Bexar County District Courts Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Trial announcements must be emailed to monitoringcourt@bexar.org.
The responses must be sent electronically to monitoringcourt@bexar.org.
CRITICAL
A party must notify the Office of the Civil District Court General Administrative Counsel immediately if a requested interpreter is no longer needed.
If the party requesting the interpreter determines that the interpreter is no longer required, the party must notify the Office of the Civil District Court General Administrative Counsel immediately.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Contact
Attorneys must appear at the appointed time or email the court coordinator the day before the setting with the reason for the expected delay and their expected arrival time.
11.1.1 Shall appear in court at the appointed time or notify the court coordinator by e-mail the day before the court setting as to the reason for the expected delay and when the attorney expects to appear.
CRITICAL
- Contact
Requests for a hearing on a summary judgment motion must be submitted to 225settings@bexar.org within 10 days of the filing of the motion.
If a party would like to request a hearing on the motion they are to submit a request to 225settings@bexar.org within 10 days of the filing of the motion.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Attorneys and self-represented litigants must email the Court Clerk when a motion for summary judgment has been filed.
Attorneys/self-represented litigants are to email the Court Clerk when a motion for summary judgment has been filed.
CRITICAL
- Contact
Hearing requests must be emailed to 225settings@bexar.org including all counsel and self-represented litigants, with an estimated time announcement and a preferred time window (applies to both under-3-hour and 3-plus-hour settings).
If a hearing is needed send a request to 225settings@bexar.org that includes all counsel/self-represented litigants. The email should include an estimated time announcement (including reading time if necessary) and provide a preferred time window for the hearing
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- (210)335-2233
After filing a request for emergency relief in the 225th District Court, the filer must call the court at (210)335-2233 to arrange a time to present the request.
Once a request for emergency relief has been filed in the 225th District Court call the court at (210)335-2233 to arrange a time to present the request.
CRITICAL
For emergency matters, parties must notify the clerk immediately so the court treats the issue as urgent and provides an expedited hearing as soon as possible.
For all emergency matters, please notify the clerk immediately. Once the clerk has been advised, the cou1i will treat the issue as urgent and recognize that you are requesting an expedited hearing. The clerk will then inform the court accordingly, and you will be provided with an emergency hearing as soon as possible.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Email to clerk
- Phone
- 1-346-248-7799
Trial-setting appearances must be in person; motion hearings may appear by Zoom using the Monitoring Court link and phone number.
All appearances for trial settings must be in person. Appearances for hearings on motions may be by Zoom. The link to Monitoring Court ZOOM is https://zoom.us/my/monitoringcourt. The Zoom telephone access number for Monitoring Court is 1-346-248-7799. The Zoom personal meeting identification number: 992-478-8545.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Scheduling of contested matters must be coordinated through the Court Clerk via the clerk's email to obtain available hearing dates.
All scheduling will be coordinated through the Court Clerk, Amber Martinez at amber.martinezG.iJhexar.org. Please contact the clerk or coordinator to obtain the available dates and times for your case to be heard.
CRITICAL
- Contact
Documents must not be emailed to any court or staff counsel email address in advance of an appearance; for remote appearances the Presiding Judge will direct where to email them at the time of appearance.
DO NOT email documents to ANY court and staff counsel email addresses in advance of your appearance. If appearing remotely, the Presiding Judge will tell you where to email your documents when you make your appearance for this docket. Failure to follow these instructions will delay your case.
CRITICALCivil cases
A hearing setting must be confirmed with the clerk before filing a notice of hearing; settings without prior court approval may not be honored.
All settings must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed. Settings made without prior court approval may not be honored.
CRITICALCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Before requesting a hearing date, parties must confer and make best efforts to agree on availability, then email the clerk with all counsel and self-represented litigants copied to obtain an approved date.
Before doing so, all parties must confer and make best efforts to agree on dates of mutual availability, and then contact my clerk, Mary Becerra Cruz, via email at Clerk.408THCourt@Bexar.org (courtesy copy all counsel/self-represented litigants) to obtain an approved date based on the Court's availability.
CRITICALCourt notice
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Before resetting a hearing, all parties must confer on mutually available dates and then email clerk Stephanie Martinez to obtain a court-approved hearing date.
Before doing so, all parties must confer and make best efforts to agree on dates of mutual availability, and then contact my clerk, Stephanie Martinez, via email at Stephanie.Martinez4@bexar.org, to obtain an approved date based on the court's availability.
CRITICALCourt notice
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Hearing settings must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed; unapproved settings may not be honored, and if no date is set the court will set its own date for submission.
All settings must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed. Settings made without prior court approval may not be honored. If you do not set a date with the court the court will set its own date for submission.
CRITICALCivil cases
Hearing settings must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed, and settings made without prior court approval may not be honored.
All settings must be confirmed with the clerk before a notice of hearing is filed. Settings made without prior court approval may not be honored.
