Willacy County Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

For a temporary order requiring a subsequent hearing, obtain the hearing date and time from the assigned court’s Court Coordinator before the order is issued or considered enforceable.

Where a temporary order requires a subsequent hearing pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and/or substantive law, including all cases in which a temporary restraining order has been granted, a date and time for the required hearing must be obtained from the Court Coordinator of the Court in which the case has been assigned before the temporary order can be issued or considered enforceable.

WARNING

Counsel should refrain from inviting clients or witnesses to the judge's chambers unless the judge permits it.

g. refrain from inviting clients or witnesses to the judge's chambers, except by the judge's permission.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Attorneys may use the telephone in the lawyers' lounge only for Court business.

The telephone in the lawyers' lounge is provided for the attorneys to use on Court business only.

WARNING

Counsel shall observe disciplinary rules and ethical canons concerning ex parte contact with the Court and its staff, media discussions of pending cases, and civility to opposing counsel.

h. observe the disciplinary rules and ethical canons concerning ex parte contact with the Court and its staff concerning pending cases, discussions with the media concerning pending cases, and civility to opposing counsel.

WARNING

Counsel are admonished to respect ethics canons, including those concerning case discussions with the press and discussing case facts or law with the Court outside the courtroom without opposing counsel present; the Court may enforce the canons by appropriate action.

All counsel are admonished to respect the letter and spirit of all canons of ethics, including particularly those dealing with testimony by counsel participating in the trial, discussion of cases with representatives of the press, T.V. or radio and discussion of the facts or law of the case with the Court outside of the Courtroom and not in the presence of opposing counsel. The Court may enforce the same by appropriate action.

INFO

Counsel are requested to use the conference room for client and witness consultations and to refrain from inviting them into the Court Clerk's office or chambers unless the Judge permits it.

All counsel are requested to use the conference room for consultation with clients and witnesses and are further requested to refrain from inviting clients and witnesses into the Court Clerk's office and the Chambers except upon the discretion of the Judge.