| Trial Status Conference
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Monday
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1:30 pm (2nd and 4th Monday). Typically two months before trial. This is an informal conference, and remote appearances are permitted.
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| Pre-Trials
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Monday
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9:00 am (2nd and 4th Monday of the month)
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| Trials
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Monday
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Trials are typically set on a two-week docket beginning the Monday following the pretrial setting (1st and 3rd Monday)
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| Remote Hearing Summary Judgment Docket
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Monday
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2:00 pm (2nd and 4th Monday of the month). Requests for oral argument for summary judgments may be held remotely on this day or in person each Thursday during the regular ancillary dockets.
Note: Please review our new Summary Judgment Practice Guidelines
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| Trial Scheduling Conference
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Tuesday
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8:30 am (2nd and 4th Tuesday). An informal conference with the Court Coordinator to schedule a trial and set a Docket Control Order. Counsel may appear remotely.
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Probate of Wills*
Including 1-minute
Prove ups
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Tuesday
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9:00 am, 10:30 am, and 1:30 pm
1-Minute Prove Up Checklist
*Will must be on file before setting a hearing. See rule TRCP 21(f)(12)
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Heirships &
Administrations*
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Wednesday
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10:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm
* Heirship and Administrations Checklist
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| Uncontested Ancillary
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Thursday
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9:00 am - for uncontested matters that may require a record
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| Ancillary
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Thursday
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10:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm
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| Submission Docket
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Thursday
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10:00 am. Submission Docket Policy
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| Guardianships
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Friday
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9:00 am
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| Administration Docket
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Friday
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10:00 am. Review of appointee fees, fiduciary fees, and attorney's fees in dependent administrations and guardianships. Review of Applications for the sale of real and personal property. Review of Reports of Sale. Appointee fees for ad litems in uncontested matters are reviewed at the time of the hearing.
The Court (only) sets matters on this docket to provide counsel and parties with better information about when certain administrative matters will be reviewed and when orders will be signed.
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| Special Settings
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Varies
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Hearings that may require more time than is available on regular dockets may be set on special dockets as needed throughout the week.
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Uncontested hearings, such as the Probate of Wills, Heirships, and Administrations, do not have a court reporter. If you would like a record, please contact the court at (832) 927-1401 to request a docket with a court reporter.
All contested hearings, regardless of the type, have a court reporter.
To set a hearing, please call (832) 927-1401 or select "Online Scheduling" from the left menu.
Harris County Clerk's Probate Court Settings by case number.