Judge James Horwitz

201 Caroline, 7th Floor 
Houston TX, 77002
     
Phone:  832-927-1404

Fax:       832-927-1499

COURT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• THE STANDARD FEE FOR ATTORNEY AD LITEMS HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $600 TO $700, FOR BASIC HEIRSHIP PROCEEDINGS.

• GOING FORWARD, PROBATE COURT FOUR (4) WILL HOLD ALL UNCONTESTED DOCKETS VIRTUALLY, ON ZOOM.  WHEN POSSIBLE, THE COURT PREFERS THAT ALL WITNESSES BE IN THE ATTORNEYS’ OFFICE WHEN TESTIFYING ON ZOOM.  COUNSEL MAY REQUEST “IN PERSON” HEARINGS FOR ANY UNCONTESTED, AND SOME CONTESTED, PROCEEDINGS.

• ALL TRIALS WILL BE HELD “IN PERSON.”  PROCEEDINGS HELD IN OPEN COURT WILL NO LONGER BE LIVE-STREAMED ON YOUTUBE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED, AND WILL BE APPROVED AT THE COURT’S DISCRETION.

• ALL MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT WILL BE SET, AND RULED ON, BY SUBMISSION ONLY. JUDGE HORWITZ WILL SET AN ORAL HEARING AFTER THE SUBMISSION DATE IF HE DETERMINES ORAL ARGUMENT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

• ​MONDAY	​TUESDAY	​WEDNESDAY	​THURSDAY	​FRIDAY
  ​MENTAL HEALTH DOCKET	​PROBATE OF WILL DOCKETS	​GUARDIANSHIP DOCKET @ 9:30 AM	​ANCILLARY DOCKET	​ANCILLARY
  ​9:00 AM	​9:30 AM (ROCKET DOCKET) 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM	​HEIRSHIP DOCKET @ 1:00 PM	​9:30 AM	​10:00 AM

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