CRITICAL
For emergency matters, parties must notify the clerk immediately so the court will treat the issue as urgent and provide an expedited emergency hearing as soon as possible.
For all emergency matters, please notify the clerk immediately. Once the clerk has been advised, the court will treat the issue as urgent and recognize that you are requesting an expedited hearing. The clerk will then inform the court accordingly, and you will be provided with an emergency hearing as soon as possible.
CRITICAL
For emergency matters, parties must notify the clerk immediately so the court treats the issue as urgent and provides an expedited hearing as soon as possible.
For all emergency matters, please notify the clerk immediately. Once the clerk has been advised, the court will treat the issue as urgent and recognize that you are requesting an expedited hearing.
CRITICAL
- Contact
Disputes over the form of an order must be set by a Motion to Enter Order (MTE) with the 438th District Court and may not be litigated via email with the court.
If there is a dispute over the form of an Order to be entered, set the dispute by way of a Motin to Enter the Order (MTE) with the 438th District Court. DO NOT attempt to litigate the form of an order to be entered via email with the court.
WARNING
- Contact
Parties must contact the Court if a hearing is no longer needed or the time announcement is altered significantly (appears in both hearing-setting procedures).
If the hearing is no longer needed or the time announcement is altered significantly, please contact the Court.
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
After e-filing a matter for a visiting judge, the filer must email the envelope number to the visiting judge (who will provide their email address) to ensure timely signing.
AFTER you have efiled, email the envelope number to the Visiting Judge. They will provide you with their email address.
WARNINGCriminal cases
Attorneys must notify the courts where they are set on the docket of their vacation dates.
as well as notify the courts where the attorney is set on the docket during those specific vacation dates.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (210) 335-2300
All interpreters are scheduled through the Office of the Civil District Court General Administrative Counsel (210) 335-2300. A party that needs an interpreter, other than Spanish language interpreters, should, to the extent possible, call the office to arrange for the interpreter at least 10 days in advance of the hearing or trial.
All interpreters are scheduled through the Office of the Civil District Court General Administrative Counsel (210) 335-2300. A party that needs an interpreter, other than Spanish language interpreters, should, to the extent possible, call the office to arrange for the interpreter at least 10 days in advance of the hearing or trial.
WARNINGCriminal cases
Ex parte communications are prohibited unless the court invites them.
Ex parte communications will not be permitted unless invited by the court.
WARNINGCivil casesCourt notice
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 210-335-2520
Call 210-335-2520 to obtain available dates for a special setting or non-jury referral.
* If you are seeking a Special setting or Non-Jury referral, please call 210-335-2520 for available dates.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (210) 335-2300
For interpretation in languages other than Spanish, arrangements must be made with court administration by phone at (210) 335-2300 at least 10 days before the hearing.
For languages other than Spanish interpretation, please make arrangements with court administration 10 days in advance of the hearing at (210) 335-2300.
WARNING
Should a pa11y require a hearing, they must contact the court's clerk or coordinator to schedule an appropriate date.
Should a pa11y require a hearing, they must contact the court's clerk or coordinator to schedule an appropriate date.
WARNING
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Hearing requests are made by email to 225settings@bexar.org with a time announcement and preferred window; the hearing is confirmed after all counsel reply, and the Court must be contacted if the hearing is no longer needed or the time announcement changes.
1. If a hearing is needed send a request to 225settings@bexar.org that includes all counsel/self-represented litigants. The email should include an estimated time announcement (including reading time if necessary) and provide a preferred time window for the hearing i.e. "Counsel are available May 1st or May 9th in the afternoon or morning, setting 45 days out", etc. 2. Once all counsel/self-represented litigants have replied to the email providing available dates the hearing will be confirmed. 3. If the hearing is no longer needed or the time announcement is altered significantly, please contact the Court.
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Counsel must contact the Clerk by e-mail, letter, or phone to arrange testing courtroom equipment before trial, and parties providing their own equipment must make special arrangements with the Clerk before the day of trial.
Counsel seeking to test the equipment prior to trial shall contact the Clerk by e-mail, letter, or phone to make arrangements. Parties also may provide their own equipment, but special arrangements must be made with the Clerk prior to the day of trial.
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Email inquiries must be sent only to the clerk (Stephanie.Holman@bexar.org), are strictly limited to procedural matters, and must always include all opposing parties.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to Stephanie Holman, Clerk. E-mail clerk at Stephanie.Holman@bexar.org for all inquiries and always include all opposing parties (Counsel/Pro Se Litigants).
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to Stephanie Holman, Clerk.
Case-related telephone and email inquiries are strictly limited to procedural matters and should be made only to Stephanie Holman, Clerk.
WARNINGCivil cases
To request an in-person or Zoom hearing, contact the 73rd District Clerk for available dates within the statutorily required deadlines.
