Vince Santini

Judge Specific

Hearing And Submission Settings

Judge Santini requires counsel to call or email before setting a matter and prohibits sending a hearing or submission notice without prior court confirmation.

Please do not send a notice of submission or hearing without prior confirmation from the Court.

Montgomery County 457th District Court official judicial roster ↗

Judge Specific

Motion Format And Proposed Orders

Judge Santini requires every motion and response or objection to include a proposed order. Court filings must use 12-point type, avoid all-capital text, be double-spaced, and use complete sentences.

All motions and responses/objections to motions filed by any party must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Montgomery County 457th District Court official judicial roster ↗

Courtwide

Civil Trial Settings And Pretrial Control

Montgomery County civil cases are controlled by a court-generated docket control order. Jury-trial requests must be written and served, and the assigned court has sole discretion over the jury-trial week.

All requests for jury trials shall be in writing and copies of said request served upon all attorneys and parties pro se involved in the case. The court shall have sole discretion as to which jury trial week the case will be assigned.

Local Rules of the District Courts of Montgomery County, Texas ↗

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 ↗

Vince Santini at a glance

Available research

Courtroom rules and guidance

Hearing And Submission Settings

Motion Format And Proposed Orders

Civil Trial Settings And Pretrial Control

Civil Remote Appearances

Civil Recording And Broadcasting

Sources

Montgomery County 457th District Court official judicial roster

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

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

Local Rules of the District Courts of Montgomery County, Texas