Publications, Forms and Online Information

• Run reports for trial court activity
  • Run reports for trial court activity (September 1992 to present)
  • Report instructions and definitions

• Standardized Felony Judgment Forms
• Official Uniform Model Jury Summons and Questionnaire
• Permanent Jury Exemption Form Based on Age
• Template for Competency Evaluations:  Word   |  PDF
  For questions about this form, please contact Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments
  Website:   http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/divisions/rid/tcoommi/index.html
• Civil Case Information Sheet:
  
  FOR DISTRICT AND COUNTY-LEVEL COURTS:
      English:
          FOR CASES FILED ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2013
          Case Information Sheet - Added 2/27/13
              Type-In Version [Word] [pdf]
              Print and Fill Out Version [Word] [pdf]
          Instructions for Completing Case Information Sheet: [Word] [pdf] - Added 2/27/13
  
          Supplemental Instructions for Self- Represented (Pro Se) Litigants [Word] [pdf] - Added 9/1/10
  
      Spanish:
          Case Information Sheet [Word] | [pdf] – Added 4/25/13
          Instructions for Completing Case Information Sheet: [Word] [pdf] – Added 4/25/13
  
      Supreme Court of Texas Order Adopting Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 78a and Civil Case Information Sheet (Dated 8/16/10). [pdf]
  
      Supreme Court of Texas Order Adopting Final Rules for Dismissals and Expedited Actions (Including Revised Civil Case Information Sheet) (Dated 2/12/13). [pdf]
  
  FOR JUSTICE COURTS:
         FOR CASES FILED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 31, 2013
         Justice Court Civil Case Information Sheet
              Type-In Version [Word] [pdf]
              Print and Fill Out Version [Word] [pdf]
  
  
• Forms for Reporting Court Closures and Reopenings:
  Court Closure Report:
      Type-In Version [pdf]
      Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
          Additional Page for Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
      Example of Completed Court Closure Report [pdf]
  
  Court Reopening Report:
      Type-In Version [pdf]
      Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
          Additional Page for Print and Fill Out Version [Word]
      Example of Completed Court Reopening Report [pdf]

• Texas Law Help
  Texas Law Help is a project of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation, in partnership with participating legal aid organizations.
• State Law Library Consumer and Self-Help Information
• Protective Order Kit
  English version [pdf] | Spanish version [pdf]
• Supreme Court Approved Divorce Forms
  The uniform forms, Divorce Set One, was approved on November 13, 2012, by the Supreme Court of Texas, for use in uncontested divorces that do not involve children or real property. The forms may be revised based upon public comments received on or before February 1, 2013. Use of the forms is not required; however, a trial court must not refuse to accept any of the proposed forms simply because the applicant used forms or is not represented by counsel.

• Office of Court Administration Director Reports
• 2011 State of the Judiciary [pdf]
  Presented to the 82nd Texas Legislature by Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson
• Annual Reports, Texas Judicial System
• Texas Judicial Directory
• Court Security Incident Reports
• Report on Judicial Salaries and Turnover
• Studies & Special Reports
• JCIT Reports and Publications
• Indigent Defense
• Guidelines for Gender Neutral Courtroom - Procedures April 2004 [pdf]

Texas Family Violence Benchbook [pdf] - Updated 9/20/2011

New! Legal Information vs. Legal Advice: Guidelines and Instructions for Clerks and Court Personnel Who Work with Self-Represented Litigants in Texas State Courts

District Clerk Manual (2011 Edition [pdf])

County Clerk Manual (2012 Edition [pdf])

Court Financial Management Handbook for Cities (November 2007) [pdf-903KB] - Updated!

Court Financial Management Handbook for Counties (January 2006)

Bill of Costs – Direction and Advice to Clerks

• Civil Filing Fees
  • District Clerk Civil Filing Fees & District Court Civil Suits and Actions

• Criminal Court Costs - Current Charts
  • District Clerks' Felony Court Cost Chart - Effective 09/28/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Original Jurisdiction - Effective 09/28/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Appeals from Justice Courts - Effective 09/28/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Appeals from Municipal Courts - Effective 09/28/11
  • Justice Court Convictions Court Cost Chart – Effective 09/28/11
  • Municipal Court Convictions Court Cost Chart – Effective 09/28/11 NEW

• Criminal Court Costs - Historical Charts
  • District Clerks' Felony Court Cost Chart - Effective 01/01/10 - 09/27/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Original Jurisdiction - Effective 01/01/10 - 09/27/11
  • County Clerks' Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Appeals from Lower Courts - Effective 01/01/10 – 09/27/11
  • Justice Court Convictions Court Cost Chart – Effective 01/01/10 - 09/27/11
  • District Clerk's Felony Court Cost Chart - Until 12/31/09
  • County Clerk's Misdemeanor Court Cost Chart - Until 12/31/09
  • Comptroller's Publication for Justice, County and District Courts
  • Comptroller's Publication for Municipal Courts
  • Historical Handbook for County and District Courts (2005)
  • Historical Handbook for Justice Courts (2005)
  • Historical Handbook for Municipal Courts (2005)

• • Court Coordinator Typical Job Duties
  • Code of Judicial Conduct
  • Case Management and Calendar Control
  • Core Competencies Curriculum Guidelines
  • Mandatory Education Hours and Training Programs
  • Setting Notice Guidelines [pdf]
  • Abbreviated Legal Word Definitions [pdf]
  • Court Coordinator Salary Survey - 2008 [pdf]
  • Typical Civil Caseflow [pdf]
  • Typical Felony Caseflow [pdf]
  • Typical Misdemeanor Caseflow [pdf]
  • Typical Family Law Caseflow [pdf]
  • Court Process for Child Abuse and Neglect Cases [pdf]
  • Stairsteps to Permanency (Chart) [pdf]

• • Domestic Violence Resource Attorney
  • Texas Family Violence Benchbook
  • Texas Remote Interpreter Project
  • DPS Protective Order Data Entry Form
  • Supreme Court Protective Order Kit
  • Protective Order Warnings (Spanish language translation with audio)
  • English-Spanish Glossary of Domestic Violence Legal Terms

• • Court Interpreters—Licensure and General Information
  • Texas Remote Interpreter Project
  • Sample Oath of Interpreter

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Updated: 08-Aug-2013