGCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Attorney application
The application must include the applicant’s educational background, degrees earned, and the dates the degrees were earned.
Please describe your formal educational background including high school, college, graduate programs, law school, etc. Please state decrees earned and dates those decrees were earned.
WARNINGCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Attorney application
The applicant must check all applicable provisions and provide complete and truthful answers in the application.
I have checked below all applicable provisions and have completed the requested information below with full, complete, and true answers.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Efsp filing
If the EFSP reports “No Case Found,” the filer should verify the cause number and county before proceeding.
Depending on which EFSP is used, the Filer may receive a message that says "No Case Found". The Filer should check and make sure that the cause number is correct, the county is correct and then proceed.
WARNINGCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Attorney application
An applicant relying on this criminal-defense continuing-education qualification must attach proof.
I have averaged 10 hours of continuing legal education courses relating to criminal defendants for the past 2 years (Attach proof).
WARNING
- Applies to
- Court order
Party will submit order to judge and after approval and signature order will be filed with the clerk and scanned into e-File into case management system.
Party will submit order to judge and after approval and signature order will be filed with the clerk and scanned into e-File into case management system.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Efsp filing information
Filers should enter party names, addresses, court information, and county in the EFSP software as they appear in the petition.
The Filer should insert the parties, names, addresses, court information and county in the EFSP software just as it is in the petition.
WARNINGCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Affidavit
The affidavit must include the official telephone and facsimile numbers the court will use to notify counsel of appointments or hearings.
These numbers shall be included on the "Affidavit of Licensed Attorney Residing or Having an Office for the Practice of Law in Upshur County, Texas" and shall be the official numbers which will be utilized by the court to inform counsel of appointment or court hearings.
WARNING
- Applies to
- Hearing setting orders docket notices and other communications
Hearing-setting orders, docket notices, and other communications must inform vulnerable individuals that they may contact the court to identify themselves and receive accommodations.
Each judge will include information on orders setting hearings, docket notices, and in other communications notifying individuals who are in vulnerable populations of the ability to contact the court to identify themselves as a vulnerable individual and receive accommodations.
INFOCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Request for advance expense payment
Appointed counsel may submit a pretrial ex parte confidential request to the trial court for advance payment of investigative and expert expenses.
Appointed counsel may file with the trial court a pretrial ex parte confidential request for advance payment of investigative and expert expenses.
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