Tyra Jones McCollum

Judge Specific

Mediation And Oral Hearings

County Court at Law No. 2 requires mediation before a civil trial request and an oral hearing on every motion for default judgment and summary judgment.

All civil matters must be mediated prior to a trial request being made.

County Court at Law No. 2 Civil Procedures ↗

Courtwide

Trial Exhibits And Video

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.

Fort Bend County Courts at Law Local Rule 3: Civil Cases ↗

Statewide

Civil Remote Appearances

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).

Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗

Statewide

Civil Recording And Broadcasting

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:

Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