Active Trial judge
Texas County Court at Law No. 5
Texas · Fort Bend
Overview
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Before you appear
Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
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Presentation rules
County Court at Law No. 5 holds jury trials on selected Tuesdays, requires counsel and the defendant at the morning docket call, and schedules a pretrial conference two weeks before trial.
Jury Trials are heard by Judge Watson on select Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
Fort Bend County Courts at Law require civil trial exhibits to be premarked when possible, written exhibit objections to be submitted before trial, and objections to trial video to be made at the pretrial conference or waived.
In so far as is possible, counsel for the parties shall pre-mark for identification all exhibits to be introduced into evidence, and shall notify the Court as to those items upon which counsel can agree may be admitted into evidence without objection and submit all objections to exhibits in writing to the Court prior to trial.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.
Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.
A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
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Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-5Courtroom-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-5Statewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfCourtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/sites/default/files/document-central/document-central/county-clerk-documents/rules/local-rules-court/Rule3.pdfJudge-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-5/court-information/civilChange history
Identity imported from Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 5. 4 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.