IN ACCORDANCE WITH WALLER COUNTY JUDGE TREY DUHON'S CLOSURE OF COUNTY OFFICES ON TUESDAY JANUARY 21, 2025, AND WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 2025:

ALL CASES THAT WERE SET ON THE 9:00 A.M. JANUARY 21, 2025 DOCKET ARE HEREBY RESET TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M.

  ALL CASES THAT WERE SET ON THE 1:30 P.M. JANUARY 21, 2025 DOCKET ARE HEREBY RESET TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025 AT 1:30 P.M. 

ALL CASES THAT WERE ALREADY SET ON THE FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025 DOCKET WILL STILL PROCEED ON THAT DAY.

All CASES THAT WERE SET ON THE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22, 2025 DOCKET ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM THE COURT COORDINATORS

REMEMBER THAT COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO NOW SHARES THE 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTROOM AT 400 SHERIFF R. GLENN SMITH DRIVE IN HEMPSTEAD

FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025 DOCKET MAY RESULT IN A WARRANT FOR ARREST OF ANY DEFENDANT WHO WAS NOTICED TO APPEAR ON JANUARY 21, 2025.   ALL DEFENDANTS ARE UNDER A CONTINUING DUTY TO REPORT TO THE COURT AND STAY ABREAST OF CHANGES TO THE COURT SCHEDULE.

Waller County Court-at-Law Two

has the general jurisdiction of a Texas District Court AND a Texas County Court-at-Law.

Effective January 1, 2025, ALL family law cases, including juvenile law cases will be heard in County Court-at-Law Number One.  If all parties and their attorneys wish for a family law case to remain in County Court-at-Law Two due to issues of judicial economy, prior extensive hearings before Judge Mathis, etc. then they should file a joint motion to retain the case in County Court-at-Law Two prior to 12/31/2024.  Absent unanimous agreement, all cases will be transferred to County Court-at-Law One so that Judge Mathis may begin hearing criminal cases.  

Effective January 1, 2025, ALL misdemeanor cases and some felony cases will be heard in County Court-at-Law Number Two.

MOST civil law cases filed with the District Clerk, or the County Clerk will still be heard in County Court-at-Law Number Two.

Uncontested probate cases will still be heard by Judge Trey Duhon in the Constitutional County Court of Waller County.

Contested probate cases will be heard in County Court-at-Law Number Two.

When in doubt about which court has your case, please check the Odyssey case management system before contacting the clerk. 

ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE CONDUCTED IN PERSON

NO FURTHER ZOOM/REMOTE APPEARANCES WILL BE ALLOWED ABSENT COMPELLING REASONS

SUCH PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE JUDGE PRIOR TO HEARING

ATTORNEYS AND PRO SE PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE RESOLUTION BY SUBMISSION WHEN APPROPRIATE