If you require an in-person or ZOOM hearing, please contact the 73rd District Clerk for available dates within the statutorily required deadlines for the hearing to be held.
WARNINGCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Scheduling-related emails for the 45th Judicial District Court should be sent to the Clerk of the Court.
All emails related to scheduling matters in the 45th Judicial District Court should be sent to the Clerk of the Court.
WARNING
- Contact
If you cannot obtain your preferred hearing setting from the clerk, contact Judge Nadine Nieto directly by email.
IF YOU CANNOT GET A SETTING FROM THE CLERK FOR YOUR PREFERRED TIME AND DATE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, PLEASE CONTACT JUDGE NADINE NIETO DIRECTLY AT: [email protected]
WARNING
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Scheduling of contested matters is coordinated through the Court Clerk (Amber Martinez, amber.martinez@bexar.org); parties must contact the clerk or coordinator to obtain available hearing dates and times.
All scheduling will be coordinated through the Court Clerk, Amber Martinez at amber.martinez@bexar.org. Please contact the clerk or coordinator to obtain the available dates and times for your case to be heard.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 210-335-2000
All docket settings are handled by the Presiding Civil District Clerk, who can be reached at 210-335-2000.
Settings on all dockets are handled by the Presiding Civil District Clerk: 210-335-2000.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 210-335-2621
Questions about filings may be directed to Civil Filing at 210-335-2621.
You can contact Civil Filing at 210-335-2621 for questions on filings.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 210-335-2000
The Presiding Court can be reached by phone at 210-335-2000 for scheduling non-jury trials and hearings.
A party may schedule a nonjury trial or hearing by filing a motion to set on a specific date and time with the Presiding Court (210-335-2000) and serving a copy of the motion and a conformed copy of the order on all other parties.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 210-631-0100
The State's protective order docket is called in Monitoring Court each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:00 a.m., and inquiries about it should be directed to the District Attorney's Office at 210-631-0100.
Each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the State's protective order docket is called in the Monitoring Court at 9:00 a.m.. Inquiries regarding the State's protective order docket should be directed to the District Attorney's Office at 210-631-0100.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (210) 335-2300
The Office of Civil District Courts Administration is located on the 5th Floor and can be reached by phone at (210) 335-2300.
OFFICE OF CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS ADMINISTRATION• 5TH FLOOR• PHONE• (210) 335-2300
INFOCourt notice
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- 210-335-2520
Call 210-335-2520 to request special trial settings or non-jury referrals.
If you are seeking a Special setting or Non-Jury referral, please call 210-335-2520 for available dates.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- (210) 335-2300
The Office of Civil District Courts Administration (5th floor) can be reached by phone at (210) 335-2300 or fax at (210) 335-3843.
OFFICE OF CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS ADMINISTRATION• 5TH FLOOR• PHONE• (210) 335-2300 • FAX (210) 335-3843
INFO
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (210)335-2300
ADA accommodation requests should be made in advance of any scheduled hearing by calling the Civil District Court Administration at (210)335-2300.
Requests for ADA accommodations should be made in advance of any scheduled hearing to the Civil District Court Administration at (210)335-2300.
INFOCivil cases
- Contact
- Email to clerk
- Phone
- (210) 335-2663
Stephanie Holman, Clerk Tel: (210) 335-2663 Email: clerk288@bexar.org
Stephanie Holman, Clerk Tel: (210) 335-2663 Email: clerk288@bexar.org
INFO
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Scheduling for contested matters is coordinated through the Court Clerk (Amber Martinez, amber.martinez@bexar.org), who must be contacted to obtain available hearing dates and times.
All scheduling will be coordinated through the Court Clerk, Amber Martinez at amber.martinez@bexar.org. Please contact the clerk or coordinator to obtain the available dates and times for your case to be heard.
INFO
- Contact
- Email to clerk
Parties may notify the 438th court clerk via email at jessica.agonzalez@bexar.org that an agreed-to form order will be forthcoming by a date certain.
the parties notify the 438th court clerk via email (jessica.agonzalez@bexar.org) that an agreed-to form order shall be forthcoming by a date certain
INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- (210) 335-0448
The court prefers Zoom appearances for MTE hearings; contact the court at (210) 335-0448 for the Zoom meeting ID.
The court prefers ZOOM appearance for MTEs. Please contact the court for the Zoom meeting ID at (210) 335-0448.
How may parties contact Bexar County District Courts?
Bexar County District Courts: The rule lists email monitoringcourt@bexar.org. Trial announcements must be emailed to monitoringcourt@bexar.org.
Judge Rosie Alvarado: Disputes over the form of an order must be set by a Motion to Enter Order (MTE) with the 438th District Court and may not be litigated via email with the court.
Judge Cynthia Marie Chapa: The rule lists email Stephanie.Martinez4@bexar.org. Before resetting a hearing, all parties must confer on mutually available dates and then email clerk Stephanie Martinez to obtain a court-approved hearing date.
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