Rules and Standards

The Supreme Court of Texas

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Local Rules for Administrative Judicial Regions, Courts of Appeal, and Counties

1. Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure [View/Print 322 KB PDF]
   Updated with amendments effective March 1, 2012
2. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
   Updated with amendments effective August 1, 2011
3. Texas Rules of Evidence
4. Texas Discovery Rules
5. Code of Judicial Conduct | Proposed Revisions
6. Court Reporters Rules
7. Texas Rules of Judicial Administration
8. Other Rules Governing Attorneys
9. Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
   • Existing Rules and Comments
   • Proposed Amendments – October 2009
   • Redlined Proposed Amendments – October 2009
   • Overview of Proposed Amendments – October 2009
   • Revised Version of Proposed Amendments – April 2010
   • Redlined, Revised Version of Proposed Amendments – April 2010
   • Revised Version of Proposed Amendments and Comments - July 2010
   • Overview of Revised Version of Proposed Amendments — August 2010
   • Order Approving Referendum on Proposed Amendments (Misc. Docket No. 10-9190) – November 2010
     
     
     • Exhibit A to Order
     • Exhibit B to Order
10. Statewide E-Filing Rules for Participating JP Courts
11. Parental Notification Rules and Forms
12. Local Rules
13. Texas Court Rules: History and Process
    
    Excerpted from Nathan L. Hecht & E. Lee Parsley, Procedural Reform: Whence and Whither (Sept. 1997), updated by Robert H. Pemberton (Nov. 1998)

Standards

1. Appellate Conduct
2. Code of Conduct for Supreme Court Law Clerks & Staff Attorneys [pdf]
3. Mediator Guidelines - [pdf]
4. Uniform Format Manual
5. Code of Criminal Procedure
6. Civil Practices and Remedies Code
7. Family Code

Administrative Orders

1. Recently Released | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | Details

Rules Advisories

1. Final Approval of Adoption of Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 16 - 03/01/12
2. Final Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 6 - 03/01/12
3. Final Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 20, 25, 28, 32, and 35 - 02/13/12
4. Amended Final Approval of Amendment to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 735 and 736 - 12/30/11
5. Supreme Court Advisory Committee - 12/28/11
6. Order Adopting Amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 20, 25, 28, 32, and 35, and Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 6 - 12/12/11
7. Final Approval of Amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 99, 107, 108, 117, 239, 534, 536a, 688, 689, 737.4, 742, and 742a - 12/12/11
8. Order Adopting Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 16 - 12/12/11
9. Order Adopting Amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 735 and 736 - 10/17/11
10. Order Adopting Amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 99, 107,108,117,239,536a,688,689,737.4,742, and 742a - 10/17/11
11. Task Force Appointed for Expedited-Actions Rules - 09/26/11
12. Appointment of Task Force for Rules in Small Claims Cases and Justice Court Proceedings - 09/07/11
13. Order Adopting Amended Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 20.1 and 25.1 - 08/31/11
14. Amended Order Adopting Amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 167 - 09/09/11
15. Amended Order Adopting Rule 168 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Amendments to Rule 28 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure - 09/09/11
16. TRAP and RJA 15 Proposed Amendments - 03/13/08
17. Rules Committee Agenda for 06/02/2006 - 05/31/06
18. Rules Committee Agenda for 04/14/2006 - 05/01/06
19. Amended MDL Rule Applies to Pretrial Transfers - 11/29/05
20. Rules Committee Agenda - 04/14/06
21. Proposed Revisions to Code of Judicial Conduct - 01/11/06
22. Court Names New Rules Attorney - 10/27/05
23. Court Posts New Mediation Guidelines - 07/26/05
24. Process Servers Review Board web site - 09/15/05
25. Rules committee agenda - 08/26/05
26. Court Promulgates Advertising Rule Changes - 02/11/05
27. Court Issues Referral-Fee Rule, MCLE Amendments - 01/26/05
28. Court Issues Rules Orders - 01/27/05
29. Rules Committee Agenda - 01/07/05
30. Judicial Ethics Committee to Meet on Final Proposals - 10/28/04
31. Supreme Court Advisory Committee Agenda - 08/13/04
32. Court issues ad litem rule revision, other changes - 10/07/04
33. Court amends Rule of Civil Procedure 194.2 - 03/19/04
34. Court Suspends Rule 8a effective date - 12/30/03
35. Supreme Court Issues New Rules Related to House Bill 4 - 08/29/03
36. Court Adopts New Rules Proposals  - 10/09/03
    

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Updated: 18-May-2012