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NOTICE REGARDING TEMPORARY ORDERS HEARINGS ON MAY 14, 2021

Due to the Regional Judicial Conference, Temporary Orders Hearings in the 51st, 119th and 340th District Courts for Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green Counties will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021 instead of the regular time of 9:00 a.m. All hearings will be conducted on Zoom. 

Notice Regarding Temporary Orders Hearings on May 14, 2021

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*UPDATE 5/11/2020*

Please see the attached letter from the Honorable Jay Weatherby regarding certain hearings set for the Tom Green County District Courts. 

Letter from the Honorable Jay Weatherby

Please see the attached letter from the Honorable Brad Goodwin regarding the setting of certain 391st Family Law Cases

Letter from the Honorable Brad Goodwin

Temporary procedures for the 119th District Court during the COVID-19 Restrictions

Due to the extraordinary situation presented by Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns, questions and confusion have arisen regarding the interpretation of periods of possession/visitation in both Final Orders and Temporary Orders rendered out of the above-noted Courts. For that reason, these Courts now issue this statement of clarification:

For purposes of all orders issued out of the above-noted Courts, the Spring Break Vacation period ends at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Any decision by any school or school district to delay resumption of classes (whether characterized as a "closure," an "extended delay," an "extended Spring Break," or an extended "vacation") is considered to be a closure for public health purposes, and not an extension of a vacation period.

As always, the parties to a case may agree to alter the period of possession and access. If the parties agree to do so, the Courts would urge the parties to set out the terms of their agreement in writing and have it signed by all parties.

Signed:

Carmen S. Dusek, District Judge 51st Judicial District

Ben Woodward, District Judge 119th Judicial District

Jay Weatherby, District Judge 340th Judicial District

Brad Goodwin, District Judge 391st Judicial District

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In recognition of growing public health concerns, the District Courts and County Courts at law of Tom Green County, Texas have decided to cancel all JURY TRIALS scheduled for the month of March, 2020. The health, safety and well-being of the people of Tom Green County is, and will continue to be, our highest priority.

We will continue to monitor the situation in an effort to assure as little disruption of court processes as possible. We would ask attorneys and parties who contract (or may have been exposed to) a contagious illness to contact any court in which they are scheduled to appear prior to such an appearance.

This statement applies to the following courts: 51st District Court, 119th District Court, 340th District Court, 391st District Court, County Court at Law, County Court at Law 2, Title IV-D Child Support Court, Child Protection Court

Signed:

Judge Jay Weatherby - 340th District Court Administrative Judge

Judge Penny Roberts - County Court at Law 2 Administrative Judge