Local Rules & Practices

Burnet County Family Law Filing -- District vs. County Court-at-Law (CCL)

The judges of the two courts have adopted a joint administrative order for the division of cases falling under

Witness Instructions

Organization of the 33rd and 424th Judicial Districts Eff. 10/1/2008

(Updated 10/21/2008 to realign San Saba County)

Local Rules Suggestions / Needs


For the Practicing Bar

Make suggestions of areas of local practice where you feel a rule is needed for guidance, discuss [Local Rules|existing local rules] you either love or hate, or recommend court rules under which you've practiced that you feel are especially effective.

Obtain Settings and Give Notice

The Court allows settings to be requested in either the conventional way of contacting the Court Administrator or, preferably, via this web site. This section of documentation will explain both methods.

Criminal settings and docket control

(Revised 10/23/08. Some text is preserved with strikethrough to emphasize changes.)

Juvenile rules, etc

Below you will find different articles on this section of the rules.

Family rules, etc

Below you will find different articles on this section of the rules.

Civil rules, etc

Below you will find different articles on this section of the rules.

Criminal rules, etc

Below you will find different articles on this section of the rules.

Rules, Local Practices and Standing Orders

This section will organize all contents of the website that relate to official rules (both existing and proposed), local practices and customs, and all standing orders of the district courts for the counties of Blanco, Burnet, Llano and San Saba, which are the 33rd and 424th Judicial Districts.

Local Rules of Court (DISCUSSION DRAFT)

(Revised Jan 12, 2006)

Section 8 - Juvenile

Rule 8    Juvenile Delinquency & Supervision Cases
8.1    Filing
All juvenile cases will be filed in and heard by the 33rd District Court.
8.2    General Civil Rules Applicable
Need details re: pretrial, attorneys, settings, discovery (tie to Crim)The provisions in Rule 6 apply to all cases under the Juvenile Justice Code except where a provision under this Rule 8 specifically requires otherwise.

Dress Code for your clients -- reminder

(updated 2007-03-09) -- a reminder is needed on this point. Please have your staff caution your clients on these matters. Note the bolded language below.

Indigent Defense Plan

A single plan exists under "SB 7" for indigent defense in the 33rd Judicial District, the constitutional county courts, and the Burnet County Court at Law.  This 'book' will document aspects of that plan with links to the full plan that is accessible on the internet.

Scheduling Around Visiting Judge Crisis

The visiting judge crisis (lack thereof) has again loomed large for us. The master schedule is being revised and you should see the major revisions be the end of the day on 12/17/04. The purpose of this note in the online forum is to (a) advise you of the changes that we believe need to be made to try to cope, and (b) to get your reactions and alternative suggestions. As always, I am open to ideas from the practicing bar.

Drug Court for Felony Probationers

Felony Drug Court

Purpose of this "book"

This "Book" will document the policies, procedures and processes of the Drug Court program for the 33rd Judicial District.  It will grow in "chapters" as the program is developed and implemented. All publicly available documents will be available on this website and the procedures discussed in this area.

New Drug Court for the 33rd

This forum will be a place to discuss the drug court. What it is and is not, who is eligible, why a defendant might want to enter this process, what happens, what's the benefit to the public and the offenders. Your comments and suggestions are invited. (remember: to comment in this forum requires that you be a registered user on this site)

Documentation

Full documentation of the drug court program will appear in a "book" section when and as fully developed.

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