Rules and Standards
The Supreme Court of Texas
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Contact Rules Attorney Ms. Kennon L. Peterson (512) 463-1353
Rules
- Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure [View/Print
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Updated with amendments effective September 1, 2008 - Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Texas Rules of Evidence
- Texas Discovery Rules
- Code of Judicial Conduct | Proposed Revisions
- Court Reporters Rules
- Texas Rules of Judicial Administration | Proposed Amendments [pdf]
- Other Rules Governing Attorneys
- Parental Notification Rules and Forms
- Texas Court Rules: History and ProcessExcerpted from Nathan L. Hecht & E. Lee Parsley, Procedural Reform: Whence and Whither (Sept. 1997), updated by Robert H. Pemberton (Nov. 1998)
Standards
- Appellate Conduct
- Code of Conduct for Supreme Court Law Clerks & Staff Attorneys [pdf]
- Mediator Guidelines - [pdf]
- Uniform Format Manual
- Code of Criminal Procedure
- Civil Practices and Remedies Code
- Family Code
Administrative Orders
Rules Advisories
- TRAP and RJA 15 Proposed Amendments - 03/13/08
- Rules Committee Agenda for 06/02/2006 - 05/31/06
- Rules Committee Agenda for 04/14/2006 - 05/01/06
- Amended MDL Rule Applies to Pretrial Transfers - 11/29/05
- Rules Committee Agenda - 04/14/06
- Proposed Revisions to Code of Judicial Conduct - 01/11/06
- Court Names New Rules Attorney - 10/27/05
- Court Posts New Mediation Guidelines - 07/26/05
- Process Servers Review Board web site - 09/15/05
- Rules committee agenda - 08/26/05
- Court Promulgates Advertising Rule Changes - 02/11/05
- Court Issues Referral-Fee Rule, MCLE Amendments - 01/26/05
- Court Issues Rules Orders - 01/27/05
- Rules Committee Agenda - 01/07/05
- Judicial Ethics Committee to Meet on Final Proposals - 10/28/04
- Supreme Court Advisory Committee Agenda - 08/13/04
- Court issues ad litem rule revision, other changes - 10/07/04
- Court amends Rule of Civil Procedure 194.2 - 03/19/04
- Court Suspends Rule 8a effective date - 12/30/03
- Supreme Court Issues New Rules Related to House Bill 4 - 08/29/03
- Court Adopts New Rules Proposals - 10/09/03
Supreme Court Advisory Committee
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Updated: 06-Mar-2009