Judge Justin Low
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Document Filing Requirements5 rules
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
The proposed Order must indicate what it is you are requesting a continuance for. Your proposed Order must also have a space for the new date/time of the hearing.
Summary: A civil proposed continuance order must identify the subject of the continuance and provide a space for the new hearing date and time.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
If both parties are in agreement, please file your agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the Judge's approval.
Summary: For an agreed civil continuance, the parties must file the agreed motion and submit an agreed order for the judge's approval.
Document Type
Motion
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
Your proposed Order must indicate what type of hearing you are requesting a continuance for.
Summary: A criminal proposed continuance order must identify the type of hearing for which the continuance is requested.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Mandatory?
Your proposed Order must have a space for the new date/time of the hearing for the Court to fill in.
Summary: A criminal proposed continuance order must include a space for the court to enter the new hearing date and time.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.Important?
Motion for Continuance's must be numbered. For example, if it is the third Motion for Continuance filed into the case, it will be titled "3rd Agreed Motion for Continuance".
Summary: A civil motion for continuance must be numbered in the title according to its filing sequence.
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
If the parties cannot agree on one of the three offered dates, counsel must electronically file the proposed order with the date and time left blank for the court.
Additional dates will NOT be provided so if the parties cannot agree to one of the three dates provided by the Coordinator, EFILE your proposed Order Setting Hearing leaving the date/time blank for the Court to fill in.
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The proposed order setting an agreed civil hearing must be electronically filed.
When all parties agree to a date/time, email the Court Coordinator, with the agreed date and time and EFILE your proposed Order Setting Hearing.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A criminal hearing will not be continued absent a timely, properly filed motion for continuance complying with Chapter 29 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
A hearing will not be continued without a timely and properly filed Motion for Continuance that complies with Chapter 29 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
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A civil hearing will not be continued absent a timely, properly filed motion for continuance complying with the specified Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
A hearing will not be continued without a timely and properly filed Motion for Continuance that complies with Article 254-254, and 330(c)(d) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
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Chambers Communication Rules
A transcript request should be submitted by email or telephone with the cause number, case style, and hearing date.
Email Joel Rodriguez, the official Court Reporter of the 161st District Court, or call the office at 432-498-4260 with the cause number, style of the case, and the date of hearing.
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The Court Coordinator will provide only three available hearing dates and times by replying to all.
The Coordinator will then "reply all" with ONLY three (3) available dates and times.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026
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After the parties agree on a civil hearing date and time, counsel must email the agreed information and electronically file the proposed order setting the hearing.
When all parties agree to a date/time, email the Court Coordinator, with the agreed date and time and EFILE your proposed Order Setting Hearing.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
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A request for a civil hearing should be emailed to the Court Coordinator with all parties copied.
Email Yadira Rayos, the Court Coordinator, with all parties copied on the email.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
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A transcript request may be made by calling the court reporter's office with the cause number, case style, and hearing date.
call the office at 432-498-4260 with the cause number, style of the case, and the date of hearing.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
Page 1 | Requesting a transcript