Wichita County District Courts Chambers Communication Rules
7 rules from official source documents
Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICAL
All ex-parte communications with the Court, including electronic communications, are prohibited.
All ex-parte communications with the Court by attorneys, pro se parties, and any other persons are prohibited. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, electronic communications.
WARNING
Information requests to the Court must be directed to the Court Coordinator.
Any person seeking information from the Court regarding any matter whatsoever shall direct such inquiry to the Court Coordinator for the Court.
WARNING
- Contact
Un solicited emails sent to the judge may be deleted without being opened.
Unsolicited emails, sent to the Judge’s email address, may be deleted without being opened.
WARNING
The judge may require communications to be sent by first-class or certified mail and may refuse communications made by other means.
The Judge may, at any time, require all communications to be by first class mail or certified mail and may refuse to accept any communication made by any other means.
WARNING
- Contact
- Email to chambers
A responsive email to the judge must be copied to all attorneys of record and pro se parties and must include the sender's full name, mailing address, telephone number, applicable fax number, and applicable State Bar of Texas number.
Emails sent to the Judge’s email address in response to an inquiry by the Judge shall be copied to all attorneys of record as well as any pro se parties. Such emails shall include the full name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if applicable) and State Bar of Texas number (if applicable) of the sender.
INFO
Counsel handling mental health or probate matters should contact the applicable court coordinators for case-specific guidelines.
Counsel handling these cases should contact the Court Coordinators of the respective courts for specific guidelines applicable to those cases.
INFO
- Contact
Written misdemeanor docket-call announcements may be sent to the Court Coordinator by writing, fax, or email.
Written announcements for misdemeanor docket call may be made to the Court Coordinator in writing or by fax or email.
How may parties contact Wichita County District Courts?
All ex-parte communications with the Court, including electronic communications, are prohibited.
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