Court Staff​

Associate Judge and Staff Attorney

• Probate Litigation
• Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
• Trust Litigation

Court Coordinator - Assistant Court Manager

• Docket Scheduling for All Uncontested Hearings, Guardianship, Probate of Will, Heirship/Administration
• Docket Scheduling for Ancillary, Submissions, Show Causes/DWOPS Settings, Scheduling/Status Conferences
• Payroll, Budget/Financial, Human Resources
• Website/Content and Database Management
• Universal Services Liaison
• Back-up for Court Manager

• Guardianship Administration
  • All Guardianship Applications
    • Permanent, Temporary, and Private
    • Annual Account, Final Account, Annual Report
    • Application to Close and Discharge
  • Guardianship Docket Preparation
  • Attorney Ad Litem Appointments (Guardianship)
• Monitors Harris County Guardianship Program
• Mental Health Coordinator
  • Docket Preparation
• Payroll, Budget/Financials, and Human Resources

Auditor

• Decedent Estates, Dependent Administration
  • Review Bond and Oath
  • Review Inventories
  • Review Annual and Final Accounts
  • Review Applications for Sale of Real and/or Personal Property
  • Review Applications for Expenses
  • Review Applications for Reimbursement/Commissions
  • Review Applications to Increase/Decrease Bond
  • Review Attorney's Fees
  • Process Show Cause and Hearing Preparation
• Guardianship and Mental Health Back-up
  • Docket Preparation

Administrative Assistant

• Show Cause Coordinator
• Process Delinquency Letters for Guardianship
• Review Annual Reports for Guardian of the Person
• Review Annual Reports and Annual Accounts for Harris County Guardianship Program
• Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem for Heirship
• Back up Receptionist

Decedent Estates Assistant

• Decedent Estates, Independent Administration
  • Review Audits
  • Review Oath/Qualification
  • Review Inventory/Affidavit in Lieu of Inventory
  • Review 308 Beneficiary Notices
  • Process Delinquency Letters for Independent Estates
• Assist with Invoice Payments, Purchase Orders, and Requisitions
• Back-up Probate of Will Uncontested Docket Setting and Preparation
• Back-up Receptionist

Court Investigator

• Investigation of Guardianships
• Annual Review of Existing Guardianships
• Guardianship Transfers
• Review APS Reports

• Investigation of Guardianships
• Annual Review of Existing Guardianships
• Review APS Reports

Certified Court Reporter

• Report Court Hearings and Trials
• Prepare Hearing Transcripts and Appellate Transcripts
• File Hearing and Trial Exhibits with Clerk's Office

Receptionist and Office Assistant

• Handles Phone and Front Desk
• Odyssey Queue Distribution
• Mail Distribution
• Supply Procurement
• Review Data Entry 308s
• Review Personal Representative Sheets
• Review Small Estate Affidavits
• Wedding Coordinator

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• Assists Judge in Courtroom and Staff for Probate Court 4