Bell County Bar Association News

Please see attached Administrative Order.

Bell Co COVID-19.pdf

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ALSO: From Judge Nelson:

Please let members know that The IV-D Child Support Court will be closed until at least April 1, 2020, in accordance with directives from the Office of Court Administration-Austin.  This time frame may be extended to comply with any Bell County Court Suspensions as mandated by Judge Gordon Adams, Administrative District Judge and/or County Judge David Blackburn.

Attorneys should contact the Attorney General's Office in Temple to work out reset dates. 

 We appreciate everyone's cooperation during this time and are available to assist and answer any questions that may arise.

Thank you.

 

Michael J. Nelson

Associate Judge

P. O. Box 1145

Belton, TX 76513

Tel:  (254)-933-5373

Fax: (254)-933-5374

TEMPORARY CHANGES REGARDING THE PRETRIAL DOCKET IN CCL#2 

 Beginning March 16, 2020 and continuing until April 10, 2020 the following changes will be implemented regarding the Wednesday afternoon docket in the CCL#2..

 These changes are intended to reduce the number of people at Court proceedings

 Attorneys are encouraged to use alternate means already in place, such as Case Setting Forms and Agreed Motions for Continuance,  to make pretrial and revocation announcements.

 The defendant’s appearance at the Wednesday 1:15 p.m. docket is waived for pretrial and revocation announcements until after April 10, 2020.

 All Jury Trial and Jury Docket Calls between now and April 10, 2020 will be rescheduled.  Attorneys will need to contact the County Court Coordinator for new settings.

 All hearing other than the 1:15 Pretrial and Revocation Announcement scheduled for March 18, 2020 will be rescheduled.

 Further information regarding the docket will be forthcoming.

Attn attorneys who practice in CPS Court.

See the attached Announcement regarding the Lifesize Video Conference system.

If you have questions, give me a call.

Lifesize procedures.pdf

Cindi Parker

Please see the attached letter from Judge Jones, Judge Sims and Judge Cornish regarding the policy and procedure for attorney fee vouchers for the court appointed attorneys handling CPS Cases.

Also there is a fillable PDF form under Members Area/Forms for your convenience.  Please make sure that you discard all forms with Judge Van Orden's name and select the proper judge when submitting your form.

Policy and procedures fee vouchers 21120.pdf

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Cindi Parker

Court Coordinator

Centex Child Protection Courts

254-933-6726 (Office)

The Bell County Bar Association will hosting a Public Forum on February 7, 2020 in the 146th Judicial District Courtroom.

Hope to see you there.

See attached flyer.

Cindi Parker

Co-Executive Director

PUBLIC FORUM.pdf

The CPS Judges will be offering a presentation on Drug Test Results used in CPS cases on Friday, December 13th at 10:00 a.m.  See attached flyer for more details.

This presentation is not approved for CLE.

DRUG TEST PRESENTATION.pdf

Come join us at Deadfish Grill on December 12th for our Annual Christmas Party.  See invite below.

2019 BCBA Christmas Party Invitation.pdf

See attached flyer regarding a free CLE for Criminal Defense Attorneys

padilla.pdf

Here are the speaker papers from the Fall Bench Bar.

Autism and Justice System .pptx

TBT_SCOTX_Presentation - Sep_Revamp_Newest.pptx

ESA PPT.ppt

CCF_000221.pdf

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Cindi Parker