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

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

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

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

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

(Revised Jan 12, 2006)

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.

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.

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.

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.

All of the existing local rules have been uploaded other than the mediation rules. They all start with the filename of "ct-" and are in WordPerfect 5.0 format.

They include:
Appendix A - Form of Letter Requesting Setting for Trial

I have a draft rule that would require the inclusion of the attorney's email address in the signature block of pleadings. What do you think?

Yes, that's new and not in the TRCP. However, neither was the fax number years ago. The rule would require it if the email address is publicized by the attorney on letterhead, on business cards or on a web site.

Major pieces of the rules in drafting have been published on the Court's CMS site. Included are:
General Rules
Civil Rules
Family Law Rules
Miscellaneous

together with a Table of Contents to the whole. See them here.

The CMS site has a facility for adding comments to each section. Attorney comments are welcome as are those of any of the clerks where you might be affected.

Rule 9    Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
9.1    Policy
It is the policy of the Courts to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes and early settlement of pending litigation, including family law litigation, by referral to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) pursuant to the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 154.

Rule 7    FAMILY LAW CASES
7.1    General Civil Rules Applicable
The provisions in Rule 6 apply to all cases under the Texas Family Code except where a provision under this Rule 7 specifically requires otherwise.