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Where to file -- 33rd or 424th? (Superceded)

Mon, 10/31/2005 - 9:42am — JudgeJones

This article is no longer correct. The procedure has been superceded. See article effective 1/1/07 .

The change: Effective Sept 1, 2006 all criminal cases will be filed in the 424th. This is to be consistent with the revision of criminal docket management whereby Judge Mills will be responsible for that. The purpose of that change is to create a more uniform method of managing the criminal docket with but a single contact point on the bench. Both Judge Mills and Judge Jones will be hearing criminal cases and only the overall docket management will be centralized with Judge Mills. Look for a separate article on what "criminal docket management" means but the essence is that overall management issues like continuances, order of the cases for trial, plea bargain management and the like are included.

The following is a simple matrix of WHERE the different types of cases are filed as between the two districts (and in Burnet, the county court-at-law), and a few brief notes as to WHY the filings are as they are. In a separate article on this site is a discussion in more detail about the division of settings between the two district courts, together with a graphical presentation of the master plan for routine scheduling by type of case and county. Remember, it's just a master plan and will rarely in any given month be adhered to totally. Always, ALWAYS consult the online webcalendar or call the office of the Court Administrator to determine actual setting availability. Look in the left menu for links to instructions about the webcalendar.

 

 

All counties

Blanco Co

Burnet Co

Llano Co

San Saba Co

Criminal

424th [1]

Juvenile

33rd [2]

Family

[3]

424th

CCL

424th

33rd

General Civil

424th

33rd

424th

33rd

CPS

33rd [4]




[1] The criminal docket will be shared between the 33rd and 424th. The single-district filing scheme is done for convenience of the clerk’s docketing and scheduling by the court coordination staff.

[2] Judge Jones will hear all juvenile matters with the exception of detention hearings which may be heard by Judge Mills or county judges as needed.

[3] Notwithstanding the court of filing, the courts have concurrent jurisdiction and automatic bench exchange.

[4] CPS cases will continue to be heard by the Associate Judge for the Cluster Court. The 33rd Judicial District is the one which by Supreme Court order is part of that Cluster Court, thus the filings need to remain in the 33rd. However, either district court can hear CPS cases that are returned to the referring court.

 

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